Underlying revenue at Reed Elsevier increased 4% over the first nine months of the year, although print book sales declined. The information company released an interim management statement yesterday (24th October) saying that although revenues in the scientific, technical and medial... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sweden's book market is bracing for the launch of Amazon, where ebooks are hamstrung by high taxes and print books are still relatively affordable. The post Will Amazon Disrupt Sweden’s Book Market? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the first half of 2014, according to a Nielsen Books & Consumer survey, print book sales were more than twice those of digital. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 16-24 generation is still firmly in favour of print books, new research shows, with 73%... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
BitLit has landed a deal with the publisher to allow readers to get their print books into an ebook format. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Science takes on one of the most important questions of the ages.A Kindle and iPad are great for conveniently porting your entire bookshelf in your purse. But for the majority of Americans who view the independent bookstore as a haven and who get grumpy at the idea of not feeling the physical... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Unit sales of print books in the week leading up to Mother’s Day, May 11, 2014, rose 9.8% over the previous week—the eighth largest week-over-week increase in the year, according to an analysis of Nielsen BookScan data. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
DreamWorks Animation is launching DreamWorks Press as an internal umbrella for digital and print books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Is an all-digital library just the 21st-century update of the traditional library? Or a free database and ebook service with better branding? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
New research by the Pew Internet and American Life Project shows that the percentage of American adults who read an ebook in the past year has risen to 28 percent, up from 23 percent in 2012. Yet the tree book isn't dead yet, at least in the popularity sense, as the results show most ebook... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2014-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales of print books through outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan’s retail & club channel fell 2.5%, to 501.6 million units, in 2013, compared to 2012. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The survival of print books depends on producing physical books you want to own as well as read. One fine example: J.J. Abrams' and Doug Dorst’s bestseller 'S.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble Inc.'s latest quarterly earnings show an erosion in sales for both print books and ebooks, casting a cloud over its long-term prospects. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]
Playing with fire is generally considered bad practice -- I know, as a parent I recommend my kids avoid it. Amazon, however has a whole new Matchbook that it can not wait to set alight. In this case, thankfully, there are no pyrotechnics involved -- just some good literature. Today the online... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2013-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon said on Tuesday that it will unveil a program that will let Amazon customers purchase the digital versions of print books they've already bought -- or will buy -- from Amazon, for $2.99 or less. The initiative, called Kindle MatchBook, will launch in October with at least 10,000... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The UK and Germany were the top overseas markets for US print books in 2012, while Europe led the UK in consumption of US ebooks, according to the AAP. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookmasters has signed an agreement with TGS International to distribute their print books and ebooks to major U.S. booksellers for the first time in the United States. TGS International, headquartered in Berlin, Ohio, has been publishing Christian books for almost 30 years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Yann Martel and Alice Munro are working with Canopy, an environmental charity, to highlight forest-saving Second Harvest paper made from straw rather than trees. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon will offer partial refunds to customers who bought ebooks between April 2010 and May 2012 a result of the settlement in a price-fixing case between publishers and the attorneys general of most U.S. states. The retailer is notifying eligible customers by email. Compensation ranges from... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]