An article appeared this week, one that sagely but somewhat inflamingly asks the question, "Is The E-Reader Dead?" But rather than yet another infuriating "print is dead!" or "ebooks are dead!" or (a personal favorite) "self-publishing is finally dead!" toned article, this one provides evidence on the reading habits of US consumers, the purchasing history of total volume … [Read more...] about Long Live the e-Reader
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New Report on Parent, Teen, Child eBook Consumption
Non-profit industry tracker BookNet Canada released the results of a fall online survey to investigate the digital attitudes and practices of a variety of readers. Polling participants about the practices of young children, teens, and adults, with 823 adults and 221 teens responding, BookNet Canada discovered some telling things about the perceived state of ebook … [Read more...] about New Report on Parent, Teen, Child eBook Consumption
Adobe DPS Optimized for the Upcoming Kindle Fire
GoodeReader spoke with several of Adobe’s professionals on exactly what the Digital Publishing Suite does for both magazine publishers and consumers of digital tablet editions of popular titles. The new Kindle Fire 7 inch was just released and soon the 8 inch version will be available later next month. Lynly Schambers-Lenox, Group Product Marketing Manager, Digital Publishing … [Read more...] about Adobe DPS Optimized for the Upcoming Kindle Fire
HarperCollins’ Head on the Changing Role of Publisher
Juliette Garside for The Observer spoke with the head of HarperCollins UK about the wild shifts in the publishing industry over the last few years. Victoria Barnsley, CEO of the UK and international divisions, spoke eagerly about the hottest title coming from the publisher this year, and it’s not a book; it’s a tablet-based reading app, a complete reinvention of the well-known … [Read more...] about HarperCollins’ Head on the Changing Role of Publisher
ShopAdvisor, Zinio Partner for Interactive Purchasing
One of the chief complaints that critics of digital reading have is that nothing much has changed about the way we read, despite the advancements in the technology behind it. While their remarks pertain typically to the educational sector, the point is valid. Whether it’s on paper or on a screen, reading really hasn’t changed much.But with the advent of digital publishing … [Read more...] about ShopAdvisor, Zinio Partner for Interactive Purchasing
New Dilemma for Struggling Newspapers
Around the country, once vital newspapers are shutting their doors, some after several generations of providing news content to print subscribers. With the birth of digital, it seems that the only newspapers able to keep up are the ones who have embraced a digital edition and encouraged their readers to subscribe to the electronic versions. Along with the success of these … [Read more...] about New Dilemma for Struggling Newspapers