You may not be familiar with Mandalay Digital Group, but they boast being a company equipped with "a mobile services platform that works with mobile operators and third-party publishers to provide portal management, user interface, content development and billing technology that enables the responsible distribution of mobile entertainment." It seems Mandalay Digital has their … [Read more...] about Mandalay Digital Announces Plans to Acquire Appia
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Next Big Book Innovates with Big Data
One of the ways that the seemingly stodgy, old-fashioned publishing industry is learning to innovate is with the concept of "big data." Projects like Hugh Howey's Author Earnings are already maximizing on the available information to help authors make sound decisions concerning publishing route, ebook pricing, and more, but traditional publishers are also slowly coming along in … [Read more...] about Next Big Book Innovates with Big Data
Simon & Schuster Offers New Author Tools
As major publishing houses adapt to the current climate of digital, self, and hybrid publishing, many of the smarter ones are looking for new ways to remain relevant with their authors, especially their established ones. Think of it this way: in this current publishing state, a well-known and bestselling author with a built in and highly engaged fan base can quite easily look … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster Offers New Author Tools
#IndieReCon Virtual Indie Author Conference – Day Two
Yesterday's kickoff of the first IndieReCon online authors' conference brought some huge names to the virtual table, offering advice, dos-and-don'ts, tips, and more. The format varied greatly, with most of the content being delivered in timed posts by well-known professionals connected to indie authors. There were also video chats (available for replay) and Twitter chats using … [Read more...] about #IndieReCon Virtual Indie Author Conference – Day Two
TheTablet Apple tried to stop
That's exactly the tagline Samsung is now making good use of in Australia as it attempts to make up for the time lost while it engaged with Apple in the court of law rather than the streets and markets Down Under. The ad appeared in the The Sun Herald newspaper and is clearly a smart move on part of Samsung as the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has already received a world of media attention … [Read more...] about TheTablet Apple tried to stop