eBooks suffered the same initial criticism that happens whenever a new movie format is launched: do I have to buy all of my favorite books over again, just to enjoy them in digital? Thanks to BitLit and its latest round of funding, that answer is no. BitLit bundles ebooks and print by having readers "prove" they own the print edition. Users simply write their names on the … [Read more...] about BitLit, Kobo Founder Raise Seed Funding for Print-to-eBook App
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Verso Reintroduces eBook and Print Bundling
As early as 2010, publishers experimented with offering readers an added value for their book buying purchases by bundling the digital edition and the print edition. Booksellers even got in on the offer, with the members of the American Booksellers Association helping with the cost of a title from Algonquin Publishers, Hilary Jordan's When She Woke. Interestingly, ebook … [Read more...] about Verso Reintroduces eBook and Print Bundling
Ganxy Updates Features to Steamline Sales, Promotion for Authors and Publishers
A number of companies will be piggybacking off the buzz and attention of this year's London Book Fair to make important announcements of their own. One such company, Ganxy, will release information on how its unilateral sales platform can help authors and publishers not only with the streamlining that comes from compartmentalizing all of their potential sales channels into one … [Read more...] about Ganxy Updates Features to Steamline Sales, Promotion for Authors and Publishers
Book Bundling Adds Value to Authors’ Works
Where some publishers at one time were getting their feet wet in the world of digital publishing by experimenting with marketing their backlist titles as ebooks, the turnaround in digital sales has caused many publishers to now focus on the ebooks of their bestselling titles. But those backlists aren't forgotten; on the contrary, technologically savvy publishers are now … [Read more...] about Book Bundling Adds Value to Authors’ Works