Digital Census: 'self-published writers to grow ebook market share'

Self-published writers and digital only publishers will continue to grow their share of the digital content market while traditional publishers over-price ebooks, according to early results of the FutureBook Census, launched ahead of this year’s FutureBook Conference, taking place on 2nd December. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Italy’s Stefano Mauri in Madrid: Three Points of Digital Impact on the Book Market

Italian book publishing icon Stefano Mauri speaks at the Readmagine conference about how the digital dynamic has affected Italy's book marketplace. The post Italy’s Stefano Mauri in Madrid: Three Points of Digital Impact on the Book Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digiday Research: Publishers are lukewarm on market for short-form video

Half of U.S. and European publishers are neutral over the potential market for selling and licensing short-form video content. The post Digiday Research: Publishers are lukewarm on market for short-form video appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

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German writer sues Random House for refusing to publish controversial book on Islam

A German author is taking Random House to court for declining to release his book Hostile Takeover: How Islam Hampers Progress and Threatens Society which it originally signed on the basis of a 10-page proposal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Much Do Writers Earn? Society of Authors and ALCS Present Talking Points to Publishers

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Solutions in India 2018: Making AR and VR Work in Publishing

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writers and publishers trade blows over plummeting author pay levels

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[ The Guardian | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are paying writers a pittance, say bestselling authors

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How France’s top Facebook publisher Chefclub is growing commerce

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[ Digiday | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Europe’s Transbook Project Closes: Four Years in Digital Publishing for Children

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morality clauses: are publishers right to police writers?

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Publishers Association Issues Statement on UK VAT for Digital Content

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[ Digiday | 2018-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers urge government on ebook VAT ahead of crunch EU meeting

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A slim, hand-stitched chapbook called 'Against Amazon' has slowly but surely began circulating among independent booksellers. They have Biblioasis, a publisher based in Windsor, Ontario, to thank for that. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Triangle Interactive Looks to Grow Kids’ Read-Along E-book Market

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