May was a terrible month for e-book sales and the format declined 18.3% in 2016 vs the same period last year. The same cannot be said about print, which saw increases across the board. Paperback books grew 7.2% and hardback books saw a big 17.4% uptake. The lone bright spot with digital was audiobooks, which continued their explosive growth and saw a 14.9% increase in … [Read more...] about E-Book Sales Decline 18.3% in May 2016
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Everything You Need to Know About Baker & Taylor Global Publishers Services
Baker & Taylor has spent decades building strong retail relationships around the world for its wholesale business. The company wants to monetize their extensive network and created the Global Publishers Services. This will allow publishers to reach multiple sales channels, including traditional retail, online retailers, schools, libraries and consumers through e-commerce … [Read more...] about Everything You Need to Know About Baker & Taylor Global Publishers Services
The Hottest Trend In Digital Publishing are Serialized eBooks
The big new trend in digital publishing in 2016 is serialized novels that are delivered to you via an app or directly to the email inbox. Large publishers and a number of startups believe that most people do not read complete novels on their phone, but do have time to read a chapter a day.Serialized fiction first gained prominence in Victorian England and first appeared in … [Read more...] about The Hottest Trend In Digital Publishing are Serialized eBooks
OverDrive Continues Efforts Against IDPF Merger
Two entities in the digital publishing sphere that GoodeReader greatly admires--OverDrive and the IDPF--are at odds over a planned merger between the IDPF and W3C. Steve Potash, OverDrive's CEO, has vehemently expressed concerns over the upcoming member vote on the merger in the past, and is reiterating those concerns with the IDPF board and membership.The IDPF, or … [Read more...] about OverDrive Continues Efforts Against IDPF Merger
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
Dutch e-Book Sales Increase by 10% in Q3 2016
Over the course of the past six months Dutch e-book sales have been strong. During the 2nd quarter the digital format increased by 9% over the same period last year and in Q3 2016 sales have increased another 10%.The Netherlands bookselling industry has sold 39 million books in the last twelve months and 6.4% of them have been e-books. To give you a sense on how far the … [Read more...] about Dutch e-Book Sales Increase by 10% in Q3 2016
Skoobe and Bonnier sign a publishing deal
Skoobe is one of the most successful e-book subscription sites and they currently have a portfolio of 175,000 titles. They have just secured a partnership with Bonnier Media and they now have contracts with three largest German publishing groups Random House, Holtzbrinck and Bonnier. Readers who subscribe to the Skoobe service for 9.99 € per month will have access to … [Read more...] about Skoobe and Bonnier sign a publishing deal
Amazon is Prioritizing the Manga Experience on the Kindle
Amazon has announced that they are going to be pushing out a new firmware update for the Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Voyage and Kindle Oasis. They intend on dramatically improving the manga reading experience with a critical new feature.Later this month Amazon will be introducing a new enhancement called Ultra-Fast Skimming. It will give users 33% faster single page … [Read more...] about Amazon is Prioritizing the Manga Experience on the Kindle
Playboy Magazine Now Available on iTunes and Google Play
Playbook magazine has launched a nudity free magazine that has been redesigned for an entirely new generation. A few months ago the company signed an agreement with Amazon to have hundreds of classic articles available via Kindle Single Classics and a few days ago Playboy magazine is now available on iTunes, Google Play and the Good e-Reader App Store.The reimagined Playboy … [Read more...] about Playboy Magazine Now Available on iTunes and Google Play
Elly’s Choice secures major partners for International expansion
Elly's Choice launched in the Netherlands in 2014 and the company offers a subscription program where users pay 2.99 per month to read 10 e-books.  The digital content can be read on users e-readers, smartphones or tablets and Elly's Choice currently has over 40,000 paid subscribers. In order to take their business to the next level, they will be rebranding themselves as Book … [Read more...] about Elly’s Choice secures major partners for International expansion
Where do people buy and listen to their Audiobooks?
The global audiobook industry is currently worth over three billion dollars and is considered to be the fastest growing segment in publishing. Every quarter publishers report that e-book sales are down, but audio sales are up. Statistically, there is not much data on where people buy and listen to their audiobooks, until now.Good e-Reader has conducted a month long poll … [Read more...] about Where do people buy and listen to their Audiobooks?
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
Penguin Boss Admits Their Focus on e-Books was an Error
Penguin Random House is responsible for nearly a quarter of all books currently being published and were an early adopter of e-books. Joanna Prior, the managing director of Penguin’s general books, said the firm jumped the gun and incorrectly pre-empted a major shift towards digital books.“There was a definite moment when we all went shooting out after the shiny app thing … [Read more...] about Penguin Boss Admits Their Focus on e-Books was an Error
Reedsy Learning is a series of online courses for indie authors
Reedsy launched two years ago and the company runs a marketplace where independent authors can connect with talented freelance editors, designers and publicists. In order to assist indie authors they have launched Reedsy Learning, which is a new learning platform that will enable millions of writers to learn about book publishing, in short 5-minute lessons each day.Reedsy … [Read more...] about Reedsy Learning is a series of online courses for indie authors