This morning's panel discussion on the importance of ebook pricing was polite but heated as the different panelists disagreed on the inherent built-in factors that affect ebooks and their price points. To begin with, there was some discussion about how the Department of Justice anti-trust violation investigation into the Big Six publishers can have an impact on the future of … [Read more...] about How Much Should an eBook Cost?
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The Future Publisher
One of the panels presented at this year's FutureBook conference addressed the concerns of the future for publishers. Essentially, the presenters asked the question, "Are we telling readers what they will read, or are we creating content that they want to read?" Stephen Page, CEO of Faber&Faber, addressed how some of the business models happening in publishing today are … [Read more...] about The Future Publisher
YUDU and the Future of Books
Richard Stephenson, CEO of YUDU, spoke to GoodeReader this morning about the importance of events like FutureBook in terms of bringing together industry professionals to move alongside the changing concept of books. One dynamic of events such as this one includes the recognition that all facets of the publishing industry still have important contributions to make, despite the … [Read more...] about YUDU and the Future of Books
Foyles Invites the Public to Have a Say in New Flagship Store
United Kingdom based Foyles just won the National Bookseller of the year award and has made a splash at Futurebook. The company announced today that it is going to work with the Bookseller and the public to get feedback on what it should do with the new flagship bookstore. At a time when the role of the bricks and mortar bookshop is changing, Foyles and The Bookseller are … [Read more...] about Foyles Invites the Public to Have a Say in New Flagship Store
FutureBook 2012 Kicks Off in London
The third annual FutureBook conference, put on by The Bookseller and sponsored by Ingram, Kobo, Nielsen, YUDU, and Atwood Tate, starts in only a few minutes, but already some of the most well-known names in publishing innovations are on location and speaking about the future of books, both in the immediate and in the long term. Nigel Roby, managing director and owner of The … [Read more...] about FutureBook 2012 Kicks Off in London