Amazon has just unveiled a Countdown to Black Friday deal center today. The company has stated that it will be offering "tens of thousands of deals" with discounts on popular items "as often as every five minutes." Amazon is trying to get a headstart on the road to the Christmas season and they have hired 120,000 seasonal workers to keep up with shipping and customer … [Read more...] about Amazon Countdown to Black Friday Deals Starts Today
Digital Publishing - E-BOOKS, Manga Business News and Statistics
Here is the New Amazon Bookstore in Portland
Amazon has just opened a brand new bookstore in the Washington Square Mall in Portland Oregon. This location is only 7,800 square feet, which is larger than some independent bookstores but much smaller than a typical Barnes & Noble. One of the great things about the Amazon experience is that all of the books are faced up, so you can really be sold on the cover … [Read more...] about Here is the New Amazon Bookstore in Portland
Barnes and Noble Pays Former CEO $4,825,600 in Severance
Barnes and Noble has agreed to pay former CEO Ron Boire $4,825,600 in severance. Ron will be forfeiting all of the equity awards that were granted to to him. He was granted 368,098 sign-on restricted stock units when he first took the job on September 8, 2015 and the 143,540 restricted stock units and 143,540 performance-based stock units granted to him on July 14, 2016. Ron … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Pays Former CEO $4,825,600 in Severance
Vistaar is trying to solve the e-book pricing problem
Major publishers have all reported declining e-book revenue over the past two years. The main problem is that the average price per title has increased from $9.99 to $17.99 for a mainstream bestseller. This has resulted in the paperback being significantly more affordable than the digital edition and readers are gravitatating back to print. The biggest issue facing publishers … [Read more...] about Vistaar is trying to solve the e-book pricing problem
Virtual Reality is going to be heavily marketed to book publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair
There are a few serious companies participating in the the virtual reality space. Facebook has Oculus, Samsung has Gear VR, there is also Sony Playstation VR and Google Cardboard. At the upcoming Frankfurt Bookfair, virtual reality is going to be heavily marketed towards publishers. Taiwanese artist Jimmy Liao's picture book, All of My World Is You, will come to life once … [Read more...] about Virtual Reality is going to be heavily marketed to book publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair
NetGalley Acquires Book Recommendation Site Bookish
Netgalley is the premier company that allows people to read e-books before they are officially released. They primarily want people to write reviews to generate buzz and they have a very successful business. In order to take things to the next level they have just acquired Bookish.com, which focuses on author interviews, book recommendations and literary … [Read more...] about NetGalley Acquires Book Recommendation Site Bookish
Canadian Book Selling Industry Remains Stable in 2016
The Canadian book selling industry is certainly not as tumultuous as the United States. Print and digital sales are fairly stable with only a 1% dip in the first six months of 2016 vs the same period last year. Some genres had a bit of fluctuation in the first six months of 2016, but nothing too dramatic. Non-fiction titles increased 0.9% over the same period last year. … [Read more...] about Canadian Book Selling Industry Remains Stable in 2016
Amazon is aggressively discounting hardcovers and paperbacks
The Association of American Publishers released their monthly report on the state of the publishing industry and the news is dire. E-book sales have fallen 22.7% in the month of April, but print is enjoying a resurgence. Trade books grew 3.4% in April, with double-digit growth in April 2016 vs. April 2015. Despite the fact that print sales are starting to increase, … [Read more...] about Amazon is aggressively discounting hardcovers and paperbacks
Kobo e-books are now available in Taiwan
Kobo has announced that they have just opened up a digital bookstore in Taiwan. Thousands of Chinese e-books will be available on the platform from local publishers such as Cite Publishing, Yuan Liou Publishing, Book Republic, Eurasian and Readingtimes Publishing. Taiwanese readers are very enamored with reading. 700 publishers pumping out a whopping 40,000 new titles every … [Read more...] about Kobo e-books are now available in Taiwan