In the first nine months of 2017 print sales remained flat in the United States, but the format generated over $3.1 billion dollars in revenue. Digital books declined 5.5%, but they are still a massive cash cow for major publishers, who collectively made $835 million dollars. The fastest growing segment in digital publishing are audiobooks, they experienced a 26% increase in … [Read more...] about Audiobook Sales Increased 26.2% First Three Quarters of 2017
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National Library of Norway Digitizes 250,000 ebooks
The National Library of Norway has just digitized 250,000 ebooks from physical copies that were all published before the year 2000. The vast majority of titles have some sort of historical importance in Norway or are royalty free and considered classics. Around 4,000 titles has not been published for free, as they have been reserved by a publisher or author. The ebooks are … [Read more...] about National Library of Norway Digitizes 250,000 ebooks
How to load ebooks on the B&N Nook Glowlight 3
The Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight 3 allows you to borrow ebooks from the public library and you can also load in titles you purchase from other online retailers. You can also sideload in your own personal collection. This e-reader primarily supports EPUB and PDF files and today you will learn how to do all of the above and a whole lot more. Adobe Digital Editions is an … [Read more...] about How to load ebooks on the B&N Nook Glowlight 3
Do you prefer audiobooks, ebooks or other digital content?
Good e-Reader Intelligence recently conducted extensive research on what type of digital content readers prefer. The vast majority of users continue to be enamoured with ebooks, while audiobooks have made solid gains. Over a one month period 799 people casted their vote and proclaimed what type of content they use on a daily basis. 491 proclaimed their love of ebooks and … [Read more...] about Do you prefer audiobooks, ebooks or other digital content?
What Digital Company does your local library deal with?
There are dozens of companies operating in the digital library space such as Baker & Taylor, Hoopla, LexisNexis, Overdrive, RBDigital, or Zinio. These guys primarily power the audiobook and ebook collections at your local branch. Some of the bigger libraries deal with more than one company, which has a huge impact on the number of titles available. What company does your local … [Read more...] about What Digital Company does your local library deal with?
Dutch Authors Bring Awareness to eBook Piracy with New Short Film
The Association of Authors has just made a new short film that uses a number of popular Dutch authors to bring awareness to ebook piracy. Arthur Japin, Alma Mathijsen, Francine Oomen, Ernest van der Kwast and Jessica Durlacher, steal an ice cream, a newspaper, a bottle of wine and a dog. Piracy in the Netherlands is a big deal. Dutch research firm GfK. has stated that 10% … [Read more...] about Dutch Authors Bring Awareness to eBook Piracy with New Short Film
What Book changed your life?
Sometimes you read a book during a critical juncture in your your life and it changes it completely. This could be an old classic or something more contemporary. In other cases you could be going through a rough patch and a good book will resonante and carry you through into better times. What are the books that changed you? There are two books that had a profound effect on … [Read more...] about What Book changed your life?
Bookstores Are Dying…And It’s Certainly Taking Them Long Enough
Facetiously speaking, it took an estimated four minutes from the launch of the first-ever Kindle and Amazon bookstore for someone to whine that it would be the death of bookstores. The industry has been incessantly proclaiming "the end of bookstores" for years now, and if articles like this one are any indication, they're still not done announcing the end is nigh. Well, … [Read more...] about Bookstores Are Dying…And It’s Certainly Taking Them Long Enough
Amazon Provides Some Interesting Holiday Statistics on Audiobooks and Ebooks
Every year Amazon pushes out a press release that talks about the top trends of the Christmas season and also what were the most popular items. Many media outlets have talked about how Alexa sales went through the roof this year or what electronics sold the most units. Lost in the shuffle were a number of audiobook, ebook and Amazon Bookstore statistics that go far beyond the … [Read more...] about Amazon Provides Some Interesting Holiday Statistics on Audiobooks and Ebooks
Audiobook Sales Increased 27.6% in August 2017
The American Publishers Association just just posted their bookselling results from January to August 2017. Audiobooks had another strong month with revenues up 27.6% in August 2017 compared to August 2016, and was up 30.2% year-to-date. eBooks continued to decline overall compared to August 2016 -7.1%, and are down year-to-date -5.3%. Revenues for print book formats were … [Read more...] about Audiobook Sales Increased 27.6% in August 2017
Amazon Unveils This Year In Books
Amazon Charts, launched earlier this year, is a fun way to get a lot of data on how other readers are responding to books. For much the same reason that avid book lovers enjoy the interaction found on sites like Goodreads, Amazon Charts can tell you which books are the most read, which genres are really on the rise, and more. Now, a new category on Amazon Charts called Year … [Read more...] about Amazon Unveils This Year In Books