Kobo opens door to UK retailers

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 10/02/2011 - 08:39 Canadian ebook retailer Kobo has said that it would be keen to partner a UK retailer in an effort to establish a presence in the market. Michael Tamblyn, vice-president of content, sales and merchandising at Kobo [pictured], also called for the simplification of rights deals in order to ease global ebook sales. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #uk retailers #michael tamblyn #rights deals

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Kobo opens door to UK retailers'


At Open Road, Backlist Is the New Frontlist

When it comes to digital, the state of the ebook grabs all the headlines. But digital publisher Open Road Integrated Media, the greatest impact technology holds for publishing may be in the way ebooks are now marketed. “I’m a huge believer that the entire time you are the publisher of an... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #open road


The Other E-book Retailers

The ebook store market may be dominated by Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Apple, but a few independent online ebookstores, patterned after bricks-and-mortar retailers, have carved out a lucrative niche. Some were emboldened as far back as 2003, when Barnes & Noble.com initially exited the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #barnes noble #bricks-and-mortar retailers #million euros


Kobo, Hive and Anobii pitch ebook options to indies

Independent bookshops are to have access to Kobo ebook devices, a Hive-sourced ebook tablet and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #independent bookshops


Penguin Children's UK acquires tween brand

Penguin Children's UK has acquired intellectual property rights in a new 7+ tween brand, and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #penguin children


Sainsbury's buys ebook retailer

Sainsbury's enters the digital books marketplace by buying HMV's stake in Anobii, an online retailer of ebooks, for just £1. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #online retailer


French rival to Apple's Newsstand launches in UK

Lekiosk, a digital magazine newsstand app, has launched in the UK and is offering subscriptions to around 100 titles from publishers including Condé Nast, Immediate Media and Dennis. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #offering subscriptions


'Iconic' Lonely Planet shop to open in Manchester

Lonely Planet is to launch its first European own-branded store in Manchester Airport as the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #lonely planet


IDPF, Kobo, and Imago’s iSee Guides at BEA 2012

There was plenty of digital activity at this year BookExpo America, starting with the IDPF Digital Book 2012, which emphasized what IDPF executive director Bill McCoy said was the results of the “experimentation” and the “doers.” IDPF featured such “doers” as marketer and publishing maverick... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #digital activity


New Retailer Zola Premieres, Softly, at BEA

A “battle philosophy” is what agent-turned-entrepreneur Joe Regal said drove him to launch Zola Books, the new ebook retailer he, along with a handful of authors and tech industry veterans, recently unveiled. Regal is the first to admit that he never saw himself running a startup, much less... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ebook retailer #online bookseller


Open access take-up 'variable'

Take-up by academics of the option to publish via Open Access models is “variable”,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


UK bookseller Waterstones to start selling Kindles

The UK's biggest bookstore chain has announced that it will start selling Kindles alongside other digital services from Amazon. Waterstones stores will let Kindle owners digitally browse books in-store and link up with special offers, tying into the chain's plans for substantial renovations that... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #digital services #waterstones stores #special offers #opposite direction #kindle sales


Kobo to sell Potter ebooks

Kobo is to join the ranks of physical and online booksellers licensed by Pottermore to sell Harry... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


EU £64m funding programme 'to back open access'

Further pressure on publishers to fall in line over the use of open access models is set to come... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Kensal Rise campaigners barricade doors

Library campaigners in Kensal Rise have barricaded the doors to prevent council staff from... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #library campaigners #kensal rise


Hachette UK and Commonwealth flat in first quarter

E-book sales for Hachette in the UK and Commonwealth accounted for 25% of adult trade sales in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #hachette uk #e-book sales #commonwealth accounted


Hachette UK flat in first quarter

E-book sales for Hachette in the UK and Commonwealth accounted for 25% of adult trade sales in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #e-book sales #commonwealth accounted


HC UK revenues up 'over 5%' in first quarter

HarperCollins UK saw revenues up over 5% year-on-year for the first quarter of 2012, c.e.o.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #harpercollins uk #5% year-on-year


Four retailers up for BSBAs

Waterstones and W H Smith have been shortlisted for the retailer of the year category at this... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #year category


Yes, people still read: ebook sales by UK publishers grew 54 percent in 2011

All hail the ebook! Seriously, if it weren't for this marvelous literary development, try saying with a straight face that you wouldn't at least take pause before adding a new title to your collection. Numbers are in from The Publisher's Association -- a group of 120 companies across the trade... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #year -- #ebook sales #professional titles #changing preferences #total sales