The global bookselling industry has been experiencing many trials and tribulations over the last decade. Indigo books in Canada has been losing 20 million each quarter for the last year, Borders Books in the US went bankrupt and everyone else is feeling the pinch of Amazon. Are eBooks destroying our bookselling culture. The Canadian bookselling industry is dominated by … [Read more...] about Are eBooks Destroying Bookselling Culture?
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Amazon Has 3.4M Titles… And Counting
News that Amazon's catalog has reached 3.4 million records sounds like a good thing, for the retailer as much as for the customers searching for their next good read. Unfortunately, this may not be the case: when a new book is added every 5 minutes (an average of 12 titles per hour), how do you manage to get yours noticed? These rapid increases run the risk or burying … [Read more...] about Amazon Has 3.4M Titles… And Counting
Sorcery! App Merges Fantasy eBook with Interactive Mobile Game
Bridging the gap between ebooks and role-playing games leaves you with a new genre of app: gamebooks. Essentially adding another dimension, gamebooks immerse the reader into the narrative by allowing them to make choices that influence the outcome of the story. Many of you will remember this formula from the popular "Choose Your Own Adventure" books that have thrilled young … [Read more...] about Sorcery! App Merges Fantasy eBook with Interactive Mobile Game
Children to Get Books For £1 To Celebrate World Book Day
School children have a treat awaiting them this World Book Day – books for as low as just £1 to celebrate and promote the cause of reading books during the UNESCO promoted event. Students will be provided with the vouchers from their school which can then be redeemed for books priced £1 though only from pre-designated bookshops. The coupons can also be used to purchase an … [Read more...] about Children to Get Books For £1 To Celebrate World Book Day
South Africa Among Nations With Least Affinity to Read Books, eBooks Still to Make it Big
eBooks are far from reaching the same levels of popularity in South Africa as in the west and other parts of the world given the high price tag that ebook reading devices attract in the region. This along with bandwidth constraints has made experts predict that printed books will continue to dominate the scene well until 2017. The latest PwC report, "South African … [Read more...] about South Africa Among Nations With Least Affinity to Read Books, eBooks Still to Make it Big
Flipkart Starts eBook Gifting Page, Wishes to Promote the Culture in India
The Bangalore based e-commerce company Flipkart started the concept of gifting books for this festive season here in India. The company feels this will herald a new era in a country where gifting books is yet to pick up. Anil Goteti, Director (Retail) of Flipkart, also feels gifting books can come in handy at a time when festive buying has been somewhat marred by the economic … [Read more...] about Flipkart Starts eBook Gifting Page, Wishes to Promote the Culture in India
Ingram Adds Russia Based EE Media as its New Global Connect Partner, Will Ensure Greater Availability of Books in Russia
Ingram Content Group today announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair they have entered into a partnership with EE Media, one of the largest publishing houses in Russia. Such an arrangement will lead to better distribution of content in Russia as well as the former Soviet countries. Russia is among the countries where ebooks have been gaining traction at an expansive rate, prompting … [Read more...] about Ingram Adds Russia Based EE Media as its New Global Connect Partner, Will Ensure Greater Availability of Books in Russia
Indie Sales up 8% in 2012; eBook Sales Growing As Well
The American Booksellers Association President, Orien Teicher, sent his annual letter to members with some good news. Starting with ebooks, he says that there was a 28% increase in online sales for bookstores using the IndieCommerce platform. Sales of Kobo Readers and ebooks, though in the very early stages, are encouraging, he says. "We significantly outperformed our earlier … [Read more...] about Indie Sales up 8% in 2012; eBook Sales Growing As Well
One In Three In The UK Now Own An e-Reader
The e-book reading class in the UK has gone up by 21%t compared to what is was in 2011. Or to put it in another way, one in every three has now gravitated towards a dedicated e-book reader to consume digital content. However, eBooks in he UK have not really gained mass acceptance yet and printed books still lead the field by a wide margin. The survey team that Wiggin had set … [Read more...] about One In Three In The UK Now Own An e-Reader
Book Market in India Registers Exponential Growth
Book lovers in India have been indulging in their passion for reading all the more, demonstrated by the steep rise in book sales. The domestic book market grew by an impressive 45 percent in volume and 40 percent in value terms during the first half of 2011. The adult fiction segment is witnessing the most growth during this period, expanding by 82 percent in volume and 49 … [Read more...] about Book Market in India Registers Exponential Growth