Digital sales could be 15% of total next year - Hudson

Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Tue, 10/05/2011 - 11:06 E-book sales could exceed 8% of trade publishers' sales in 2011, and could reach 15% next year, Random House UK's deputy chairman Ian Hudson told delegates at the World e-Reading Congress this morning (10th May). Hudson also rejected headlines about the death of the app or enhanced ebook, arguing publishers needed to explore "the opportunities [rather] than sit back only to be flattened by the changes sweeping the industry". read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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