The founders of Txtr started an e-book subscription service in 2014 called Blloon. It was only available in the United Kingdom but the company had plans to expand into other markets, such as Germany and the United States. Sadly, Blloon is yet another victim of the apathy readers have of subscription services and the company will be shutting down. The Blloon business model … [Read more...] about Blloon is shutting down their e-book Subscription Service
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Aquafadas Digital Publishing Solution V4 lets you publish beautiful digital content in minutes
Speed is a priority in digital publishing today. Publishers need to create and update digital content quickly and without sacrificing quality. Well, Aquafadas has just made the lives of digital publishers a whole lot easier. With the launch of version 4.0 of the Aquafadas InDesign plugin, publishers can now generate their digital documents 10 times faster than before. Plus, … [Read more...] about Aquafadas Digital Publishing Solution V4 lets you publish beautiful digital content in minutes
Indonesians have failed to embrace e-books
Indonesia has failed to embrace e-books in a meaningful way and digital sales only account for less than 2% of all book sales. One of the big barriers in e-book adoption in Indonesia is primarily due to the e-book price from local authors. Raditya Dika, the most popular youth fiction author in Indonesia, recently published a book called Koala Kumal, which costs IDR 50,000 … [Read more...] about Indonesians have failed to embrace e-books
Germany is advocating used e-book sales
The Ministry of Consumer Protection Baden-Württemberg in Germany is starting to advocate used e-book sales. They stress that a clear path of ownership with digital content needs to be established. Assistant Secretary of State Wolfgang Reimer recent led a panel in Brussels entitled Who owns my eBook. During the conference he stated "From a consumer protection point of view … [Read more...] about Germany is advocating used e-book sales
The Best Podcasts about Authors and Books
Podcasting is starting to become big business with over 2.6 billion downloads in 2014. Edison Research reported that fully one-third of all Americans 12 years of age or older now say they have listened to at least one podcast. One of the biggest new segments of podcasts is books and today we are going to look at some of the best ones out there. Overdue - This is a great … [Read more...] about The Best Podcasts about Authors and Books
27% of Americans read an e-book in the past 12 Months
We continue to be enamored with the digital format and the sheer number of people who have read an e-book is ever increasing. 27% of Americans read an e-book in the past 12 months – up from 17% in 2011. Meanwhile, audio book consumption has remained stable, with 12% of Americans saying they listened to a book that way. Seven-in-ten American adults (72%) have read a book … [Read more...] about 27% of Americans read an e-book in the past 12 Months
Amazon files lawsuit against people who sell fake ebook reviews
Digital Publishing has become big business and e-book revenue is at an all time high. Penguin, Hachette and Random House have publicly stated that e-books account for 25% of their entire revenue stream. Amazon is the beneficiary of the entire e-book revolution and the company controls 75% of the entire e-book market in the US. Major publishers and indie authors both vie for … [Read more...] about Amazon files lawsuit against people who sell fake ebook reviews
Rundown of all the Digital Publishing News from the Frankfurt Book Fair
The Frankfurt Book Fair is currently ongoing and this is the definitive European event where new digital publishing initiatives are announced and new products. Today, we are going to take a look at all of the top stories coming out of the event. Xinxii XinXii has announced that they are are getting involved in the billion dollar audiobook space. The company will not be … [Read more...] about Rundown of all the Digital Publishing News from the Frankfurt Book Fair
Google Book-Scanning Project Ruled Legal by US Appeals Court
Google can now move forward with their book scanning project and digitize millions of e-books without having to pay authors. The ruling came from a U.S. appeals court who said that the project is considered “fair use” of published material under copyright law. Google has scanned more than 20 million books since 2004 without the permission of the authors. The company allows … [Read more...] about Google Book-Scanning Project Ruled Legal by US Appeals Court
Adult Coloring Books is the Hot New Segment in Publishing
Adult coloring books is the hottest new segment in publishing and everyone is getting involved. Disney has released a new 3D coloring book based on popular characters, to mainstream celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and George R.R. Martin who have jumped into the fray. The current coloring-book craze was ignited in 2013, when Scottish illustrator Johanna Basford published … [Read more...] about Adult Coloring Books is the Hot New Segment in Publishing