As authors and publishers alike experiment with the sweet spot for ebook prices, promotional pricing can serve as a useful tool in driving book discovery. But with so many inexpensive ebooks in the retail space, it can still be difficult to foster book and author discovery. BookBub, a book discovery engine that makes its three million-plus members aware of the best ebook deals … [Read more...] about BookBub Secures Funding to Continue Serving Book Discovery
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The Consolidation of the Publishing Industry Continues – News Corp Acquires Harlequin
The book publishing industry is not used to the type of mega-mergers that we have seen in the last few years. It would have been unthinkable a decade ago that Penguin and Random House would  have joined forces, now they account for 1/4 of all books printed in the world. News Corp is continuing this trend with its recent acquisition of Romance publisher Harlequin.Harlequin … [Read more...] about The Consolidation of the Publishing Industry Continues – News Corp Acquires Harlequin
Wattpad Gets into the Digital Publishing Game
Wattpad has popularized the notion of serialized digital books on their website. Millions of readers and writers use the free service to hone their writing skills and develop a loyal following. The serialized approach is the most dominant on the platform with readers giving their feedback after every chapter. Wattpad is now getting into the publishing game with two of their … [Read more...] about Wattpad Gets into the Digital Publishing Game
Star Wars Interactive Stories Now Available on iOS
Disney is gearing up for Star Wars Episode 7 in a really big way. The company made waves last week when it announced it does not consider any of the books in the Expanded Universe canon. Instead, they are publishing four new eBooks to set the stage for the next chapter in the Star Wars Saga. In order to get the younger generation enamoured with the movie source material, Disney … [Read more...] about Star Wars Interactive Stories Now Available on iOS
Scribd Subscription Reading Adds Titles from Wiley
When ebook subscription-based reading was a new concept over four years ago, the idea seemed to intrigue readers while failing to entice publishers. With major concerns over piracy and compensation, a number of different companies developed models that were intended to address those issues while still keeping all-you-can-eat book consumption inexpensive enough for customers to … [Read more...] about Scribd Subscription Reading Adds Titles from Wiley
Kobo Teams Up with Mcdonalds UK for Happy Meal eBooks
Kobo has just signed a digital distribution deal with Mcdonalds UK for free eBooks available in Happy Meals. As part of the Secret Seven promotion parents will be able to redeem coupons for free eBooks.The promotion will center around childrens books by author Enid Blyton’s ‘Secret Seven’, published by Hodder Children’s Books, will be running for five weeks in McDonald’s … [Read more...] about Kobo Teams Up with Mcdonalds UK for Happy Meal eBooks
Scholastic Unveils Storia School Edition
As global leaders in both children's content development and educational innovation, Scholastic is a company whose name is synonymous with quality platforms for schools. From their monthly reader book clubs to their entire curriculum manifests, the wealth of solutions they provide to educational institutions is pretty astounding.This week, Scholastic announced the launch of … [Read more...] about Scholastic Unveils Storia School Edition
SciFi Genre: Does Hugh Howey Control the Future?
It's a long-held and possibly undocumented belief that the man who invented the flip phone designed it in such a way as to look like one of the original Star Trek communicators. Accordingly, the Star Trek franchise has actually been responsible for a number of design features--and political changes, if credit be given to its multi-racial and gender equal cast--that currently … [Read more...] about SciFi Genre: Does Hugh Howey Control the Future?
YUDU’s BookSnacking Revamps Bookstore Browsing for eBooks
One of the things that reading consumers lost with the transition to a digital book purchasing environment is the ability to walk into a well-stocked bookstore and browse the shelves, picking up books with enticing titles or covers, flipping them over to read the blurb, and maybe reading the first few chapters of an attention getting book. The loss of this level of interaction … [Read more...] about YUDU’s BookSnacking Revamps Bookstore Browsing for eBooks
Small Legal Victory for Apple’s Antitrust Battle
Apple's attorneys have managed to pull off a minor legal victory in what has become almost laughably a war against Apple. On the grounds that Judge Denise Cote's decision to move forward with the classification and damages phases of the trial on going case, Apple managed to win a stay by the three-judge panel of the Second Circuit court, at least for now.Essentially, the … [Read more...] about Small Legal Victory for Apple’s Antitrust Battle
Facebook Paper Animation Library Goes Opensource
Facebook Paper is a relatively new standalone app that was released in early February. Â The premise was to create a new way to browse your friends status updates and catch up with major news items via a curated approach. Facebook has announced that they are making the animation engine behind the "Cards" approach open source for all mobile developers to employ in their … [Read more...] about Facebook Paper Animation Library Goes Opensource
To Kill a Mockingbird Getting the eBook and Audiobook Treatment
HarperCollins has announced that the seminal book To Kill A Mockingbird will be getting the eBook and audiobook treatment this July. Thousands of schools all over Canada and the US have used this book as part of their English departments remedial reading program. This will be the first time this classic is going digital and the author stated  “I am amazed and humbled that … [Read more...] about To Kill a Mockingbird Getting the eBook and Audiobook Treatment
Scholastic’s Goosebumps Series to Be Adapted for Film
Sony announced today that it is in production of a film adaptation of one of Scholastic's bestselling series, Goosebumps. In conjunction with one of the leading publishers of children's content, Sony has brought along actor Jack Black to lead an all-star cast for one of the most popular children's series of all time. Directed by Rob Letterman, the Goosebumps movie is being … [Read more...] about Scholastic’s Goosebumps Series to Be Adapted for Film