Released today, the biggest annual study into British children’s reading habits, What Kids Are Reading has revealed that the most popular book for secondary school children is Girl Online by vlogger Zoe Sugg aka Zoella. The report reflects the impact of social media on children’s book choices, with Zoella’s 10 million YouTube subscribers helping Girl Online to become the most … [Read more...] about Study – What Kids Are Reading In The United Kingdom
Digital Publishing News
Amazon is Secretly Developing a Used e-Book Marketplace
Amazon is in the process of developing a secret project that will allow users to sell their e-books. When digital books are resold a portion of the revenue will be paid to the rights holder. This should placate publishers who can earn revenue on used products, something they can't do with used bookstores in the real world. Amazon is planning on creating a new section of the … [Read more...] about Amazon is Secretly Developing a Used e-Book Marketplace
One of Britain’s Top Newspapers Goes Digital Only
The Independent is the first National newspaper in the United Kingdom to go completely digital. The primarily reason this is occurring is because print sales been falling consistently over the past few years, with a massive 7% drop in 2015. Print is falling, but digital is a huge growth avenue for the Independent. According to recent figures the independent.co.uk is the … [Read more...] about One of Britain’s Top Newspapers Goes Digital Only
Bite Sized e-books are Taking the World by Storm
Serialized fiction first gained prominence in Victorian England and first appeared in newspapers. It was practiced by such literary giants as Charles Dickens, Leo Tolstoy and Joseph Conrad. It fell out of favor in the last fifty years, but is now making a rebound thanks to the iPhone. Apple is showcasing two new e-reading apps under their new and notable category on the … [Read more...] about Bite Sized e-books are Taking the World by Storm
China is Banning Foreign Companies from Publishing Anything Online
The Chinese ministry has issued new rules that ban any foreign-invested company from publishing anything online in China, effective next month. This move will effectively shut down any news outlets, publishers, gaming companies, information providers, and entertainment companies. The banning of foreign media in China will be a hard blow to companies like Thomson Reuters, Dow … [Read more...] about China is Banning Foreign Companies from Publishing Anything Online
Wizards of the Coast Paying Fans to Scan Old DND Books
Wizards of the Coast and DriveThruRPG are asking fans to preserve history by scanning old Dungeons and Dragons Books and converting them to PDF. If you’ve got some classic D&D titles in your collection and you have access to a scanner, you can help Wizards of the Coast re-master these titles. In return, you’ll get a $50 bounty per title. The company is looking for … [Read more...] about Wizards of the Coast Paying Fans to Scan Old DND Books
Facebook is opening Instant News Articles to all Publishers
Facebook Instant Articles launched last May and the pool of publishers showcasing content was very limited. This is all going to change this April when Facebook will be opening up their platform to any publisher that wants to include their content in peoples feeds. If you use Facebook on a daily basis you know that most news items divert you to a website to read the full … [Read more...] about Facebook is opening Instant News Articles to all Publishers
Predictions for the Digital Publishing Industry in 2016
There were a number of notable events that transpired in 2015 that is setting the stage for this year. Vox acquired Re/code, Buzzfeed raised $200 million from NBCUniversal, Vice Media received a $200 million investment from Disney and partnered with HBO on a multi-year programming agreement, Facebook launched Instant Articles and Apple launched Apple News. What is going to … [Read more...] about Predictions for the Digital Publishing Industry in 2016
The KDP Select Global Fund for January is $15 million
Amazon has just announced that their KDP Select Global Fund for January 2016 was $15 million dollars. Authors who have enrolled their e-books and gone exclusive with Amazon will get a share of these funds for each page read by a reader. There are also some upcoming changes occurring for February that authors need to be aware of. Amazon is capping the per page read system at … [Read more...] about The KDP Select Global Fund for January is $15 million
Major Publishers ebook Revenue Continues to Plummet
Over the course of the last twelve months major publishers have all reported that e-book revenue has begun to plummet. This downward trend has continued into 2016, as HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette have all reported diminished revenue. Simon & Schuster has just released their quarterly financial results and e-book sales accounted for just 21% of total … [Read more...] about Major Publishers ebook Revenue Continues to Plummet