Largest US Library Built in an Abandoned Walmart A sad trend is taking place with US chain retailers. As stores… Mercy Pilkington3 August 20132 comments2 minute read
Barnes and Noble Kicks Off Summer Program for Young Readers Public libraries and bookstores around the country are rolling out their summer… Mercy Pilkington23 May 2013No comments2 minute read
Launch of Kindle Worlds Pays Authors, Originators for Fan Fiction Fan fiction is an often hotly-contested issue in publishing. The concept of… Mercy Pilkington22 May 2013One comment2 minute read
Bowker Reaches Out to Self-Published Authors Most industry professionals know Bowker as the source for ISBN numbers. And… Mercy Pilkington21 May 20132 comments2 minute read
Finalists Selected for eBook Discovery Hackathon The first ever digital publishing hackathon took place over the weekend at… Michael Kozlowski20 May 2013One comment2 minute read
eBooks Might Save Newspapers, News Outlets It’s no secret that newspapers, even those with online subscriptions and digital-only… Mercy Pilkington14 May 2013One comment2 minute read
eBook Review: Finding the Next Steve Jobs by Nolan Bushnell Verdict: 5 Stars As an entire subset of reading, business books have… Mercy Pilkington13 May 2013One comment2 minute read
Coursera Revolutionizes Online Learning, Online Textbooks Online educational provider Coursera was developed through partnerships with more than sixty… Mercy Pilkington10 May 2013No comments1 minute read
24Symbols Subscription-Based eBook Reading Gets a Boost from Zed Some of the frustration surrounding ebook lending and digital borrowing may be… Mercy Pilkington9 May 2013One comment2 minute read
Brand Perfect Report Shows Publishers Losing Revenue to Digital As new data leads industry experts to believe that tablet and smartphone… Mercy Pilkington9 May 2013No comments2 minute read
Smashwords Releases Data from eBook Sales Study The ebook distribution site Smashwords, spearheaded by founder Mark Coker, is often… Mercy Pilkington8 May 2013One comment2 minute read
Indie Authors Help Each Other with Book Promotion One of the great struggles in the current climate of digital and… Mercy Pilkington7 May 20132 comments2 minute read
Penguin’s Vanity Press Still Under Fire Ask an indie author about self-publishing platform Author Solutions, and you’d better… Mercy Pilkington6 May 20133 comments2 minute read
The Atlantic’s New eBook Platform Features Long-Form Pieces The popularity of long-form journalism and essays is continuing to grow. Companies… Mercy Pilkington4 May 20132 comments2 minute read
Sourcebooks, Overdrive Pilot Reshapes Relationships Between Publishers and Libraries Two of the most innovative entities in the book industry are headed… Mercy Pilkington4 May 2013One comment2 minute read
Too Famous to Write: Patti Davis on her Self-Publishing Journey As the digital publishing revolution continues to turn the publishing world on… Mercy Pilkington3 May 2013One comment3 minute read