The Frankfurt Book Fair is currently ongoing and this is the definitive European event where new digital publishing initiatives are announced and new products. Today, we are going to take a look at all of the top stories coming out of the event. Xinxii XinXii has announced that they are are getting involved in the billion dollar audiobook space. The company will not be … [Read more...] about Rundown of all the Digital Publishing News from the Frankfurt Book Fair
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What Does the Future Look Like for eBooks?
For nearly four years, publishing industry watchers and professionals have been saying the same thing: "There's never been a more exciting time to be in publishing." In some regards, they are still accurate; new technologies and new platforms are launching every day, and new opportunities for readers, writers, booksellers, and publishers are being created all the time. But … [Read more...] about What Does the Future Look Like for eBooks?
3M and eBook Lending Make an Appearance at Frankfurt Book Fair
eBook lending is in a state of frustratingly slow adoption, which is still a vast improvement from the initial phases when libraries struggled to adopt digital lending in light of back list or empty virtual shelves. A number of measures and the work of companies like OverDrive and 3M have allowed huge inroads in the lending market, and as 3M Library System's Matt Tempelis … [Read more...] about 3M and eBook Lending Make an Appearance at Frankfurt Book Fair
Aptara’s Drive to Get eBooks in US Schools
Aptara, a long-time technology provider to the global digital publishing community, sent representatives to speak before a US trade committee last week about the vital need for digitization in US schools. Citing everything from cost to the Common Core standards, the company outlined the issues that digital can effectively address. “Education is the greatest growth … [Read more...] about Aptara’s Drive to Get eBooks in US Schools
YUDU Updates Interface for Digital Publishing
Since 2007, UK-based cloud publishing support provider YUDU has been offering solutions for a wide variety of content creators in the digital sphere, creating both web-based and app solutions for their clients. But one running theme at this year's event is the shift towards a more user-friendly and publisher-focused platform, changes that have been incorporated from a wide … [Read more...] about YUDU Updates Interface for Digital Publishing
Copyright and Open Access: The Future of Publishing
Frankfurt Book Fair has grown into an event that encompasses so much about the publishing industry, with special events focused on self-publishing and six different exhibit halls dedicated to various aspects of digital publishing. But what once was known to be simply a rights fair still serves as a hub of copyright issue, as evidenced by the Copyright Clearance Center’s panel, … [Read more...] about Copyright and Open Access: The Future of Publishing
Ingram Adds Russia Based EE Media as its New Global Connect Partner, Will Ensure Greater Availability of Books in Russia
Ingram Content Group today announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair they have entered into a partnership with EE Media, one of the largest publishing houses in Russia. Such an arrangement will lead to better distribution of content in Russia as well as the former Soviet countries. Russia is among the countries where ebooks have been gaining traction at an expansive rate, prompting … [Read more...] about Ingram Adds Russia Based EE Media as its New Global Connect Partner, Will Ensure Greater Availability of Books in Russia
Frankfurt Book Fair Officially Kicked Off Today
The first official day of the Frankfurt Book Fair has just come to a close, and if the remaining days are as packed with innovation and insight as today was, it will be one of the more memorable publishing events. One of the things that is setting this year's staging apart from some of the recent years is the larger focus on digital publishing, self-publishing, and … [Read more...] about Frankfurt Book Fair Officially Kicked Off Today
Digital Textbooks a Major Focus at #CONTEC13
Today's CONTEC event, held in conjunction with the Frankfurt Book Fair, is all about innovation. The Startup Showcase showed us what is possible, while the metadata presentation showed us exactly what the industry knows about how books sell. If it can be related to digital understanding correlated to books, it's probably being discussed here today. Two back-to-back panels on … [Read more...] about Digital Textbooks a Major Focus at #CONTEC13
Should Books Be Priced the Same?
This morning's first breakout session at the Frankfurt Book Fair CONTEC conference was supposed to be the future of the book, led by several speakers who have innovated in social reading, online publishing and blogging, and more. But the conversation kept coming back around to what the future of the book store will look like, let alone what those book stores will sell. Much … [Read more...] about Should Books Be Priced the Same?
Paperight Spreads Book Access by Reverting from Digital to Paper
One of the startups featured at today's Startup Showcase at the CONTEC conference, part of the events surrounding the Frankfurt Book Fair, is Paperight, a company that seems to fly in the face of everything that is happening in publishing at the moment. Not only is Paperight working to put print editions in reader's hands rather than the more affordable, more accessible digital … [Read more...] about Paperight Spreads Book Access by Reverting from Digital to Paper
Preview Launch of Startup Sobooks at Frankfurt Book Fair
Sascha Lobo, blogger and startup founder, announced his new startup this morning at the CONTEC conference, one that will go live tomorrow. (He admitted being responsible for delivering a keynote address the day before launching a new venture may not have been the best use of his time.) His keynote outlined where his startup's concept was born, out of the frustration of a friend … [Read more...] about Preview Launch of Startup Sobooks at Frankfurt Book Fair
CONTEC Event Kicks Off the Frankfurt Book Fair
This year's Frankfurt Book Fair, one of the world's largest and oldest publishing industry events, kicks off with the pre-conference CONTEC event this morning. One of the more interesting aspects to CONTEC is the large number of publishing startups present, primarily in digital publishing. "Within the publishing categories, it's completely cross-platform," explained program … [Read more...] about CONTEC Event Kicks Off the Frankfurt Book Fair
Brazilian Startup Widbook Confirms Its Participation At The Frankfurt Book Fair
The Brazilian startup company Widbook has announced they will be an exhibitor at the Frankfurt Book Fair this year for the first time ever. The company has stated they will also be taking the opportunity to release what it calls a collaborative ebook that deals with the topic of ebook industry and its future. The ebook draws on the collective inputs of renowned authors and … [Read more...] about Brazilian Startup Widbook Confirms Its Participation At The Frankfurt Book Fair