Romance author's fans succeed with social media drive to persuade Atria books into a paper version of free e-novella released late last yearAfter fans of the romance author Colleen Hoover bombarded her publisher with thousands of tweets and Facebook pleas, Atria has finally bowed to the pressure... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
UK publishers are reporting strengthening international ebook sales across 2013, with good... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
In an article for the Paris Review, “This Month’s Most Expensive E-Books," Dan Piepenbring wonders 'what's the limit one is willing to pay for a digital edition?" Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
The whole point of owning an Amazon tablet is that you're eventually gonna buy stuff. Want movies? Amazon's got you covered. Music? Time to check out Amazon's MP3 store. And then, of course, there's books: Amazon expects you to buy lots and lots of ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first online digital marketplace gets the nod for its invention of a system for "copyless" digital transactions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digital versions will be available simultaneously with the release of print editions. Libraries can license the titles for a one-year period. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Founded by a group of gaming developers looking to provide quality book content for kids, Epic! is a newly launched subscription ebook service offering access to a curated selection of children's ebooks for $9.99 a month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
In this Exprima Talks episode, Corey Pressman talks to startup Beneath the Ink about their ebook enhancement technology, and to author Emma Boling about how she used it in her book, Mistress of France. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
At ALA Midwinter 2014, librarians were urged not to be satisfied by recent ebook developments, and to look more deeply at their digital future. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
By understanding our tastes and habits, Facebook could steal billions of dollars in ads from traditional media and get Madison Avenue out of the stone age.Facebook has never been a company lacking in foolish ambition--witness Facebook Home, Beacon, Places, and other monumental undertakings. But... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperVoyager has acquired a new epic fantasy trilogy from Broken Empire author Mark Lawrence.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has been in the news over the past few days after a report suggested that the social network is spreading in a similar way to a virus. Like all epidemics, the report suggests, the rate of infection will ultimately drop off, leading to the suggestion that by 2017 the social network will... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Facebook spokesperson told Digiday that the program will not port Facebook-style ad units to other apps, however. Instead, it will simply use its data to target whatever formats those app publishers currently sell. The post Facebook Tries a Mobile Ad Network appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The new site, read.dukeupress.edu, is powered by the Folio eBooks solution, developed by Stanford University’s HighWire Press. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Brands have spent the past couple of years complaining the content they publish is rarely actually seen by users that like their pages. That's party because Facebook wants those brands to pay for ads, but also because it doesn't want them alienating users with annoying updates asking people to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is testing mobile ads that appear on apps other than its own, the company said. In a post today, Facebook says the test is for a mobile ad network it is creating. It marks an important step for the social network, showing its sponsored content outside its own properties is key to... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
James Appell of Bookmate.ru, Russia's leading ebook subscription service discusses the company's ambitions to expand beyond Russia's borders and to beat piracy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A few key take-aways from DBW 2014: teens aren't reading for fun, ebook sales grow overseas, Wall Street discounts publishing and Amazon is like modern art. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The fifth installment of Digital Book World, the annual New York City conference on digital publishing, was held last week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
After entering the library ebook market last April with a pilot, Simon & Schuster is expanding its program to more libraries, and adding OverDrive as a vendor. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]