Digital Book World posted a comprehensive peek at Aptara’s and Publisher’s Weekly’s April survey on how ebooks are faring in the publishing market, and the results came as no surprise to anyone who thinks digital reading is here to stay. Almost 900 publishers from publishing houses of every size range responded.Some of the surprises in the study, though, included most of … [Read more...] about Breakdown of Aptara’s Ebook Publishing Study
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iVerse Attains International Language Rights to Marvel Comics
Every single month 50% to 65% of all Digital Comic Book sales are going to readers who speak different languages. This has prompted iVerse into signing an exclusive agreement with Marvel Comics to distribute its graphic novels and comic books in foreign markets. The company has also secured the rights for Archie Comics and Graphic novels. iVerse will create apps in China, … [Read more...] about iVerse Attains International Language Rights to Marvel Comics
EU Begins to Dismantle Agency Pricing on eBooks
The European Commission has begun to dissolve the Agency Model that Apple and the Big Six publishers implemented a few years ago. The EU has found that HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, Hachette Livre, and Apple "engaged in a concerted practice" to raise ebook prices or prevent the emergence of lower prices across Europe. There are new agreements in place starting … [Read more...] about EU Begins to Dismantle Agency Pricing on eBooks
Digital Publishing Is About Options
There is no shortage of options for digital publishing, so many in fact that companies are finally starting to specialize in the content the rework. GoodeReaderreached out to two different companies who, while possibly lesser known compared to the household names in the business, have a lot more to offer their clients than many publishers know about.GoodeReader spoke with … [Read more...] about Digital Publishing Is About Options
Next Issue Media Adds iPad Titles
GoodeReader spoke last month with Next Issue Media, a group formed by some of the magazine industry’s major companies--Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp. and Time Inc. The group’s goal was to ensure that as much of their vibrant content as possible was available for the growing numbers of consumers who were using their tablets for personal reading.“Our goal is to … [Read more...] about Next Issue Media Adds iPad Titles
Media Moguls Team Up to Form Brightline ePublishing
Barry Diller, the Chairman of AC/InterActiveCorp, and film producer Scott Rudin have banded together to form a new digital publishing company. The new initiative will be called Brightline and will publish ebooks and eventually physical books in a partnership with Atavist.Just what the world needs, another company getting into digital publishing, right? Except these two guys … [Read more...] about Media Moguls Team Up to Form Brightline ePublishing
Amazon Introduces Popular 70% Royalty Option for India
Kindle Direct Publishing Select by Amazon lets you exclusively publish your ebooks with the online company. You can then make some solid income by allowing your books to be borrowed for free through the Amazon Prime eBook Lending program. When you book is borrowed, you get paid by a growing pool of money Amazon sets aside, and the amount continues to grow. Today the company … [Read more...] about Amazon Introduces Popular 70% Royalty Option for India
Crossover Appeal Leads to Increased Sales in YA/MG Ebooks
As good news from the publishing abounds in both the print and digital realms, one area in particular is experiencing a full-fledged revival. Both the young adult and middle grade genres, tabulated in terms of sales in the children’s book category, are posting numbers that show a clear rise in sales.One of the reasons for this popularity is the mass appeal of one series … [Read more...] about Crossover Appeal Leads to Increased Sales in YA/MG Ebooks
More Bad News for the Publishing Industry?
Ebooks were supposed to be the end of the publishing industry. Then it was Amazon and the resulting loss of a number of brick-and-mortar bookstores; of course, Amazon’s traditional publishing arm was also to blame for destroying the publishing industry. The Department of Justice lawsuit against Apple and several publishers was going to end the publishing industry, and … [Read more...] about More Bad News for the Publishing Industry?
eBook Sales Increase by 188% in the UK
In the first six months of 2012, ebook sales went up 188% in the United Kingdom, according to the Publishers Association. One of the strongest segments of market growth this year has been children’s digital books and digital non-fiction books, which saw increases of 171% and 128% respectively during the same period. This has come at the expense of printed books, which fell … [Read more...] about eBook Sales Increase by 188% in the UK
A New Report States 15% of All eBook Reviews Will Be Fake by 2014
A new report by Gartner Research points out a very disturbing trend in the ebook industry: fake or paid reviews. Many companies are actively creating duplicate user accounts and posting reviews on a book in an effort to gain more sales. In other cases, self-published authors like John Locke and Stephen Leather pay people to leave positive reviews or leave fake reviews … [Read more...] about A New Report States 15% of All eBook Reviews Will Be Fake by 2014
eBook Review: The Road to Reality by Dianne Burnett
Verdict: 3.5 StarsBack in the good old days before reality television became overrun with bouffant-haired Jersey girls and teens trying to race each other to the delivery room, Mark and Dianne Burnett conceived of televised entertainment that allowed audiences to see truly driven people battle it out with the elements and each other in some of the most gorgeous and exotic … [Read more...] about eBook Review: The Road to Reality by Dianne Burnett
Amazon Sales Tax Takes Effect in California
So much has happened since last year’s furor over the various state governments setting their sights on Amazon.com. In what was actually being dubbed the “Amazon Tax” in some political settings, state after state began insisting that the online retailer collect and fork over sales taxes for online purchases.For its part, Amazon relied on a 1992 US Supreme Court decision … [Read more...] about Amazon Sales Tax Takes Effect in California