Written By: Paul Rigg Publication Date: Fri, 07/10/2011 - 15:11 The Spanish socialists pledge to reduce ebook VAT (IVA) to 4% has been welcomed by the director of the Spanish ebook platform Libranda. The announcement came from Alfredo Rubalcaba, who is the socialists candidate to become prime minister in the upcoming Spanish elections next month. Librandas Arantza Larrauri said: "This is one of the biggest problems facing the expansion of the ebook market in Spain. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Parragon Books is to enter into consultation about the potential closure of the business, with up to 245 jobs at risk of redundancy globally, its owner DC Thomson has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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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
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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
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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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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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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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Blackadder actor Tony Robinson has expressed his anger at Bristol councillors over their plans to close 17 of the city's libraries, calling them "stupid bastards" on social media. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Nine out of 10 secondary schools in England are making cuts to their provision of creative subjects, according to a BBC survey. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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In our interview with Grano de Sal, a brand-new publishing house in Mexico City, we learn that the publisher is looking for edgy books and world Spanish rights. The post Mexican Publisher Grano de Sal Looking for World Spanish Rights, Translations, and Controversy appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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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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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
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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
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Publishers were able to make decent money on Facebook by making and selling custom videos for advertisers, but that could soon change. The post Facebook news-feed changes will cut into publishers’ branded-content revenue appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
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Cristina Rivera Garza, author of 'The Iliac Crest,' highlights 12 essential female authors from the Spanish-speaking world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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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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In another round of disappointing news from digital media publishers, women's destination Refinery29 has announced it will lay off 34 staffers in what it calls a belt tightening. That's about 7.5 percent of Refinery29's 450-person workforce. Going forward the company will devote resources toward... Continue reading at AdWeek
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Citing the EC's year-old proposal to allow member-states to tax all book formats equally, the Federation of European Publishers demands action. The post European Publishers Slam ‘Unwarranted Delay’ in VAT Reform for Book Formats appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leading Scottish writers including Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Denise Mina have called on the Scottish government to halt potentially "devastating" cuts to arts and literature for "the good of everyone in Scotland". Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Society of Authors is urging its members to protest the proposed cuts to Scottish culture funding. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ESPN is laying off about 150 employees, including people who work in studio production, digital content and technology, the sports company said Wednesday. The cuts, which are the latest sign of the financial pressures the Bristol, Conn.-based operation faces, follow a round of layoffs in April... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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