KPIPA, the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea, was only one of the many foreign publishing entities represented at the Frankfurt Book Fair, so many, in fact, that signs on location are referring to this event as the "UN of Publishing." But what makes KPIPA so interesting is that it was actually formed by the South Korean government with representatives from four … [Read more...] about Korean Conglomerate of Companies Furthers Asian eBook Market
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Red Shelf Distribution Platform Targets University Bookstores with Digital Content
Good e-Reader first caught up with ebook distribution platform Red Shelf at the BookExpo America publishing event in New York, and sat down today with co-founder and CEO Greg Fenton to discuss what changes and updates the company has undergone in the last six months. Apart from a shift of only working from PDF files of ebooks, the market focus of Red Shelf has also shifted to … [Read more...] about Red Shelf Distribution Platform Targets University Bookstores with Digital Content
Scandinavian riidr Platform Offers White-Label eBook Stores
With so much of the ebook market and news focused on a US-centric approach to digital reading, it's easy to forget that much of the world does not purchase or consumer ebooks in the same way. For some markets, it's the government hold ups, VAT issues, and pricing law concerns that prevent ebooks from growing in much the way some would expect. In others, it's quite literally … [Read more...] about Scandinavian riidr Platform Offers White-Label eBook Stores
Snapplify, Macmillan Launch eReader App for Educational Content
As device penetration takes place in more and more international markets, especially where education is concerned, publishers and content developers are discovering new issues that must be addressed in order to avoid the falsehood of the "one size fits all" approach to technology. South African app developer Snapplify was recently tapped to create an ebook reading app … [Read more...] about Snapplify, Macmillan Launch eReader App for Educational Content
Aquafadas Launches Cloud Authoring at Frankfurt Book Fair
Digital publishing solutions provider Aquafadas unveiled a new, simplified workflow solution this morning at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Called AQ Cloud Authoring, the program streamlines the publishing process for a variety of content developers. From magazines and newspapers who may have large volumes of content to distribute, to small press publishers who don't have an in-house … [Read more...] about Aquafadas Launches Cloud Authoring at Frankfurt Book Fair
Google eBooks Publishing Center Updated
Today Google has updated their publishing platform for eBooks published on Google Books. Starting today, you can use this new interface to upload and manage your titles. Some of the big updates include adding other users to your publisher account, view and edit book descriptions, author biographies, subject/categories, and other bibliographic information right within the … [Read more...] about Google eBooks Publishing Center Updated
Nook Talks Devices, Self-Publishing, and Moving Forward at Frankfurt
Good e-Reader sat down at the Frankfurt Book Fair today with Theresa Horner, Vice President of Digital Content at Barnes and Noble, to talk about the current state of the Nook division, the associated Nook Press self-publishing platform, and the upcoming affiliate drive to help authors receive an additional benefit for driving their own fans towards ebook purchases that offer a … [Read more...] about Nook Talks Devices, Self-Publishing, and Moving Forward at Frankfurt
Frankfurt Book Fair Officially Kicked Off Today
The first official day of the Frankfurt Book Fair has just come to a close, and if the remaining days are as packed with innovation and insight as today was, it will be one of the more memorable publishing events. One of the things that is setting this year's staging apart from some of the recent years is the larger focus on digital publishing, self-publishing, and … [Read more...] about Frankfurt Book Fair Officially Kicked Off Today
Barnes and Noble Simplifies eBook Error Checking
Barnes and Noble has announced today that they have implemented a number of enhancements to their EPUBCheck tool to help solve common eBook errors. This will assist indie authors and publishers to insure that their EPUB 2 and EPUB 3 titles don't have anything wrong with them, before they are put on sale.New features of the tool include tests for content accessibility … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Simplifies eBook Error Checking
Self-Publishing Lab at Frankfurt Book Fair’s CONTEC Event
In a standing room only panel presentation at CONTEC, a fact that is very telling about how the traditional publishing industry is beginning to view self-publishing, nine industry professionals participated in an interactive panel on how self-publishing is affecting authors and traditional publishing.Some of the panelists included authors, literary agents, publishing … [Read more...] about Self-Publishing Lab at Frankfurt Book Fair’s CONTEC Event
Digital Textbooks a Major Focus at #CONTEC13
Today's CONTEC event, held in conjunction with the Frankfurt Book Fair, is all about innovation. The Startup Showcase showed us what is possible, while the metadata presentation showed us exactly what the industry knows about how books sell. If it can be related to digital understanding correlated to books, it's probably being discussed here today.Two back-to-back panels on … [Read more...] about Digital Textbooks a Major Focus at #CONTEC13
Should Books Be Priced the Same?
This morning's first breakout session at the Frankfurt Book Fair CONTEC conference was supposed to be the future of the book, led by several speakers who have innovated in social reading, online publishing and blogging, and more. But the conversation kept coming back around to what the future of the book store will look like, let alone what those book stores will sell.Much … [Read more...] about Should Books Be Priced the Same?
Paperight Spreads Book Access by Reverting from Digital to Paper
One of the startups featured at today's Startup Showcase at the CONTEC conference, part of the events surrounding the Frankfurt Book Fair, is Paperight, a company that seems to fly in the face of everything that is happening in publishing at the moment. Not only is Paperight working to put print editions in reader's hands rather than the more affordable, more accessible digital … [Read more...] about Paperight Spreads Book Access by Reverting from Digital to Paper