The future of electronic books started a new chapter as Barnes & Noble Inc. edged closer to a breakup and a judge thumped Apple Inc. on pricing.William Lynch, chief executive of the country's largest bookstore chain, stepped down. Instead of filling the top post, Barnes & Noble promoted Chief Financial Officer Michael Huseby to the dual role of president of the company and CEO of Nook Media. Mr. Huseby joins the scene with experience in splitting businesses up—he most recently directed a spin-off at Cablevision Systems Corp.The New York-based bookseller has already moved to separate its digital and retail divisions, and it's now outsourcing the manufacturing of its color Nook, an acknowledgment that the e-reader trails Apple's iPad and Amazon's Kindle Fire. Now Leonard Riggio, the chain's chairman and largest shareholder, says he will offer to buy Barnes & Noble's 670-plus retail stores and its website, leaving Nook Media as a standalone company. Kindle Fire got a windfall last week when a federal judge ruled that Apple, scheming with five of the biggest publishers, violated antitrust laws and forced Amazon into deals that made it difficult to offer ebooks at low prices. Facing damages and restrictions, Apple plans to appeal. HOORAY! HE SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE reopened at a temporary home, eight months after Superstorm Sandy damaged it. OY VEY! MOSQUITOES with West Nile virus showed up in parts of Queens and Staten Island for the first time this season. 'It... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
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Three roles in Penguin Random House's ebook production team have been made redundant as part of a strategic move by the company to integrate ebooks within its print production operations. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Announcing an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange's NewConnect index for this year, Poland's Legimi ebook and audiobook subscription pursues development in Germany, China. The post Poland’s Ebook and Audiobook Subscription Service Legimi Plans IPO for International Expansion appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road announces its acquisition of US ebook rights to iconic British journalist-novelist Graham Greene, as the UK's Unicorn names artist Ali Cavanaugh for a 2019 retrospective. The post Open Road Acquires US Graham Greene Ebook Rights; Unicorn Announces Ali Cavanaugh Book appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rolling out the news of its acquisition with three pivotal titles, Open Road announces its Graham Greene US ebook rights acquisition, as the UK’s Unicorn names artist Ali Cavanaugh for a 2019 retrospective. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Jon Fine: ‘Greene’s Extraordinary... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Radical publisher Verso Books has released a free ebook in response to the #MeToo movement. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Promising as much as 70-percent savings over 'the costs of traditional bound print textbooks,' McGraw-Hill Education is teaming with Barnes & Noble Education. MBS Textbook Exchange and Chegg on an ebook and textbook rental program. The post McGraw-Hill Opens Ebook, Textbook Rentals with... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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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
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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
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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
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The production company behind the ITV series "Vera" and BBC1's "Shetland" has acquired exclusive television rights to Black Tudors: The Untold Story (Oneworld) by Miranda Kaufmann. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 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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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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English actor Ed Westwick has been axed from the BBC's Agatha Christie drama after being accused of sexual assault. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colonialism, divorce and dystopia are some of the themes tackled in the Society of Authors’ shortlists for the best audio drama scripts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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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
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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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