Apple has just launched a publishing portal called Apple Books for Authors. It provides a huge resource for authors who are looking to self-publish or publishing companies to submit content. There are instructional videos, recommended apps for recording an audiobook or to writing an ebook. Once you have your content ready for submission there is a giant guide on how to setup … [Read more...] about Apple Books for Authors Platform makes publishing easy
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Hachette digital sales are up, while book sales plummet
Hachette is one of the largest publishers in the world and have released their financial earnings report that covered the first three months of 2020. One of the more interesting things has to do with digital audiobooks and ebook sales. Downloadable audio accounted for 14.4% of HBG’s revenue in the quarter, up from 10% a year earlier. E-books accounted for 16.8% of total revenue … [Read more...] about Hachette digital sales are up, while book sales plummet
What Publishers Are Doing To Help During Covid-19
The pandemic of Covid-19 is disrupting the entire bookselling industry. Major publishers are doing their part in offering a ton of programs and initiatives to help readers, bookstores, schools and libraries. Here is a huge list of all of publishers doing their part.Cambridge University PressCambridge University Press’ COVID-19 response page Cambridge is offering … [Read more...] about What Publishers Are Doing To Help During Covid-19
Ebook revenue fell 4.2% in 2019 and generated $983.3 million
In 2019 ebook revenue in the United States declined 4.2% and generated $983.3 million. Digital audiobooks continued to grow, with a 22.1% increase as compared to last year, reaching $576.9 million in revenue. Year-to-date total Trade sales were flat (+0.1%) in relation to 2018, coming in at $7.9 billion. Total sales across all categories for January to December 2019 rose 1.8% … [Read more...] about Ebook revenue fell 4.2% in 2019 and generated $983.3 million
For Authors, Digital Publishing Is Far Superior To Print
There used to be a stigma about self-publishing, not even 15 years. It was not uncommon for published authors to roll their eyes at anyone claiming the dubious title of “self-published author.”You know the type of self-published author I’m talking about. The guy that aspired to be an author since he was a child, never got the chance and decided to pay a publishing house a … [Read more...] about For Authors, Digital Publishing Is Far Superior To Print
Simon and Schuster ebook sales increased for the first time in 3 years
Simon and Schuster is finally starting to see some strong gains with digital audiobooks and ebooks. In 2019 audiobook sales increased by 15% over 2018, and e-book sales, which increased for the first time in at least three years, were up 1% over 2018. Overall, digital sales in 2019 increased 7%, which is very solid. The best selling ebooks of the year were Howard Stern Comes … [Read more...] about Simon and Schuster ebook sales increased for the first time in 3 years
Flipboard adds videos to curated content
Flipboard is one of the most popular news aggregation apps in the world. The service is designed to populate your news feed with a huge list of verified news sources and users can also use their own, such as Good e-Reader! The company is launching a new ad-free curated video service called Flipboard TV that will come preinstalled on Samsung’s new Galaxy S20 phones and cost $3 a … [Read more...] about Flipboard adds videos to curated content
Scroll is new service that makes websites ad-free
Scroll is a new subscription service that makes popular websites ad-free and news websites get a cut out of the subscription fees. Scroll has just launched today with support for a number of major websites and networks, including The Atlantic, BuzzFeed News, Gizmodo, Kotaku, Slate, USA Today, Verge and many others.Once you sign up for Scroll, those websites should all be … [Read more...] about Scroll is new service that makes websites ad-free
Penguin Random House is removing audiobooks from Scribd
Yesterday, Good e-Reader broke the news that Penguin Random House, one of the largest publishers in the world were removing audiobooks and ebooks from unlimited platforms all over the world. This included companies like Bookbeat from the United Kingdom, Storytel from Sweden and also Nextory. Scribd is one of the largest unlimited platforms in the world, they have over one … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House is removing audiobooks from Scribd
Penguin Random House removes ebooks from Unlimited Platforms
Penguin Random House has just pulled all of their English and Spanish ebook titles from various online unlimited services. This includes Bookbeat, Nextory, Scribd and Storytel. The publisher confirmed the change with Good e-Reader, "at this point in time, Penguin Random House has decided that we will not participate in subscription models with unlimited access. Our decision was … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House removes ebooks from Unlimited Platforms
Carina Press will launch a new LGBTQ ebook line
Carina Press is owned by Harlequin and they publish only ebooks. The publisher is going to launch a new line of contemporary and classic LGBTQ+ romance tales with characters drawn from throughout the spectrum of LGBTQ+ communities. A number of titles will be available for purchase on Apple Books, Amazon, Kobo and Barnes and Noble Nook.The new imprint will be called Carina … [Read more...] about Carina Press will launch a new LGBTQ ebook line
5 Advantages of Publishing Your Work as an eBook
A lot of authors are shy when it comes to the idea of publishing their work as an eBook. There's something nostalgic about a print book - for some people it's the smell of paper, for some people it's just nice to mark their progress with the turn of each page.Even so, eBooks are rapidly becoming more popular as a form of self-publishing. There are numerous advantages to … [Read more...] about 5 Advantages of Publishing Your Work as an eBook
Apple News has 100 million monthly users
Apple News is available in more countries and this has provided an influx of new users who turn to the service for all of the latest news from websites, newspapers and magazines. There are now 100 million monthly users. The number of users rose nearly 18% from a year ago, although the company did not break out subscriber numbers for Apple News+, which costs $9.99 per … [Read more...] about Apple News has 100 million monthly users
