With recent data suggesting that the book industry is now a hybrid market where ebooks and print books will live side-by-side, PW has begun a series of articles on how that reality will affect the entire publishing supply chain. To read the first article click here. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Offering unlimited television shows and music for a flat monthly fee has worked for Netflix Inc. and Spotify AB. Will it work in the book industry? Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble says it plans to keep making its Nook electronic readers and will focus on offering content to its customers, even as its first-quarter net loss nearly doubled.The quarterly results came as the struggling bookseller's chairman said he is abandoning his bid for the company's... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hearings begin in Quebec to consider the regulation of book prices that would favor small bookstores. One economist argues that this will ultimately hurt the book industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 2013 Book Industry Environmental Council (BIEC) has extended the deadline for industry members to fill out its latest survey that tracks the environmental progress of the book industry. The new deadline is July 12th. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
With 20% of Russia's bookstores having closed and book sales in free fall, the government is investing $100m to promote reading and change in the industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Horrible Histories" author Terry Deary told a newspaper that public libraries are a drain on government resources that deprive authors of royalty checks. Best-selling childrens' book author Terry Deary has become the first major writer to speak up against the concept of public libraries. In... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new survey of startups, publishers and venture capitalists reveals what needs to change for the three groups to collaborate and continue to innovate the book industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster Inc. is getting on the self-publishing bandwagon. The book publishing division of CBS Corp. announced Tuesday that it has joined with veteran self-publishing firm Author Solutions, Inc., to form Archway Publishing, a service that will focus on writers who want to publish... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2012-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The success of 'Harry Potter, 'Twilight' and other has created a halo effect for the entire genre. And kids aren't the only ones doing it.For years, the book industry has been mired in debates about the plight of independent booksellers, the rise of Amazon and the fate of print as it struggles... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
If it wasn’t clear before that self-publishing is transforming the book industry, Pearson’s $116 million acquisition of self-publishing vendor Author Solutions Inc. should wipe away any lingering uncertainty. The purchase of Author Solutions—which has 1,600 employees, has published 150,000... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon's policies may be unkind to many in the book industry, but that doesn't make them illegal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The government views its settlement with, and continuing litigation against, publishers and Apple over ebook pricing as a great victory for consumers. The overwhelming reaction in the book industry, however, is one of bewilderment, with many members believing that the government has no sense of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 21/10/2011 - 08:33 The News of the World phone hacking scandal has hit the book industry, with the revelation that private material relating to individuals within the trade has been discovered by police during "Operation Weeting". Both agent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
A pricing war among the big guns of the book industry is causing pain at the checkout screen, but sprouting new opportunities for writers and readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The question of how readers will discover books that they didn't already plan to buy has been growing in importance in the book industry as more sales move from physical bookstores to online retailers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 18/05/2011 - 09:33 Dominic Myers has called on the book industry to collaborate in creating more nation-wide events like World Book Night in order to enhance the dialogue around books. The Waterstone's m.d told the Book Industry Conference forum... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]