Amazon to End Print Textbook Rentals, Overhaul Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions

Amazon is discontinuing its print textbook rental program, and will phase out print and digital magazine and newspaper subscriptions as well, though some magazines and newspapers will remain available through Kindle Unlimited. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Expected to Cut Kindle Fire Orders in Half as New iPad Looms

Sources from Amazon's supply chain in the Far East indicated to DigiTimes that Kindle Fire orders with original device manufacturers are expected to be just 3 million units this quarter. That's half the 6 million units Amazon reportedly shipp ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade players see 2011 print slump

The migration of print sales to digital has been most keenly felt by Britain's biggest... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Analyst: Apple's e-Textbook Gambit 'Just a 70% Solution'

Apple today announced iBooks Author and iBooks 2, free applications that let educational publishers and teachers create and market K-12 textbooks and course... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks 2: Reinventing Textbooks Or Lulu on Steroids?

While the launch of Apple’s iBooks 2, its new multimedia textbook format, and iBooks Author, the free authoring tool Apple has produced to create them, may indeed “reinvent the textbook,” there are a lot of questions to be answered before it does. That doesn’t mean that Apple didn’t put on quite... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple launches self-publishing app, partners with textbook publishers

Apple has announced a new multimedia app called iBooks Author, allowing writers to create their... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Capitol Weekly Cuts Print Version, Will Continue Online Only

Capitol Weekly will stop producing a print edition as of Thursday. The publication devoted to California government said on its website that it will continue posting stories online. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Author Offers Free E-Textbook Creation

iBooks Author is a free Mac app designed to let authors and publishers easily create multimedia-rich e-textbooks for the iBooks 2 app. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Everything you need to know about e-textbooks before Apple gets involved

Apple is holding an education-themed event this week, and the usual gamut of unnamed sources and rumor-mongers have come to the consensus that the event will focus on Apple's plans to enter the e-textbook business, and possibly unveil a new interactive ebook publishing platform. This rumor... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2012-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon moves closer to Brazil ebook launch

Amazon has hired Mauro Widman as Kindle "vendor manager" in Brazil, to prepare for a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short story 'newspaper' hits bookshops

The team behind the successful book Change the World for a Fiver has launched a free newspaper... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Are Newspapers Civic Institutions or Algorithms?

The current state of the newspaper industry is unsettled at best: more than two hundred newspapers have either folded or stopped publishing their print editions since 2007. Even the most acclaimed newspapers in the country are downsizing their new ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Textbook recommendations should be "more tightly regulated"

Examiners should not be allowed to recommend their own textbooks or stage seminars for teachers,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bangor Metro Regional Magazine to be Sold to Private Investors

Bangor Metro, a six-year old business, lifestyle and opinion magazine serving the Bangor, Maine region, will be sold next month to a group of investors within the city—principally Jack Cashman of Cashman Asset Management, a long-time Bangor businessman. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith Acquires FamilyFun Magazine from Disney Publishing Worldwide

Meredith Corporation is acquiring the assets of Disney Publishing Worldwide’s FamilyFun. Beginning in March 2012, FamilyFun and its associated special interest publications, as well as Toyhopper and other magazine apps, will be published by Meredith. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Printed book sales fall as Christmas digital sales rise

Physical book sales in the final week of the year totalled £22.5m — down 70% week on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Decline Accelerated In 2011

The cannibalization of print by digital accelerated in 2011, with unit sales in the outlets tracked by Nielsen BookScan falling 8.9% with one week to go in the year. The drop in print sales was double that of 2010, when units fell 4.5%. The decline from 2010 to 2011 sped up in all major... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daunt calls for end of 'Luxembourg problem'

Waterstone's m.d. James Daunt has called for the government to intervene over tax rates, as... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Amazon Workaround

Fear that Amazon will come to dominate the bookselling market is nothing new in the publishing industry. But last week, as booksellers continued to decry the company’s price check app (which could be used to access prices on booksellers’ sideline items, like toys and DVDs) and as information... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine Launches Up 23.8 Percent in 2011

The number of magazines launched in 2011 jumped 23.8 percent, from 193 to 239, compared to 2010, according to magazine database Mediafinder.com. Meanwhile, the number of closures fell 13.6 percent, from 176 in 2010 to 152 this year. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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F+W Media Acquires Script Magazine from Final Draft Inc.

F+W Media adds another property to its ever-growing portfolio, acquiring Script Magazine from Final Draft, Inc. For an undisclosed amount, F+W will now have complete ownership of Script content. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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