In Latin America, ebooks are a huge opportunity for governments to provide their citizens with access to quality content while overcoming the problem of distribution. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
A patent, titled “Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface,” gives Apple the exclusive right to the page turn in an e-reader application. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tablets and other digital reading devices are expected to be big sellers this holiday season due in part to the growing number of devices available from a host of manufacturers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
An unlikely band comes together to heroically achieve a goal. A writhing sequence of events beset with bloody struggles, mysterious moments, and difficult obstacles overcome. This is the story of how Houghton Mifflin, HarperCollins, and Yudu brought Peter Jackson's production of Tolkien's... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2012-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
CourseSmart has introduced an analytics program that allows professors to monitor how pages read, notations and more for their student's e-textbooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin will refresh its ebook lending system later today, according to a report from the New York Times. The publisher will start lending out its titles in Los Angeles and Cleveland, mimicking the program that trialled (despite some DRM issues) in New York. Public library users can even expect... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
O'Reilly Media has become an online distributor for technology ebooks offered by John Wiley & Sons, which includes brands such as For Dummies and Sybex. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first 20 books in the popular children's series by Ann M. Martin will be released in electronic format on Dec. 1. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Realizing no single major Japanese vendor supported fixed layout ebooks, Sakkam Press was forced to switch to reflowable formats. Here's how they managed it. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The PDF is firmly entrenched in corporate culture, but as digitally savvy employees push for a sensible way to consume long documents at work the ebook format will take hold. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Associated Press will launch a new Spanish-language Stylebook for universal use by publishers, broadcasters and readers from all Spanish-speaking countries, with an emphasis on Latin America and the United States. A small number of AP clients a ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The rise of easy-to-use ebook publishing platforms that distribute globally, the inherent speed of digital publishing, and the low cost and ever-rising demand for ebooks in both the developing world, as well as from developed but remote economies like Australia, offer the potential of vibrant... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the end of June, Amazon’s Kindle family of reading devices was used to read ebooks by 55% of ebook buyers, according to figures compiled by Bowker Market Research. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon lowered the price of its Japanese Kindle Paperwhite to 100 dollars, matching the price of the recently announced Kobo Glo, while Sony's ebookstore is again on iOS. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins is capitalising on the forthcoming release of the first Hobbit film by putting out... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waldek Węgrzyn’s innovative take on the electronic book turns the book itself into a new digital interface, without eliminating the joys of ink on paper. Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
European Union regulators are to end a US antitrust probe into ebook prices by accepting an offer by Apple and four publishers to ease price restrictions on Amazon, two sources said on Tuesday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to Reuters, EU regulators look likely to accept an offer from Apple and a handful of publishers, including Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette Livre and Macmillan. The assembled publishers propose that they will allow retailers (including Amazon) to sell ebooks cheaper than... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tunisia’s ISLAMeBooks, one of several new digital start-ups in the Arab world, is looking to help explain Islamic practice and theology to a wider readership. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
EU regulators will next month accept an offer by Apple and four publishers to end the antitrust... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]