In a report from two entities that watch the publishing industry in the US, sales figures for 2013 show some surprising trends. These trends, followed by the Book Industry Study Group and the Association of American Publishers in their annual BookStats report, found several interesting changes in certain genres of the book market. Adult non-fiction made the leap above … [Read more...] about US Publishers Earn More through Online Sales than Physical Stores
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Smashwords Launches Series Manager, Receives Award Nomination from BISG
As book discovery continues to plague authors of every ilk in a market that is saturated with content, platforms like Smashwords continue to look for new ways to help authors bring readers to their books easily. Today, the ebook distribution platform announced a new feature, Series Manager, aimed at helping authors lump their series titles together for easier search … [Read more...] about Smashwords Launches Series Manager, Receives Award Nomination from BISG
Book Industry Study Group Falls in Love with ePUB 3
The Book Industry Study Group has just published a new article that cites the benefits of all their member organizations to adopt EPUB 3 in their publishing pipeline. Never heard of them before? Well they are a NON-PROFIT U.S. book trade association with the mission of creating a more informed, empowered and efficient book industry. They are committed to the development of … [Read more...] about Book Industry Study Group Falls in Love with ePUB 3
A Step in the Wrong Direction for e-Textbooks
While e-reading and digital publishing continue to soar in various arms of the industry, Jeremy Greenfield of Digital Book World released an article today that shows that students are actually turning away from digital textbooks in many instances. According to Greenfield, the Book Industry Study Group showed that digital textbook sales made up about six percent of textbook … [Read more...] about A Step in the Wrong Direction for e-Textbooks