Imagine buying a car that locks you into one brand of fuel. That new BMW only runs on BMW gas. There are plenty of BMW gas stations around, so convenience isn't an issue. But if a different brand of gas station offers a discount, a membership program, or some other marketing campaign, you can't... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Book supplier Browns Books for Students is to launch an ebook platform especially for schools... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Print sales are in retreat in almost all markets across the world tracked by Nielsen BookScan,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon.co.uk increased Kindle ebook sales by five times in its fourth quarter but its parent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Toshiba, which will launch its first dedicated digital reader on 10th February, is aiming to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
ProPublica and Open Road Integrated Media will release several ebooks based on ProPublica's investigative journalism, beginning in February. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Quercus has reported that sales of its non-Larsson books increased by 83% over the last quarter... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Accent Press will be publishing a celebrity bakebook featuring recipes from contributors... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
That's a dramatic change from just a few months ago and, perhaps not coincidentally, before new Nooks and Kindles lowered price of entry for both categories. Between December and January, the number of Americans owning one of the devices rose to 29 percent from 18 percent. During the same time... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2012-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers may be falling out of love with apps, but they need to fall in love with their... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The share of adults in the United States who own tablet computers nearly doubled from 10% to 19% between mid-December and early January and the same surge in growth also applied to ebook readers, which also jumped from 10% to 19% over the same time ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Today's Wall Street Journal takes a look at a new lineup of "enhanced" digital books that incorporate music, video and high-tech graphics. But as one Wharton expert notes, the market for these elaborate productions remains to be seen. Continue reading >> [ Source: Knowledge@Wharton | 2012-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Matt Hamblen's recent article on ebook borrowing illustrates the difficulties libraries are facing in the digital age. It's too bad, because libraries are an important resource. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Today, Mark S. Luckie — the founder of 10,000 Words, and now full-time social media guy at WaPo – invited readers to subscribe to its staff on Facebook. He wrote: Looking to connect with Washington Post reporters and writers on F ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's like the old "make it up on volume" joke. Except this time it might work, if students and school districts play along. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has hired Mauro Widman as Kindle "vendor manager" in Brazil, to prepare for a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury had a "strong" final three months of 2011, with ebook sales growing "... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Print books sales in the US fell 9% in 2011, with strong growth in digital sales appearing to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Carlton Books has today (11th January) released the first ebook editions of its Olympic... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
A group of Chinese writers has filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the company's App Store sells pirated versions of the authors' works. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]