Last year Amazon released the Kindle Oasis, a premium e-reader that came bundled with a case. The case has a built in battery that extends the life of the e-reader by about four weeks, but the internal battery on the Oasis is fairly woeful, sometimes only lasting a few days. Bookeen also sells a dedicated case that charges the Cybook Ocean, but it runs on solar power and … [Read more...] about Do people want e-reader cases that charge your device?
Archives for March 2017
The Publishing Industry Relies On Midlist Authors
The publishing industry constantly bemoans the lack a true bestseller that generate significant revenue. Novels such as 50 Shades of Grey, The Hunger Games and Harry Potter not only sell millions of units in a short period of time, but consistently become huge income earners over the course of many financial quarters. Booksellers such as Amazon and Barnes and Noble also benefit … [Read more...] about The Publishing Industry Relies On Midlist Authors
Digital Manga Sales Increase by 27% in 2016
The Japanese publishing industry has experienced a solid year of growth according to the All Japan Magazine and Book Publisher’s and Editor’s Association. They have reported that the combined physical and digital sales of the manga industry in Japan amounted to $3.91 billion billion in 2016, a 0.4% growth compared to 2015 where all formats generated $3.89 billion US. Print … [Read more...] about Digital Manga Sales Increase by 27% in 2016
Can Authors Really Be Booksellers?
One of the most interesting digital publishing trends of the year has been the reemergence of a number of ideas that appeared well before their time. Startups have come and gone in this space, and others have renewed those models and ideas at what is hopefully a more appropriate time. Yet another "newly new" idea has emerged, one that has its roots in giving authors total sales … [Read more...] about Can Authors Really Be Booksellers?
popSLATE is going out of business
The popSLATE 2 is a secondary screen for your iPhone and the company had raised almost $1.1 million dollars on Indiegogo to bring this device to market. It missed various shipping dates and the company has just announced it has gone bankrupt and will not refund their customers. The secondary E Ink screen by popSLATE had its own battery and would connect up to your iPhone via … [Read more...] about popSLATE is going out of business
Hachette will produce 50 WattPad Audiobooks in 2017
WattPad is the largest self-publishing community in the world and they have just partnered with Hachette Audio to have 50 audiobooks produced in 2017. These titles will be available on Bandcamp, iTunes, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Downpour, eStories, Audibooks.com, Libro.fm, and others. Physical audiobooks on CD will be made available to libraries and on-demand. Hachette … [Read more...] about Hachette will produce 50 WattPad Audiobooks in 2017
The State of the European eBook Market
The European e-book market has been growing since 2007 when Amazon started selling the original Kindle. Over the course of the next ten years many companies have started to sell digital books, magazines and newspapers. Have you ever wondered what EU markets have the highest e-book penetration and how much the format is generating in revenue? Welcome to the state of the European … [Read more...] about The State of the European eBook Market
Stephen King, Owen King Pen Thriller about a World without Women
Stephen King is no stranger to the art form of thriller fiction, but he's also no stranger to controversy. His essay on gun control garnered a lot of attention, much of it loud and rage-filled, but he stood by his position on the need for common sense in the discussion surrounding freedoms and safety. Now, along with his son Owen, King is writing a thriller called Sleeping … [Read more...] about Stephen King, Owen King Pen Thriller about a World without Women
Publishers Going Rogue: Bonnier’s SelfPub Platform
Despite a rocky relationship with the digital publishing revolution as recently as five years ago, a number of traditional publishers have not only made room on the shelves for indie authors, they're building their own self-publishing avenues. But whereas companies in the US like Random House and Macmillan have bought up existing small-time presses in order to capitalize off of … [Read more...] about Publishers Going Rogue: Bonnier’s SelfPub Platform
Japanese e-book sales increase by 13.2% in 2016
The Japanese e-book and digital manga industry has experienced a 13.2% increase in sales and garnered $22 million in 2016. Meanwhile the traditional publishing industry is currently worth $6.4 billion, even though it had a very small drop of 0.7%. The publishing industry in Japan saw a number of notable events that transpired in 2016 that might have reverberating effects in … [Read more...] about Japanese e-book sales increase by 13.2% in 2016