The publishing industry has been watching from the sidelines for the better half of a year, waiting to see what will happen to the IDPF's proposed merger with the W3C. For those not schooled in acronyms of the inner workings of digital publishing, here's a quick breakdown: The International Digital Publishing Forum called for a member vote about a proposed merger with the … [Read more...] about All Is Not Well with the IDPF W3C Merger
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Digital Book World is Totally Irrelevant
Digital Book World is a publishing news website that used to be respected in the industry. For the last seven years they have run an annual event, with the same name that gave the public a sense of trends in the industry. Over the last few years they have become totally relevant and are no longer the hot ticket they once were. Conferences on digital publishing are becoming … [Read more...] about Digital Book World is Totally Irrelevant
Cutting Out Amazon: Why Direct-to-Consumers Hasn’t Taken Off
At this year's Digital Book World event, there's a highly anticipated panel on publishers selling directly to readers, branding themselves for their loyal fans in such a way that there's no need to haggle with Amaz-- make that, negotiate with book retailers. Unfortunately, this highly anticipated panel just isn't new. Publishing industry events have been debating the ins and … [Read more...] about Cutting Out Amazon: Why Direct-to-Consumers Hasn’t Taken Off
Podcast – London Book Fair Review and All Things Amazon
Welcome back to another utterly compelling edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today Michael Kozlowski and Jeremy Greenfield talk about all of the major news coming out of the London Book Fair. In addition, we talk about Barnes and Nobles expansion plans for Nook Press, what challenges they face with relying on Windows 8 and Amazon purchasing Comixology. Jeremy … [Read more...] about Podcast – London Book Fair Review and All Things Amazon
Sylvia Day Defies the Numbers with Most Recent Multi-Digit Book Deal
A study unveiled yesterday at the Digital Book World Conference and Expo in New York demonstrated some very interesting numbers on how authors feel about the publishing industry. Included in the responses of more than 9,000 authors of different genres and publishing models was the hard truth about how much--or rather, how little--authors actually make. It's quite possible … [Read more...] about Sylvia Day Defies the Numbers with Most Recent Multi-Digit Book Deal
DBW Buzzwords, Interview with Tim O’Reilly
Another great DBW digital publishing conference is behind us, and once again the future looks good for books. Digital books, print books, subscribed books, enhanced books...the industry, the authors, and the consumers are on fire for them, regardless of the format they choose to work in. The buzzwords this year were direct-to-consumer book sales, ebook subscriptions, and … [Read more...] about DBW Buzzwords, Interview with Tim O’Reilly
DBW Digital Book Award Winners Announced
At an awards gala at the end of the second full day of the Digital Book World Conference and Expo, actor and Reading Rainbow co-founder and publisher at RRKidz hosted the Digital Book Awards, an honor recognizing innovative titles across a series of categories and all utilizing technology to create a compelling book. The awards were sponsored by Kobo and by the conference … [Read more...] about DBW Digital Book Award Winners Announced
Digital Book World: It’s About to Start
Digital Book World is one of the leading conferences, where the entire digital publishing industry gets together and talks about the current state of affairs and future of e-readers and ebooks. Staff writers Paul Biba and Mercy Pilkington are both live in New York City and will be attending the entire conference. We will be bringing you the latest news, interviews, and previews … [Read more...] about Digital Book World: It’s About to Start
Stay Tuned for Digital Book World
On January 16th and 17th, the annual Digital Book World conference takes place in New York. It's always an excellent event and this year we should have coverage by Mercy Pilkington and Paul Biba. Stay with us and get all the info from this excellent event. Among the speakers will be the Digital Director of the Obama campaign, the President of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, CEO … [Read more...] about Stay Tuned for Digital Book World
Children’s Digital Publishing Becomes Greater Industry Focus
When ebooks and dedicated e-reading devices first grew in popularity, a sizeable section of the digital reading public felt that children’s books didn’t lend themselves well to ebooks. Aside from the concerns over handing a young reader an expensive device, some likened the reading experience as being too close to other forms of electronic entertainment for children. Others … [Read more...] about Children’s Digital Publishing Becomes Greater Industry Focus