Elsevier has become the latest publisher to partner with Vancouver start-up BitLit to offer discounted ebook editions of a part of its book catalog. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The publisher is opening up its ebook lending program to all libraries. Previously, the S&S catalog was available only to those libraries participating in the house's “Buy It Now” merchandising program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dubbed the “Indie Rock Stars” module, the program will launch with the participation of some 90 authors, and will include at least 18 New York Times bestselling books and more than 30 award-winning novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Utilities developer Icecream Apps has released Icecream PDF Converter, a capable tool for converting a range of file formats to and from PDF. There are plenty of similar applications around, but what’s interesting here is most conversions are handled in the background by a bundled copy of Open... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Regional newspaper publishers pool ad space to compete with tech companies such as Facebook, Microsoft and Google Continue reading... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Stop making Facebook the center of your relationship marketing efforts," says Nate Elliott, VP and principal analyst at Forrester.Today market research firm Forrester published a report for brands titled "Social Relationship Strategies That Work."Read Full Story Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Books including There’s Something I’ve Been Dying to Tell You by Linda Bellingham (Hodder), The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (Headline) and The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters (Little, Brown) are among the titles vying to be named eBooks by Sainbury’s ebook of the year. There are... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller's Futurebook conference found the UK publishing industry focused on issues of marketing, ebook subscriptions and direct sales, among others. The post UK’s FutureBook Conference 2014: The Penguin Random House Show! appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin's storied non-fiction brand is trying to redefine the book cover, as well as bridge the gap between physical books and ebooks.The covers of our favorite books are doors that lead into their internal literary worlds, and that's enough to make their designs important: a book's cover is the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sharing on Facebook makes users 81 times more likely to turn into paying customers, the Futurebook Conference has heard. In a panel entitled What Does the Future Publisher Look Like? Andrew Savikas, c.e.o of Safari Books Online, said: "If you give people the opportunity to share, that makes... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the digital age companies should chase audiences rather than revenues, Carla Buzasi, global c.e.o. of WGSN, told the FutureBook conference today (14th November). Speaking about her former role as founding editor of The Huffington Post, Buzasi said: “I didn’t have to think about print [versus... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nosy Crow m.d. Kate Wilson has been named most inspiring digital publishing person at the FutureBook Innovation Awards. Wilson was named as the winner at a ceremony held at the FutureBook Conference in central London this afternoon (14th November), beating a shortlist that also included Unbound... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Speed and transparency are two of the key benefits publishers are gaining by incorporating digital into their editorial processes, the FutureBook Conference heard today (14th November). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers need to hire people who are curious, and must ensure they have adequate support systems to retain staff, Orion's digital marketing director Marissa Hussey told The Bookseller's FutureBook conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook wants to compete with YouTube in the premium video space, so it's asking for a little help from its media company friends -- and even a few YouTube stars. The post Facebook courts publishers in looming YouTube battle appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The UK retail chain Sainsbury's has opened voting for its "ebooks of the year" prize, with several international names shortlisted. The post Sainsbury’s Finalists for Ebooks of the Year appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon and Hachette Book Group have resolved their dispute over ebook prices and physical book sales with a multiyear agreement in the U.S., ending a standoff that cut off availability of some of the publisher's books by the online retailer and stirred up ugly PR for Amazon.The deal will take... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Well, that was anticlimactic. Online retail titan Amazon and the publisher Hachette have been sniping at each other for months because they couldn't see eye to eye on how much ebooks should cost (and how much revenue Amazon should get off of them).... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book pioneer Bob Stein is to join the ‘big ideas’ panel at FutureBook 2014. The last minute addition of Stein means bookings for The Bookseller’s digital publishing conference will now remain open for another five hours. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Security firm AVG has published a new report looking at online privacy which shows the considerable amount of regret admitted by some teenagers when it comes to things they have posted online -- and the fact that seven in ten teens don’t know everyone they have befriended on social media. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]