Hachette UK drew a few double-takes and even more responses this week as the publisher stated that its current model of selling ebooks with DRM (Digital Rights Management) and fair prices was “working very well.” Specifically, the statement drew a “chastising response” from author Cory Doctorow on Publishers Weekly’s Columns and Blogs post. To be fair, the statement from … [Read more...] about Hachette Draws Author’s Ire on DRM Mentality
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Hachette Australia Releases Amazing Book Promo Video
Hachette has some excellent books and ebooks coming out in the next few months. The Twelve by Justin Cronin remains my personal must read of this year, but many others are being promoted. Pacific 360 by Roland Perry, The Laughing Clowns by William McInnes and Tender Prey; the life of Nick Cave, to name a few. The Australian division of Hachette has released a very excellent … [Read more...] about Hachette Australia Releases Amazing Book Promo Video
Hachette Launches ChapterShare Facebook App
Hachette has just launched an innovative Facebook app called ChapterShare. This will allow you to read samples of upcoming books directly on the social networking website. You can then pre-order the books or share the books with your friends. James Patterson and Michael Connelly are the first two authors that Hachettte is promoting with their new Facebook App. The samples … [Read more...] about Hachette Launches ChapterShare Facebook App
Book Market in India Registers Exponential Growth
Book lovers in India have been indulging in their passion for reading all the more, demonstrated by the steep rise in book sales. The domestic book market grew by an impressive 45 percent in volume and 40 percent in value terms during the first half of 2011. The adult fiction segment is witnessing the most growth during this period, expanding by 82 percent in volume and 49 … [Read more...] about Book Market in India Registers Exponential Growth
Hachette Book Group Experiences 130% Growth via Digital Content
The Hachette Book Group had a fairly successful 2011 with their digital division seeing over 130% net growth. This figures include both ebooks and audiobooks which are quickly becoming important to the company instead as an afterthought. Hachette saw 22% of their entire revenue come exclusively from digital content such as ebooks and audiobooks which is a far cry from 8% in … [Read more...] about Hachette Book Group Experiences 130% Growth via Digital Content
Hachette’s Ebook Sales Caused Slump in Overall Numbers
It’s been no secret that ebooks have been outselling print editions for some time. One of the factors that weighs heavily on the decision for readers to purchase either digital or print editions is obviously the price, yet many industry watchers forget to include that key factor in the discussions of sales figures. As ebooks are usually less expensive than print editions, it … [Read more...] about Hachette’s Ebook Sales Caused Slump in Overall Numbers
Big Six Publishers to Start Providing Sales Numbers to Authors
Some of the headaches involved in traditional publishing just eased up somewhat, at least as far as the authors are concerned. Three of the Big Six publishers have decided to take steps to allow authors to access their sales figures online. According to a recent article in the New York Times, Simon & Schuster has already developed an author portal that grants not only … [Read more...] about Big Six Publishers to Start Providing Sales Numbers to Authors