Lloyd’s List has been carrying authentic shipping information since the 18th century, and is the latest to embrace digital technology. The newspaper, which is to be the world’s oldest as it has continuously been in print since 1734, stated the paper will be entirely digital from December 20th. A survey conducted in June showed that only 2 percent of readership still relied on … [Read more...] about Lloyd’s List, World’s Oldest Newspaper, To Be Digital Only From Dec 20
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Bloomsbury Records Impressive First Half Growth, eBooks Comprise Half of the Bestsellers
The Bloomsbury Group that publishes the Harry Potter series has announced an increase in their digital sales, which has topped £5.8million. This marks a 22 percent increase, while the same growth in print sales is less impressive at 12 percent. However, sales from its print business contribute far more revenue at £39.6m, even though the company disclosed that half of the … [Read more...] about Bloomsbury Records Impressive First Half Growth, eBooks Comprise Half of the Bestsellers
David Beckham Offering Digital Autographed Copies of his New Book via Facebook
Retired soccer star David Beckham is eager to get into doing what most authors do to engage with their readers: roll out signed copies of his photo book that is set to be launched next week. However, this will be unlike the way the feat is pulled off in the traditional manner where readers get to meet the authors in person while the latter pens his signature on a real paper … [Read more...] about David Beckham Offering Digital Autographed Copies of his New Book via Facebook
Black Friday Online Sales Top $1 Billion, Gearing Up for Cyber Monday
When the dust settled from the fist fights over great deals on electronics and other gifts, the sales numbers came in and showed a record high for Black Friday across the US. But for those shoppers too timid or too smart to stand in line to shove their fellow shoppers for material goods, the internet proved to be their best opportunity to take advantage of special holiday … [Read more...] about Black Friday Online Sales Top $1 Billion, Gearing Up for Cyber Monday
LibreDigital Launches New e-Book Distribution Service
LibreDigital - the company that can be considered the leaders in the market for providing solutions for digital reading materials such as e-books, newspapers, and magazines has now announced the launch of their new self service distribution portal. This was formally announced during the BookExpo America conference, which the company claims would cater to small and medium sized … [Read more...] about LibreDigital Launches New e-Book Distribution Service
Leading Digital Publishers Bring Different Services to the Table
Thanks to new, easier to use platforms and software, digital publishing is even more widely available than ever. While some relatively new companies are providing full-complement publishing capabilities to authors, some well-established sites are reaching out to unpublished writers as well. Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, longtime book sellers, have offered writers the … [Read more...] about Leading Digital Publishers Bring Different Services to the Table
Apple iPad biggest grosser of Q3 2010
This should not come as a surprise though. The Apple tablet has been making all the right noises ever since it was launched on the 3rd of April 2010. The iPad journey ever since has been one that stuff of tech folklore are made of. The iPad's demand continued to shoot through the roof and Apple has always had trouble to meet market expectations. A lot of tablet PCs had entered … [Read more...] about Apple iPad biggest grosser of Q3 2010
iPad Magazine Sales Plummet
While the iPad might be rewriting sales records, unfortunately, the same can't be said of the magazine apps that is on offer on the iPad. The Apple tablet made have made the right start but it seems, it is finding it difficult to hold on to the initial figures any more. For the number crunchers, here are some figures to dwell upon as revealed by the Audit Bureau of … [Read more...] about iPad Magazine Sales Plummet
The Sony PRS-300: An E-Book Reader You Can Afford
Its not too long ago that the entry level Sony digital book reader has started to arrive at stores worldwide that it has already built a niche for itself, proving to be a competent, feature packed, and inexpensive digital e-book reader. Its like hitting bull’s eye and going by the response of the reading public to their e-book reader the PRS-300, it seems Sony has done just … [Read more...] about The Sony PRS-300: An E-Book Reader You Can Afford