Australia has proven itself a major growth market for Scribd. Subscriptions have more than tripled in the country in less than a year. This has prompted Scribd to negotiate with their publishing partners to bring modern bestsellers to Australia in a bid to appeal to serious readers. Scribd is employing a different kind of strategy to the Australian market. First of all they … [Read more...] about Scribd Brings Bestselling eBooks to Australia
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School Libraries Vital to Literacy Rates Among Students
Libraries present an interesting conundrum to policy makers and patrons alike. A Pew Internet study, for example, showed just how mixed-up the sentiments surrounding libraries can be, with reports from one survey stating that "95% of Americans agree that the materials and resources available at public libraries play an important role in giving everyone a chance to succeed [and] … [Read more...] about School Libraries Vital to Literacy Rates Among Students
Digital Newspapers Grows 15% in Australia during 2014
Australians have begun to adopt digital newspapers in record numbers as advertising campaigns from the leading national publications appear to be paying off. In 2014 digital has grown over 15% with eight million people on average consuming the news on a monthly basis. The Sydney Morning Herald was Australia’s most-read newspaper across print and digital with 5.6 million … [Read more...] about Digital Newspapers Grows 15% in Australia during 2014
Google Promotes Coding Among Young Australians With New eBook
Google wants Australians to take coding seriously to ensure there is enough manpower to take care of the country’s future requirements in the computer field. The online search giant has embarked on a campaign to make coding appeal to younger tech users , which includes promoting a video as well as an ebook Start with Code, written by Fran Molloy. The ebook shares success … [Read more...] about Google Promotes Coding Among Young Australians With New eBook
Copia Contributes Towards Subscription Based Digital Learning in Australia
Copia hails itself as one of the best known names in the field of digital classroom solutions, and has announced its association with the LearningField project in Australia that aims to provide a complete digital makeover to education in that country. Led by Copyright Agency (described in Wikipedia as "an Australian company incorporated under the Corporations Code for the … [Read more...] about Copia Contributes Towards Subscription Based Digital Learning in Australia
Penguin Australia Introduces New ‘Heat’ Based Rating System
Penguin Australia has introduced a new "heat" rating system for its romance publications which will serve to let users have an early idea of how hot or cool the content will be like. The ebooks, thus categorized, will make it easy for the readers to pick up more of a particular category that they like the most. 'The last thing we want to do is to disappoint - or offend - … [Read more...] about Penguin Australia Introduces New ‘Heat’ Based Rating System
Newspaper And Book Publishers Facing The Heat From Digital Publishers
Book retailers in Australia have started voicing concerns over the loss in business that they have been witnessing for the past five years. Newspaper publishers have voiced similar concerns, which industry sources have pegged at 5.6 percent on an annual basis over the past five years. Experts are already predicting the loss for the 2013-14 period to stand at 5.6 percent which … [Read more...] about Newspaper And Book Publishers Facing The Heat From Digital Publishers
Miss Vogue Australia iOS App Launched
Vogue Australia announced the launch of their iOS app, Miss Vogue Australia, which the iconic fashion brand claims will be much more than just a PDF of their magazine. Created with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, Miss Vogue Australia offers videos of behind the scenes activities along with audio files and multimedia experiences to make for a truly in-depth reading … [Read more...] about Miss Vogue Australia iOS App Launched
Motorola XOOM 2 Launched in Australia
Motorola has announced the launch of its XOOM 2 tablet device in Australia. It is likely that the company is moving forward with the launch at this time because of the impending release of iPad 3, which is likely to happen during the first half of March. Obviously, the next gen Apple tablet will be hogging all the limelight then, which makes it just the right time for Motorola … [Read more...] about Motorola XOOM 2 Launched in Australia
TheTablet Apple tried to stop
That's exactly the tagline Samsung is now making good use of in Australia as it attempts to make up for the time lost while it engaged with Apple in the court of law rather than the streets and markets Down Under. The ad appeared in the The Sun Herald newspaper and is clearly a smart move on part of Samsung as the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has already received a world of media attention … [Read more...] about TheTablet Apple tried to stop