Breaking into the publishing industry as an editor is very difficult. Seldom is it an entry level position, and you have to pay your dues doing different things within the company in order to have a well tailored resume. How exactly do you become an editor and what what is like being one at a major publisher?Julian Pavia is an senior editor at Crown, which is a division of … [Read more...] about What is it like being an editor at a major publishing company?
Digital Publishing News
What market share do Amazon, Apple, B&N Kobo and Google have selling eBooks?
According to the Association of American Publishers the US e-book market is currently worth $729 million dollars. This is a little bit misleading because it does not count self-published e-books that do not have ISBN numbers. If we take into account total sales, including the titles without an ISBN, what type of market share does Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Kobo and Google … [Read more...] about What market share do Amazon, Apple, B&N Kobo and Google have selling eBooks?
Universities are getting overwhelmed with Amazon Prime Packages
Students are back in university and college for the semester and they are buying textbooks, lots of textbooks. Instead waiting in line at the compass bookstore for a few hours just to buy overpriced items, students are using Amazon Prime to have them delivered in two days. This is wrecking havoc with the local post offices and campus mailroom.One of the hardest hit schools … [Read more...] about Universities are getting overwhelmed with Amazon Prime Packages
Google is developing a publisher program called Accelerated Mobile Pages
Google is privately testing a new service that will compete against Apple News and Facebook Instant Articles. The new program is called Accelerated Mobile Pages and 30 different publishers are participating in he closed beta program.Accelerated Mobile Pages aims to dramatically improve the performance of the mobile web. Google wants webpages with rich content like video, … [Read more...] about Google is developing a publisher program called Accelerated Mobile Pages
Google to Disclose Personal Information on an eBook Pirate
The entertainment industry is rife with piracy, but e-books have been slightly immune. Statistically they account for less than 25% in the United States and 69% of e-book owners said they have purchased all of the books in their collection. Google Play Books has been a notable cesspool, with hundreds of fake publishers and pseudo authors uploading thousands of pirate books. … [Read more...] about Google to Disclose Personal Information on an eBook Pirate
Magzter Reports 200% Growth for their Digital Magazine Subscription Service
After launching Magzter GOLD, their “all-you-can-read” Netflix-like digital magazine service earlier this year, Magzter has announce that their GOLD subscriber base has increased by 200% every month.Magzter, the largest and fastest-growing digital magazine store and newsstand in the world, with more than 27 million users globally, today announced that Magzter GOLD, the … [Read more...] about Magzter Reports 200% Growth for their Digital Magazine Subscription Service
New York Times Reaches 1 Million Digital Subscribers
The New York Times pioneered the concept of a paywall, a system where you can read a certain number of free articles per month before you are prompted to pay. The gambit has paid off, as the Times is reporting that they just hit one million digital subscribers.In making the announcement, Mark Thompson, president and chief executive officer of The New York Times Company, … [Read more...] about New York Times Reaches 1 Million Digital Subscribers
Harry Potter Fans Trying to Free a Caged Dobby in London
Dobby the House Elf from Harry Potter has often got the short end of the stick in the books and films. In the real world, a grotesque version of Dobby is currently being displayed at the Warner Bros. Studio Leavesden. Fans have turning up in droves to protest, with leaving socks.The only way to free a house elf is to leave them with an article of clothing. In Harry Potter … [Read more...] about Harry Potter Fans Trying to Free a Caged Dobby in London
Simon & Schuster has no problem with high e-Book prices
e-Books have been dramatically increasing in cost to the consumer ever since publishes have gained the ability to dictate their own price. Some people have called this phenomenon predatory pricing, devised to put the bulk of digital bookstores out of business. In a recent keynote with the Book Industry Study Group, Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy proclaimed she doesn't have … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster has no problem with high e-Book prices
Self-Publishing Startup Pronoun vies for Indie Authors Attention
Pronoun is a new company launched by the folks at Vook. They want to convince indie authors that they are a better alternative to LULU, Nook Press, Kobo Writing Life and Smashwords. How can a startup basically come out of nowhere and be a compelling value proposition for digitally savvy authors? Simple, they will put you in every major online store and give you 100% of all the … [Read more...] about Self-Publishing Startup Pronoun vies for Indie Authors Attention
JB Hi-Fi Now eBook Store is Closing
The largest electronics retailer in Australia JB Hi-Fi started selling digital books two years ago. Things haven't been going so well for them and they announced that on September 30th they will be shutting down the JB Hi-Fi Now ebook store.The company is the midst of emailing all of the customers who have registered an account on the platform or have bought an … [Read more...] about JB Hi-Fi Now eBook Store is Closing
Apple is promoting their new San Francisco font to developers
One of the seldom mentioned centerpieces to iOS 9, is a new system wide font called San Francisco, which replaces Helvetica Neue. Apple has mandated that this new font will be unifying every device from the Apple Watch to the MAC. Developers now have access to San Francisco, giving them the ability to use it in all of their apps.Helvetica, was created in Switzerland in … [Read more...] about Apple is promoting their new San Francisco font to developers
Amazon Disables Send to Kindle on Rival Bookstores
Amazon is in the process of disabling their Send to Kindle functionality on competing bookstores. The Seattle company recently changed their terms of service that is having a reverberating effect on the e-book industry.Last March Amazon augmented their cloud system that requires users to subscribe to Prime in order to store photos and video. If you are not a Prime member, … [Read more...] about Amazon Disables Send to Kindle on Rival Bookstores
Self-Published Authors Have Fewer e-Book Distribution Options
Self-published authors are facing major difficulties in selling their e-books online. Many bookstores are closing or scaling back and Amazon changed the rules for their Kindle Unlimited program, paying authors by pages read instead of when a book is opened. What is an author to do?Oyster announced last week that they were closing their company in early 2016 and most of the … [Read more...] about Self-Published Authors Have Fewer e-Book Distribution Options