IPR License Launches Trade Rights to Foster International Rights Sales One of the world’s well-known sources for global books rights is the… Mercy Pilkington31 March 2014One comment2 minute read
Paper Lantern Lit and the Rise of the Hybrid Agent In all of the recent debate surrounding traditional publishing versus self-publishing, both… Mercy Pilkington31 March 20142 comments3 minute read
School Libraries Adapt or Face Closure in Digital Age Most of us have fond memories of our school libraries, remembering them… Mercy Pilkington31 March 2014One comment2 minute read
New Plaintiffs Come on Board Against Apple for eBook Price Fixing Apple is still waiting for the final decision from Judge Denise Cote… Mercy Pilkington28 March 2014One comment1 minute read
BookNet Canada 2013 Report: Print Book Sales Declined New data comes in each year about the viability of the print… Mercy Pilkington24 March 2014One comment1 minute read
eBook Prices to increase by 20% in the UK in 2015 Residents of the United Kingdom will see an increase in tax for… Michael Kozlowski23 March 20143 comments1 minute read
How Does a Bookstore Thrive in this Economic Climate? Beer. Industry watchers and experts have been wrestling with the plight of the… Mercy Pilkington21 March 2014One comment2 minute read
Wattpad Announces Two Writing Contests for Its Authors Reading and writing platform Wattpad has become a haven for authors and… Mercy Pilkington21 March 20143 comments1 minute read
eBook Sales Continue to Thrive It’s been years since the onset of the most recent digital publishing… Mercy Pilkington20 March 20142 comments1 minute read
Pew Internet Study Finds Technology to Be a Draw for Public Libraries The Pew Research Center has become a mainstay for detailed data on… Mercy Pilkington18 March 2014One comment2 minute read
Nook Press Expands into 7 New Countries Barnes and Noble is not content to merely open up a new… Michael Kozlowski17 March 2014One comment2 minute read
UK Organization Quick Reads Meets a Need for Emerging Readers One of the saddest things about adult illiteracy and ESL language learners… Mercy Pilkington17 March 20142 comments2 minute read
Libri, Bookline.hu Merger in Hungary Strengthens Bookselling Industry US bookstores aren’t the only ones feeling the pinch of lower prices… Mercy Pilkington16 March 2014One comment1 minute read
Pottermore Posts New Unpubished Content from JK Rowling JK Rowling, whose wizarding world of Harry Potter has breathed new life… Mercy Pilkington14 March 20142 comments1 minute read
OverDrive Catalog Adds Digital Texts from Pearson One of the main frustrations with the digital textbook market is the… Mercy Pilkington14 March 2014One comment1 minute read
Ellen Hopkins, eBooks, and the Fight Against Censorship Young adult author Ellen Hopkins is no stranger to controversy. Her teen… Mercy Pilkington13 March 2014One comment3 minute read
Amazon Publishing Grows to Include German Language Titles Amazon’s traditional publishing arm Amazon Publishing announced an exciting new feature today,… Mercy Pilkington12 March 2014One comment2 minute read
eBooks India to Help Authors Ride Self Publishing Boom With e-book consumption hitting high growth in India, a natural fallout has… Sovan Mandal12 March 2014One comment3 minute read
China’s eBook Space Comes into its Own As more ebook retailers continue to work towards abandoning ship in the… Mercy Pilkington11 March 2014One comment2 minute read
What Happens When Amazon Is the Last One Standing? We’ve heard speculation and criticism for years about how Amazon is ruining… Mercy Pilkington10 March 20149 comments2 minute read
New Survey Demonstrates Rise in Library Spending Library Journal has released the results of its 2014 survey, which tracks… Mercy Pilkington10 March 2014One comment2 minute read
Amtrak Writers’ Residencies Closer to Being a Reality What began life as a wishful what-if exchange on Twitter has now… Mercy Pilkington8 March 2014One comment2 minute read
Rooster: Subscription Reading in Bite-Sized Smartphone Pieces Subscription ebook reading is nothing new. Companies like 24Symbols have been offering… Mercy Pilkington7 March 20142 comments2 minute read