Guy LeCharles Gonzalez argues that everyone would benefit from a collaborative, good-faith, and transparent effort to effectively measure the impact of libraries on book discovery, author brand development, and consumer sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
The new feature, intended to help users with book discovery, mines information from online book news, reviews and video content. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
A platform on which children's can borrow and read ebooks, BookBites integrates visual elements and tracking tools to encourage reading and book discovery. The post Ebook Lending Startup BookBites Tracks Children’s Reading Progress appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Renamed Bookstr, the book discovery and recommendation platform has a new CEO, Sarah Hill, a relaunched website, and plans to release a new app later in September. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Book discovery is about more than simple metadata. Here are five things publishers can do to make their products easier for consumers to find. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
French app BookWeather is a social network that rates books as you might describe the weather, that also offers a bespoke physical book subscription service. The post France’s BookWeather App Offer’s Unique Take on Book Discovery appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
JukePop, an ebook platform that provides book discovery for self-published authors by offering libraries and traditional publishers the ability to identify popular indie works, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $15,000. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
TheReadingRoom, a book discovery, reading, and e-commerce service, recently relaunched its website and relocated its headquarters to New York City, and it continues to roll out new services and features. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
True online book discovery requires serendipity, which can't be programmed. The process is more going on a blind date and then falling in love with someone else. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
By incorporating trillions of calculations, Bookish.com, the new online bookstore financed by Hachette, Penguin and S&S, promises to apply Big Data to book discovery. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Laura Hazard Owen sums up the problem with book discovery like this: “It doesn’t really work." She offers several solutions gleaned from Digital Book World 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookateria, a new book discovery and sales site, features titles that are being discussed, reviewed and recommended by those in the industry and the media. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]