Hachette has just announced their financial figures for the first six months of 2016. E-Book sales account for 9.2% of their total revenue stream, which is a slight decrease from 10.7% during the same period in 2015. Sales for the first six months of 2016 fell 6.6% at Hachette Book Group, compared to the first six months of 2015. The funny thing is, even though sales are … [Read more...] about Hachette e-Book Sales Continue to Fall
Archives for July 2016
Here is the Longlist for the Man Booker Prize
The Man Booker Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards. The prize, which launched in 1969, aims to promote the finest in fiction by rewarding the best novel of the year written in English and published in the United Kingdom.To maintain the consistent excellence of The Man Booker Prize, judges are chosen from a wide range of disciplines, including critics, writers … [Read more...] about Here is the Longlist for the Man Booker Prize
The US Audiobook Industry Increased by 42% in February
The audiobook industry has been experiencing unparalleled growth over the course of the last two years. The Association of American Publishers has just released their monthly report and the audiobook sales increased by over 42% in February 2016. Digital audiobooks also increased 37% in January over the same period last year, according to the AAP. Audible, the biggest … [Read more...] about The US Audiobook Industry Increased by 42% in February
Blackberry Announces the DTEK50 Android Smartphone
Blackberry has just officially announced their second phone running Google Android. This new device is available to pre-order right now for $299 and will be sold on BestBuy, Amazon and Blackberries own website. For residents in Canada all of the major phone carriers will be offering it. The DTEK50 has a a 5.2-inch 1920 x 1080 scratch-resistant display, a 64-bit octa-core … [Read more...] about Blackberry Announces the DTEK50 Android Smartphone
Amazon Prime Launches in India
Amazon has been operating in India for three years and the company has finally unveiled their Prime loyalty program. It will offer free two day shipping with no limit on order size. Amazon has been investing billions of dollars in India, one of the worlds most populous countries. Their Kindle e-book store has been a staggering success and resulted in their arch-nemesis … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Launches in India
Electronic paper fights school bullying
Electronic paper is going to take over the world sooner than you think, wrote Wired in its article on the meteoric rise of the technology. This proliferation is made possible by the fact that there is only one display technology that checks all the boxes of versatile indoor and outdoor use. E-paper is rugged, requires very little power and can be used and viewed with ease in … [Read more...] about Electronic paper fights school bullying
Hoopla Now Offers Star Trek Audiobooks
Hoopla is a company that powers a libraries digital collections. They offer aubiobooks, e-books and other multimedia content. The company currently deal with over 850 libraries and have a portfolio of over 400,000 titles. Last week, Hoopla has just added 50 classic Star Trek audiobooks that are narrated by William Shatner, George Takei, Leonard Nimoy and more. The Hoopla … [Read more...] about Hoopla Now Offers Star Trek Audiobooks
Future Google Play Updates Will Be Smaller in Size
When you download an app from Google Play sometimes its not clear about how much space it will actually take. Sometimes a very small app will require a 2 GB expansion file and other times the app updates are quite large. Google is going to address this issue and keep app file sizes in check. Google is developing a new algorithm further compresses the size of apps and … [Read more...] about Future Google Play Updates Will Be Smaller in Size
New Harry Potter Title Sets Pre-order Records
Barnes and Noble has just announced that the new Harry Potter and Cursed Child screenplay is their most pre-ordered book ever. The bookseller has not disclosed how many units were sold. It is also the most pre-ordered written work sold on Amazon. The book of the play is set for release at midnight July 31 and the play, presented in two parts, opens in London's West End July … [Read more...] about New Harry Potter Title Sets Pre-order Records
Ixxus Launches End-to-End Publishing Solution
With the launch of the digital publishing revolution, there was no shortage of startups that emerged, promising to meet the customers' publishing needs. Unfortunately, so many of these companies were cookie-cutter solutions, all offering essentially the same services--fixed layout, HTML5, formatting, distribution--that there was no distinguishing factor for too many of them. … [Read more...] about Ixxus Launches End-to-End Publishing Solution