E-book production overtook hardback output in 2011 for the first time, as the number of new... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
While Pinterest’s usefulness and staying power are still being debated, one thing has become clear: With its mostly female user base and emphasis on visuals, the online corkboard has become a traffic boon for women’s lifestyle magazines, even if the site doesn’t make it easy for brands to stand... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pottermore has partnered with ebook company Overdrive to bring electronic versions of the 'Harry Potter' series to libraries and schools in five languages. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin has reported sales of £1.04bn in 2011, growing 1% on an underlying basis, though... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pottermore has entered into an exclusive worldwide ebook and digital audiobook distribution... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite technological petting zoos, QR codes on shelf-talkers linked to bookstores’ Web sites, and in-store displays of physical books with signage reminding readers that they can also buy e-editions, only a handful of independents are making more than about $100 or so on ebook sales a month. To... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
When the Independent Publishers Group couldn't come to terms with Amazon, the bookselling giant took 5,000 IPG titles out of their Kindle ebook store. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book sales increased by 11% at Informa's publishing business Taylor & Francis and now... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
UK publishers have expressed concern Amazon’s use of “power” to remove the e-... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book enquiries from schools have gone "through the roof", according to library... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book enquiries from schools have gone "through the roof", according to library... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers are continuing to experiment with ebook pricing, as sales and marketing teams balance... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
'The Lifespan of a Fact' lays out a thought-provoking debate of the issue between authors John D'Agata and Jim Fingal.The key passage in John D'Agata and Jim Fingal's "The Lifespan of a Fact" (W.W. Norton: 124 pp., $17.95 paper) comes late in the book, during an exchange on the role of fact in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A recent PubTrak survey from R.R. Bowker indicated that teens remain reluctant when it comes to ebooks. Accustomed to social media, they find that electronic stories have “too many restrictions,” according to the report. But many industry players—agents, booksellers, publishers, and authors—are... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
In September, British newspaper The Guardian was one of the first publishers to build an app designed specifically for its content to be consumed (and shared) within Facebook. The upside: The prospect of added visibility to 850 million users. The dow ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Alex Ingram, Waterstones' ebook and development buyer, is leaving the company on 16th March... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin drops over-the-air downloads; now only Random House gives libraries unrestricted access to purchase and loan ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
It may sound a little strange, but the SmarterComics version of this business bestseller is quite engaging. Here's your chance to read it online free of charge. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wiley imprint For Dummies is publishing a 99p mini ebook, The Euro Crisis for Dummies by Julian... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
As traditional revenue channels for newspapers collapse, publishers are seeking new and innovative ways to make a profit without expending a lot of resources. Finding the appropriate niche is the key to survival, and newspapers that recognize this ar ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]