HarperCollins is empowering their cadre of authors to sell eBooks directly with the advent of a new eCommerce platform. They can add a HarperCollins “buy” button to their site, which will take consumers to www.hc.com to complete their purchase, or they can integrate the HarperCollins shopping cart directly into their website. Additionally, authors can use social media to … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Encourages Authors to Sell eBooks Directly
Bookselling News
Hardcovers and Paperbacks Still Outselling eBooks
In the first six months of 2014 eBooks are still not outselling print, whether its a hardcover or paperback novels. According to a new report by Nielsen paperback sales accounted for 42% of all book sales, followed by hardcovers with 25% and finally eBooks with a paltry 23%.In the real world, eBooks still have ground to make before they can ever compete with trade … [Read more...] about Hardcovers and Paperbacks Still Outselling eBooks
Amazon Video and Music Chief Leaving the Company
The head of Amazon Video and Music will be leaving the company after a 15 year stint. Bill Carr, a 47-year-old vice president, announced his decision internally Tuesday.It is unclear whether or not a competitor has given him a better offer.According to the Wall Street Journal Carr has been instrumental in Amazon’s push to compete with Netflix and Hulu in streaming online … [Read more...] about Amazon Video and Music Chief Leaving the Company
Nook Press and The Bookseller Team up for Indie Author Promotion
Nook Press is the self-publishing system that Barnes and Noble developed to allow authors to submit eBooks and sell them online. It has been a US exclusive since its original launch, and only recently expanded to the UK. In order to better promote Nook Press as a viable alternative to Kindle Direct Publishing and Kobo Writing Life, Barnes and Noble has partnered with The … [Read more...] about Nook Press and The Bookseller Team up for Indie Author Promotion
HarperCollins Aids Indie BookStores with Fast Holiday Shipping
Indie bookstores normally are swamped during the holiday season, as people ravenously buy everything in sight. Giving the gift of a good book can actually be a life changing event and HarperCollins has announced a new Holiday Express Shipping beginning November 3, 2014 and running through January 16, 2015. All qualifying orders from participating stores received by 1:00pm (EST) … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Aids Indie BookStores with Fast Holiday Shipping
New Barnes and Noble Website Planned for 2015
Barnes and Noble wants to change how they are currently selling books online by a massive effort to rebuild their website. They have been working at a feverish pace to insure the new design will make discovering and buying content easier than ever.In the latest quarterly filings, B&N cut its overall net loss to $28.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, down from … [Read more...] about New Barnes and Noble Website Planned for 2015
There is a Literacy Crisis in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is facing a literacy crisis of epic proportions as 1.5 million youth are unable to read properly. 11 year old's were the focus of a new study and it proclaims that unless drastic action is taken, by 2025 the UK will be in dire straights. A report by “Read on. Get on.” said England is now one of the developed world’s most unequal countries in reading, with … [Read more...] about There is a Literacy Crisis in the United Kingdom
Barnes and Noble Trials Espresso Book Machine
The largest bookseller in the United States, Barnes and Noble is implementing a pilot project to put the Espresso Book Machine at three locations.The Espresso Book Machine is a print on demand machine that prints, collates, covers, and binds a single book in a few minutes. Each machine retails for $80,000, which is a significant investment.What is the entire point of … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Trials Espresso Book Machine
HarperCollins UK Launches New eBookStore
HarperCollins is in the midst of a total rebranding effort when it comes to selling books. In July they relaunched their United States website and started to market eBooks directly to customers. This has been a deemed a success by the top executives and they have now expanded into the UK.The New HarperCollins UK site has been relaunched with the express purpose of selling … [Read more...] about HarperCollins UK Launches New eBookStore
Are eBooks Destroying Bookselling Culture?
The global bookselling industry has been experiencing many trials and tribulations over the last decade. Indigo books in Canada has been losing 20 million each quarter for the last year, Borders Books in the US went bankrupt and everyone else is feeling the pinch of Amazon. Are eBooks destroying our bookselling culture.The Canadian bookselling industry is dominated by … [Read more...] about Are eBooks Destroying Bookselling Culture?
HarperCollins Assists Indie Bookstores with Marketing Funds
HarperCollins Publishers today announced the HarperCollins Promotional Fund (HCPF), which will provide an additional fund of marketing dollars for Independent Retailers in the company’s fiscal year 2015, which began on July 1, 2014. Qualifying accounts that promote HarperCollins titles throughout the year will have access to additional funds to support marketing efforts. The … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Assists Indie Bookstores with Marketing Funds
New Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Book Cover Polarizing Readers
Penguin unveiled a brand new anniversary edition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory last week. The Roald Dahl novel is eliciting a hefty amount of criticism from the entire reading community.The new book cover is eliciting a tremendous amount of negative press on Penguins official Facebook page, where the unveiling took place. Creepy, awful, Toddlers and Tiaras, Valley of … [Read more...] about New Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Book Cover Polarizing Readers
Hachette’s Deal For Perseus Falls Through
The planned acquisition of Perseus Books Group by Hachette and Ingram has collapsed. The deal, which was announced in June, would have seen Perseus' publishing imprints go to Hachette and its distribution business go to Ingram. Hachette, currently entangled in a long and very public battle with Amazon, relies heavily on fiction bestsellers. Perseus would have added a strong … [Read more...] about Hachette’s Deal For Perseus Falls Through