eBook sales in the Netherlands are picking up and gaining momentum from the first half of 2012. Over 600,000 ebooks have been sold this year from a pool of only 16,000 titles. Industry analysts predict that the entire digital market constitutes 3% of the entire publishing segment and should increase to over 7% by the end of the year.One of the main factors that has … [Read more...] about Dutch eBooks Gaining Momentum in 2012
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Good e-Reader – Week in Review July 28th 2012
During the last week, lots of news has hit the digital publishing and ebook scene. Our quintessential week in review brings you up to speed on the top stories over the course of the last seven days.Amazon and Sony Offering Massive Deals in the UK - Ever since Sony launched its UK ebook store, it has been offering 20p titles every week. A number of major publishers have … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader – Week in Review July 28th 2012
Why A Traditional Publisher Can Hurt Your Career
Mark Coker, CEO and founder of the hugely successful ebook distribution platform Smashwords, wrote a blog poston how the sales figures for an indie author versus those of a traditionally published author can demonstrate something that not many in the industry know: a traditional publishing deal might actually do more harm than good for an author.Essentially, Coker broke it … [Read more...] about Why A Traditional Publisher Can Hurt Your Career
Erotica and Publishing After Fifty Shades of Grey
This summer’s beaches and swimming pool chaises have been smoldering under the popularity of the BDSM title, Fifty Shades of Grey, so much so that the once self-published erotica novel and its two sequels have even developed their own internet meme. But what has the impact of such a title had on both the erotica genre and digital publishing?Initially, E.L. James … [Read more...] about Erotica and Publishing After Fifty Shades of Grey
Stephen King to Release New eBook Short
Author Stephen King has announced he will be releasing a new digital-first title entitled A Face in the Crowd, for which he will once again partner with author Stewart O’Nan. The two worked together on a previous project about the Boston Red Sox.This isn’t King’s first straight-to-digital release and he is certainly not the first author—indie or traditional—to take … [Read more...] about Stephen King to Release New eBook Short
3M, Polaris Partnership Strengthens Public Libraries
GoodeReader reported this week on the announcement of new features from 3M Cloud Library Systems and Polaris. This venture is aimed at streamlining the work of public libraries for greater efficiency and ease of use for both the librarians and their readers. I an interview with 3M’s Matt Tempelis, GoodeReader learned about the need for a more efficient system to enable all … [Read more...] about 3M, Polaris Partnership Strengthens Public Libraries
Breakdown of the New Comixology App for Digital Comics
For purists who will only ever accept comics books in their original print editions, purchasing and collecting may be far more important than format. But for avid fans of the story lines themselves, the greater emphasis in the last couple of years on bringing comics to readers in digital format has been well received, especially with comic publishers who are re-releasing their … [Read more...] about Breakdown of the New Comixology App for Digital Comics
Scholastic Enhances Kids’ eReading App in Time for Back to School
Scholastic’s popular kids’ e-reader app Storia, which comes pre-installed with five children’s digital titles, has partnered with digital publisher Trajectory to add well-known illustrated classics titles to the app. These titles will be available for purchase beginning in November, within only a few months of school resuming for another academic year.“Trajectory is a good … [Read more...] about Scholastic Enhances Kids’ eReading App in Time for Back to School
Comic Accelerator Provides an Alternative to Kickstarter for Digital Publishing
There is no denying the rapid growth of Kickstarter as an avenue for digital publishers and comic books to find funding. Currently Kickstarter is the 4th largest graphic novel publisher in the world and many franchises are getting a new lease on life. This begs the question, shouldn't there be a dedicated crowd sourcing funding avenue, exclusively focused on comics? Comic … [Read more...] about Comic Accelerator Provides an Alternative to Kickstarter for Digital Publishing
FastPencil and B&N Partner to Put Indie Authors’ Books in Physical Stores
Self-publishing used to be the option of last resort for frustrated authors, but more and more authors are abandoning the frustrations of the traditional publishing industry in favor of the immediacy and creative control of self-publishing. Now that self-publishing and digital publishing have garnered some long overdue respect in the publishing industry, one of the last hurdles … [Read more...] about FastPencil and B&N Partner to Put Indie Authors’ Books in Physical Stores
Public Domain eBooks Get a New Lease on Life via Amazon
Amazon has just implemented a new feature that assigns new ASIN numbers to thousands of public domain ebooks. This makes the books harder to find and invalidates their old listing data on major search engines. That means that no matter how popular the free book was, it got pushed down in Amazon searches and the internet at large.Last weekend Amazon removed the vast … [Read more...] about Public Domain eBooks Get a New Lease on Life via Amazon
Polaris and 3M Partner to Make eBook Lending Patron Friendly
3M and Polaris Library Systems announced a partnership today that will build on their existing relationship in order to bring more checkout features to library patrons. This new venture will make it even easier for patrons to browse the ebook offerings in their local public libraries, as well as allow them to continue to search for the physical print book at the same … [Read more...] about Polaris and 3M Partner to Make eBook Lending Patron Friendly
Paperight Bringing Books to Outlying Africa
Digital publishing has been arguably hailed as the future of reading due to its ability to topple so many of the barriers to reading. Issues like censorship, environmental impact, access to reading materials, language and translation concerns, and more, could all be alleviated with the technology behind reading.But Paperight seeks to make a return not only to physical … [Read more...] about Paperight Bringing Books to Outlying Africa
Sourcebooks Unveils Digital Children’s Books with Full Audio
Sourcebooks has once again improved the world of kids’ and teen’s reading content by introducing its HEAR IT READ IT Classics line of ebooks. While digital content for younger readers is a booming business, especially among app developers who have created dynamic interactive edutainment with the capabilities, Sourcebooks has actually stepped away from some of the … [Read more...] about Sourcebooks Unveils Digital Children’s Books with Full Audio