The meteoric rise of Amazon into a global retail empire has hit a number of industries hard, but perhaps none more so than the publishing industry. Along with the dramatic shift in producing books, obviously Amazon, other online retailers, and even the invention of the ebook had a huge impact on booksellers. Sadly, it wasn't in a good way. While major brick-and-mortar chains … [Read more...] about Indie Bookshops Are Back from the Brink
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2018 Set New Records for Library eBook Lending
If you haven't borrowed an ebook from your local public library, it's time to catch up with the trend. For those readers who have borrowed an ebook, especially in the past year, you're part of a record-setting number of digital adoptees who are accessing new content and keeping their local communities supported with library usage. OverDrive, the leading supplies of digital … [Read more...] about 2018 Set New Records for Library eBook Lending
Reading Is Good For Your Brain…Who Knew?
It might seem like common sense: reading makes you smarter. But it's actually a lot more complicated than that. Studies have proven not just the fact that the information contained within books can make readers into more knowledgeable, well-rounded learners, but rather that the active process of reading can alter the brain for the better. Dan Seitz with Popular Science takes … [Read more...] about Reading Is Good For Your Brain…Who Knew?
BookShout is powering the Harlequin ebook store
Harlequin announced in October that they were getting rid of Adobe Digital Editions and going with an alternative. They have selected Bookshout to power their online bookstore, and this means you need the Bookshout app for Android or iOS, which makes Harlequin ebooks incompatible with e-readers. Many people feel that Bookshout does an adequate job at reading ebooks, but … [Read more...] about BookShout is powering the Harlequin ebook store
Apple Texture Relaunch has digital newspaper companies worried
Apple bought the unlimited magazine subscription service, Texture, earlier this year. The rate used to be $14.99 per month, but in July it dropped down to $9.99 per month. Nothing really has been done with the platform yet, but Apple has grand plans to relaunch the service and publishers are worried. The Texture relaunch will be a premium product that will be rolled into … [Read more...] about Apple Texture Relaunch has digital newspaper companies worried
People tend to get their news from social media
The newspaper industry is on the decline and dwindling advertising revenues is one of the primary contributing factors. How do people catch up on the latest news these days? Pew Research conducted an extensive study and found that only 16% read newspapers in print, but 33% read dedicated online news sites. For the first time ever, social media has surpassed newspapers in … [Read more...] about People tend to get their news from social media
Goodreads Announces the Best Books of 2018
Just in time for holiday gift giving, Goodreads has released its list of the best books of 2018. What makes this list any better than others just like it? This one is actually voted on by the readers themselves. Rather than relying on high-brow review outlets or marketing campaigns bankrolled by larger publishers, Goodreads' own users curated these top choices. The top … [Read more...] about Goodreads Announces the Best Books of 2018
The Biggest Scam in Publishing?
The digital publishing revolution is so old that a great many reading consumers might not be able to envision a time when they couldn't simply pop online to order a book, download a new title from their favorite author, or use an app or PDF for supplemental book material. eBooks and digital publishing have simply become a part of everyday life for many people. But there's … [Read more...] about The Biggest Scam in Publishing?
Image Comics is no longer offering DRM-Free Editions
Image Comics was an early adopter of offering most of their comics without any digital rights management. Since 2013 they allowed users to shop directly on their website and download comics to their computer and easily load them on their smartphone, tablet or e-reader. A few weeks ago the comics publisher decided to no longer offer DRM-Free comics on their website and gave … [Read more...] about Image Comics is no longer offering DRM-Free Editions
Hardcover and Paperback book sales increase at the expense of ebooks
In the first nine months of the year ebook sales have declined 3.9% and generated over $770.9 million dollars. People are still buying the digital format of course, but the real money is with hardcover and paperback novels. The hardback format saw an increase of $1.9 billion dollars (6.2%) over 2017 and mass market and paperback books made $1,976.0 billion dollars (2.2%) from … [Read more...] about Hardcover and Paperback book sales increase at the expense of ebooks