GoodeReader met with Rose Rummel-Eury, the Director of North American Sales for MPS, at this year's Digital Book World conference. Like so many other digital publishing platforms, MPS provides digital solutions for publishers and companies with content to distribute electronically. But thanks to a cause that matters deeply to Rummel-Eury, MPS is already addressing a need that … [Read more...] about MPS Digital Platform Will Address a Need in Publishing
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Self-Publishing Has a New Buzzword: Hybrid Author
They're certainly not new. There are a number of well-known authors who have enjoyed the success of being traditionally publishing while still taking on their own projects that they self-publish. Some of them come at this from having been self-published authors who caught the attention of traditional editors and publishers. Others worked in reverse, becoming well-known … [Read more...] about Self-Publishing Has a New Buzzword: Hybrid Author
Digital Publisher Aquafadas Works With InDesign, HTML5
There is certainly no shortage of digital publishing companies, each with their own focus on supporting the industry. Some platforms work with individuals or small publishers with only a few titles, while others work with major publishers to digitize their back lists or make sure digital editions of their new releases are ready when the print becomes available. Others even … [Read more...] about Digital Publisher Aquafadas Works With InDesign, HTML5
Vook Earns Two Innovation Awards at This Year’s Digital Book World
Wedged in between panels on globalization, the ePub3 standard, and the importance of producing and marketing dynamic interactive children's content, Digital Book World also presented a number of awards yesterday to top companies in digital publishing who have created something extraordinary in their fields. GoodeReader sat down with Matthew Cavnar from Vook, the the digital … [Read more...] about Vook Earns Two Innovation Awards at This Year’s Digital Book World
The Future of Illustrated Books
At the Digital Book World conference in New York, four great minds have come together to talk about the future of illustrated books. John Donatich, Director, Yale University Press was the first speaker and said "When we look at the range of our publishing activities in all four of our lines, only about 7% of the business involves eBooks. Trade aspect is 15% and the … [Read more...] about The Future of Illustrated Books
Ruckus Media on Wider Emphasis on Children’s Digital Reading
Much of the emphasis at Digital Book World this year has been on children's digital content, with a full day of pre-conference events on the topic, as well as several breakout sessions on this first full event day dedicated to the discussion of the unique nature of digital content for kids. When ereading first emerged as a viable commercial market, a lot of publishers … [Read more...] about Ruckus Media on Wider Emphasis on Children’s Digital Reading
Copia and the Globalization of Digital Reading
Digital reading app Copia is known for introducing innovative information at large-scale industry gatherings, such as last year's demonstration of its social reading feature that allows students to annotate inside a digital textbook in order to share and collaborate on notes. At this year's Digital Book World, Seth Kaufman, Vice President of Merchandising & Marketing for … [Read more...] about Copia and the Globalization of Digital Reading
Bill McCoy of IDPF on the ePub Standard and Where It’s Going in 2013
Part of the excitement surrounding an event like Digital Book World is the opportunity to meet up with some of the top innovators in the digital publishing industry. GoodeReader sat down with Bill McCoy, Executive Director of the International Digital Publishing Forum, the organization that hosts the IDPF Digital Book event each year at BookExpo America. At today's event, … [Read more...] about Bill McCoy of IDPF on the ePub Standard and Where It’s Going in 2013
SPi Global Talks About the Future of ePub3
As industry predictions for the future of digital publishing came out at the end of last year, there seemed to be a division as to where the ePub format may be headed. While some experts site that ePub will see an even wider adoption and more publishers and platforms will begin publishing content in that file format, especially in terms of the unique needs of some foreign … [Read more...] about SPi Global Talks About the Future of ePub3
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