Ever year major publishers release books by debut authors and perennial bestsellers. What is interesting is how every year the entire industry follows certain trends, whether its genre based or the 2013 trend of celebrity memoirs. The biggest trend in 2014 and 2015 has to be YouTube and Gaming content creators securing multi-book deals. The publishing industry has become … [Read more...] about The Biggest Publishing Trend in 2015 Will Shock You
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New York Times Unveils Digital Day Passes
The New York Times has just unveiled a brand new program called Digital Day Passes. The day pass will will grant access to the publication's website and apps for the day to anyone that buys the print edition of the newspaper. There will be a special keyword that the customer can text to a specific phone number and a link will be generated. The company describes the … [Read more...] about New York Times Unveils Digital Day Passes
What is it like being an editor at a major publishing company?
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?
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