First summer of ebooks lies ahead

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Fri, 15/07/2011 - 14:37 Publishers are preparing for the first big UK ebook summer with a mix of excitement and anxiety as they look forward to strong digital sales but wait to see the effect on print numbers. Nielsen BookScan’s Top 5,000 figures for the week to 9th July show hardback fiction down 15% year on year and paperbacks down 10%. The drop comes after six-month figures showed a 7% decline for print novels in the first half of the year. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon rolls out the first 'Kindle Singles,' short form ebooks

By Tim Conneally, Betanews Wednesday, Web retailer Amazon launched its Kindle Singles line of literature designed specifically for consumption on e-readers. The works, priced between $1.00 and $3.00, include original works of prose, essays and theses, and the the first TEDBooks.Last October,... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2011-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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