Other booksellers, from the major chain retailers to the small independent shop owners, may feel the desperation of trying to stay open and relevant in the digital reading era, but one bookselling chain has not only stayed in business, but has posted a profit for the year and is looking ahead to a major expansion. Foyles, the UK-based six-store independent seller, received a … [Read more...] about Foyles Bookseller Sees Profitable Year
Archives for 2012
NYT Originals, TimeFiles Bring More In-Depth Journalism to eBook
With reading consumers clamoring for digital content and newspapers looking for more ways to stay relevant in today's climate of instant access news, The New York Times has partnered with two digital platforms to release original ebooks based on its distinct areas of expertise. Partnering with Byliner to create as many as twelve original ebooks in the coming year, and with Vook … [Read more...] about NYT Originals, TimeFiles Bring More In-Depth Journalism to eBook
Dual Screen Yota Phone Features an E Ink Display
We have never seen smartphones for the mainstream market that offered twin displays, but leave it to the Russian broadband provider Yota to accomplish the feat. The innovation is that this device will feature an E Ink panel beside a standard LCD screen. It still is a work in progress but it really offers a lot of potential. First off, it's a smartphone running Android Jelly … [Read more...] about Dual Screen Yota Phone Features an E Ink Display
Shop e-Readers and Capilano University Bring Kindle e-Readers to the Classroom
Shop e-Readers and Capilano University have reached an agreement today to bring the latest generation of Amazon Kindle devices to Capilano University’s bookstore. Diligent scholars will be able to read course material, listen to audio-books and make notes on their new Kindle e-readers. Peter Carotenuto of Shop e-Readers commented, “We are very excited to be working with … [Read more...] about Shop e-Readers and Capilano University Bring Kindle e-Readers to the Classroom
Byliner Reaches New Distribution Deal with Ingram
Byliner is a digital publishing company that specializes in one of the fastest growing segments of ebooks: e-serials. These quick-read stories range between 5,000 and 30,000 words and the company has published works by Jon Krakauer, Nick Hornby, Margaret Atwood, Amy Tan, Ann Patchett, Buzz Bissinger, and Jane Smiley. Byliner announced today a new deal with Ingram that should … [Read more...] about Byliner Reaches New Distribution Deal with Ingram
Kobo Earns Parent Tested Parent Approved on New e-Reader Line
Kobo announced today that the company has earned the certification of the Parent Tested Parent Approved on the Mini and Glo e-readers. PTPA is North America’s largest volunteer parent testing community with more than 60,000 parents. The organization, which was rated the Most Trusted Seal by 22,000 parents, works with independent parent volunteers to evaluate products in their … [Read more...] about Kobo Earns Parent Tested Parent Approved on New e-Reader Line
Cambridge University Library Releases Digital Version of Important Religious Manuscripts
Last year, Cambridge University released digital versions of Isaac Newton's manuscripts and notebooks. The university also launched a new website which showed a digital version of a 2,000 year-old copy of the Ten Commandments and one of the oldest copies of the New Testament. Cambridge is now continuing this program with the release of digital copies of more … [Read more...] about Cambridge University Library Releases Digital Version of Important Religious Manuscripts
A Different Model for e-Lending in Sweden
The Literary Platform has an absolutely fascinating article about how ebook lending is taking place in Sweden. Given the problems American publishers have even admitting that libraries exist, it should be a must-read for anyone in the publishing industry. According to the article, a Swedish library treats ebooks as a "service" with all ebook titles available to all the … [Read more...] about A Different Model for e-Lending in Sweden
Google Ends Feud with Belgian Press
Google has ended its long-running argument with the Belgian press, which asserted that Google News' should pay royalties to journalists whose work showed up on Google News' cached content. According to an article in Thenextweb, in the settlement agreement, Google will promote the Belgian press through AdWords, which will increase revenue through AdSense and AdExchange. Google … [Read more...] about Google Ends Feud with Belgian Press
Marvel Makes Graphic Novels Available in the Kindle Store
Digital comics have been expanding outside the boundaries of the specialized comics apps for quite a while. Though almost every publisher makes their comics available via comiXology, which caters to comics readers, there is a noticeable trend toward making comics available via platforms such as iBooks, Nook, and Kindle, which are used by a general audience. In the … [Read more...] about Marvel Makes Graphic Novels Available in the Kindle Store