Bowker is best known for providing industry insights and data for ebooks, digital publishing, and tablets. They normally issue monthly reports that give the entire industry a sense in usage and statistics. Today, Nielsen has purchased Bowker’s Business Intelligence and Commerce Solutions products. This acquisition will build on Nielsen’s existing global book intelligence by … [Read more...] about Nielsen Acquires eBook Data Business from Bowker
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Bowker Reaches Out to Self-Published Authors
Most industry professionals know Bowker as the source for ISBN numbers. And while the company is the overseer of those cataloging numbers for North Amercia, Bowker has also long been the driving force behind bibliographic information and searchability. Now, Bowker is setting its sights on helping indie authors find the tools they need to publish. “Bowker has tracked … [Read more...] about Bowker Reaches Out to Self-Published Authors
Partnerships Help Self-Published Authors
One of the great paradoxes in the recent growth in digital and self-publishing is that as more and more authors take advantage of the opportunities for publication that come about, it becomes even harder for one's work to get the attention of readers. Titles can become lost in the sea of retailers' sales pages, especially without the support of what limited promotion budgets … [Read more...] about Partnerships Help Self-Published Authors
Bowker, ebrary, Choice Partner on RCL
Digital publishing, especially in the academic arena, has opened the door for some collaborative efforts that have increased the reach and productivity of many of the tools that schools and libraries consistently use. Bowker and ebrary, both ProQuest companies or affiliates, have teamed up with the ALA's academic library review Choice in order to improve the accessibility and … [Read more...] about Bowker, ebrary, Choice Partner on RCL
Bowker Bookwire App Lets You Get Book Data on the Go
Bowker has just released an iOS app for the iPad and iPhone that will assist librarians and customers who want to compare prices as they shop for ebooks. Users can scan the barcode of any physical book to receive a quick search result for that title and format, view a list of the lowest retail prices, and make a purchase through multiple e-retailers. It will also allow you to … [Read more...] about Bowker Bookwire App Lets You Get Book Data on the Go
Data Conversion Laboratory, Bowker Join to Support Indie Authors
With the popularity of ebooks continuing to grow without any signs of slowing, Data Conversion Laboratory and Bowker have teamed up to make the process of creating and distributing digital editions even more streamlined, especially for self-published authors. For its part, Data Conversion Laboratory is an industry leader in creating digital editions from print-specific works, … [Read more...] about Data Conversion Laboratory, Bowker Join to Support Indie Authors
New Bowker Study on eBooks Shows Self-Publishing Growth
Bowker, the ProQuest group that supplies book information to publishers, libraries, and booksellers and is the official US agency for identifying ISBN numbers, released the results today of its most recent study on self-published books, both print and digital. According to the release on the study, available self-published books now total more than 235,000, nearly a triple … [Read more...] about New Bowker Study on eBooks Shows Self-Publishing Growth
Bowker Study Shows It’s a Good Time to Be a Book
Despite the previous dire warnings about where the industry may be headed in the days of print-versus-digital upheaval, Bowker, a leading source of information on the book industry as a whole, released its findings from its 2011 annual report. The results showed that the print industry grew by six percent that year, the largest growth in four years, but there’s a caveat: the … [Read more...] about Bowker Study Shows It’s a Good Time to Be a Book
Harris Interactive Statistics Demonstrate the Use of eReaders
A recent article by Paul Biba at Teleread gave some more definitive numbers on the popularity of e-readers and digital editions. The information came from a survey by Harris Interactive from over 2,000 adult respondents in February this year. One of the larger surprises from the data was the lack of age polarization in the use of e-readers. Unlike the very typical divide in … [Read more...] about Harris Interactive Statistics Demonstrate the Use of eReaders