As error-prone as OCR-produced ebooks are, could the book world benefit by offering consumers more information about how an ebook is produced? The post It’s Okay, You Use OCR…But Tell Ebook Buyers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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The head of publisher Hachette has claimed ebooks are a failure – but as an author and a reader, they’ve completely changed my lifeI was a relatively late convert to the e-reader, getting my Kindle five years ago when it became clear that reading 600-pages of A Suitable Boy while breastfeeding... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Group c.e.o. Arnaud Nourry has expressed frustration with the ebook format, calling it a "stupid product" and forecasting its sales would continue to plateau because of a lack of innovation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The chief executive of Hachette Livre, Arnaud Nourry, says the industry has had ‘one or two successes among a hundred failures’ and that ebooks have ‘no creativity’The head of one of the world’s largest book publishers has described the ebook as “a stupid product” that is unlikely to see further... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While many in the industry have reacted to Arnaud Nourry's description of the ebook as 'exactly the same as print, except it’s electronic,' others might suggest that that's precisely what the consumer wants from digital reading. The post France’s Arnaud Nourry and that ‘Stupid Product’... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than a quarter of the roughly 15,000 ebooks available in Czech are on the newly launched Bookport subscription platform, with more titles coming. The post Czech Publisher Grada Opens Bookport, an Ebook Subscription Platform appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones plans to press ahead with its programme of opening new premises in 2018, despite the business being up for sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Later this year, you'll be able to buy ebooks and audiobooks straight from Walmart's website. The big box retailer has teamed up with Japanese e-commerce titan Rakuten to launch a business that can take on Amazon's Kindle offerings. Walmart will give... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple is ready to take on Amazon.com in the digital book market again, years after regulators forced the iPhone maker to back down from an earlier effort to challenge the e-commerce giant's lead. Apple is working on a redesigned version of its iBooks ebook reading application for iPhones and... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Private equity firm Aurelius has said it is backing out of its agreement to buy Connect Books because it can see “no way of financing this transaction”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jamie Oliver has topped Amazon UK’s print chart this year in a list dominated by celebrity-authored healthy eating titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazines still offer things other channels don’t. The post We’re Still Here: Media Buyers Keep the Print Faith appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Federation of European Publishers (FEP) has spoken out against the delay in the adoption of a proposal to allow VAT on ebooks to be reduced to match the rate on printed books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'We trust that the European Commission will take the specific nature of the (ebook) sector into account," says the Börsenverein' Jessica Sänger. The post European Booksellers Cheer as Digital Market Talks on Ebooks and Geo-Blocking appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF) has praised proposals devised between European Parliament, the Commission and the Council which will ensure the geo-blocking regulation will not apply to ebooks. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With a larger screen and waterproof design, Amazon's new Kindle Oasis is for well-heeled readers who struggle to put down a good book. Starting at NZ$400, the Oasis has dropped in price but is still the most expensive Kindle by far. In return it steps up to a 7-inch screen, with the extra space... Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First time in more than two years: the Association of American Publishers ' monthly StatShot report shows an increase in ebook sales in the US. The post Industry Notes: US Ebook Sales Slightly Up in May; Sourcebooks Signs With Gotham for Film, TV appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google has made life a little easier for those who like to check out ebooks from their local library. Now, when you search for a book through Google, results for libraries near you that carry that ebook will show up along with outlets where you can... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan is making its ebooks available to UK schools through digital education provider RM Books. The partnership means ebooks by authors such as Chris Riddell, Eva Ibbotson and Andy Griffiths, and the poet Brian Moses will be accessible to be read on the platform, aling with a selection... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road Integrated Media has acquired the US rights to the digital editions of the Adrian Mole series by late British author Sue Townsend, including the "iconic" The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 ¾. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lisa Gozashti, co-owner of the Brookline Booksmith and the store's longtime cookbook buyer, is looking forward to new books about Swedish and Palestinian food, as well as the latest from chefs like Yotam Ottolenghi and Matt Jennings. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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