Russia's ebook market is expanding as more legitimate titles come online and efforts are made to fight piracy. Could ebook piracy finally be waning? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
An Ofcom study into consumers' digital consumption has found that Amazon has a dominant 79%... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The federal judge presiding over the U.S. electronic books case against Apple has barred the company from striking deals that would ensure that it could undercut prices of other retailers in the ebook market.(macworld.com) Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
A judge has just ruled that Apple is guilty of conspiring to raise ebook prices. The federal antitrust suit against Apple over ebook pricing has come to a conclusion: The judge has decided that Apple conspired with five major book publishers to artificially push prices up. Apple denied the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the Tokyo International Book Fair the focus finally shifted away from devices to actual ebooks, but hype of their immediately transforming the business was toned down. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Preliminary results from a new survey say that Japan's ebook market is valued at 72.9 billion yen ($740 million), a 15.9% jump over 2011. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple director Keith Moerer said in court on Tuesday that the company holds about 20 percent of the US ebook market, double the size commonly assumed. The revelation came after the Department of Justice tried to bolster its price fixing case against the company by asserting that "Apple forgot to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The head of Apple's iBookstore says Apple has captured 20 percent of the U.S. ebook market. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 2012, Brazil became the latest battleground for the big international ebooksellers. Ebook sales have since skyrocketed, with Apple in the early lead ahead of Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Toronto Star is testing the ebook market with a dedicated subscription model. Launched in November 2012, Star Dispatches is the brainchild of the Toronto Star's marketing department. The Star already has more than 20 titles of long-form jour ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The ebook market has begun to slow, with the post-Christmas peak in ebook sales less pronounced... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new report on the ebook market in 2012 shows the continuing dominance of fiction, with fiction... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple CEO Tim Cook could be deposed in the US government's lawsuit against the company over alleged price-setting in the ebook market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2013-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week's issue of PublishNews Brazil features an interview with Penguin CEO John Makinson, an overview of Brazil's ebook market, and Saraiva's latest sales numbers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nobody partners, or negotiates deals, like Microsoft. That's evident from today's stunning agreement with Barnes & Noble, which is sure to turn the ebook market on its head. The two will jointly invest in Newco, temporary name for ebook venture that incorporates B&N's digital and College... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2012-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two new reports released in the past 10 days document the ebook market’s rapid growth in the U.S. and the U.K., and suggest that a significant global spike is close at hand. Among the major takeaways from the “Bowker Market Research Global eBook Monitor” or GeM, study, ebooks are beginning to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
LG has made no secret of its fondness for flexible e-paper, but those dreams became a reality today, with the announcement of a six-inch display that promises to "revolutionize the ebook market." The malleable plastic display sports a resolution of 1024 x 768 and can bend at an angle of up to 40... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-03-29 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 ]
Analysis: Amazon's admission of selling a million Kindles per week is good news for the ebook market in general. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Paul Rigg Publication Date: Fri, 07/10/2011 - 15:11 The Spanish socialists pledge to reduce ebook VAT (IVA) to 4% has been welcomed by the director of the Spanish ebook platform Libranda. The announcement came from Alfredo Rubalcaba, who is the socialists candidate to become prime... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]