Many good books emerge, garner attention, and some disappear from the limelight. Re-Discovery Lit is an effort to give a second life to those forgotten, older books. Open Road Integrated Media, a leader in applying technology for book discovery, has introduced Re-Discovery Lit, a new publishing imprint for republishing reverted and out-of-print books. They are expected to … [Read more...] about Open Road’s Re-Discovery Lit to Bring Older Books to Life
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Vistaar is trying to solve the e-book pricing problem
Major publishers have all reported declining e-book revenue over the past two years. The main problem is that the average price per title has increased from $9.99 to $17.99 for a mainstream bestseller. This has resulted in the paperback being significantly more affordable than the digital edition and readers are gravitatating back to print. The biggest issue facing publishers … [Read more...] about Vistaar is trying to solve the e-book pricing problem
Open Road Media Launches Spanish Language eBook Imprint
An earlier partnership between Open Road Media and Barcelona Digital Editions has finally evolved into a full-fledged ebook imprint for Spanish language titles, Ciudad de Libros. This imprint, which will make both translations of English titles into Spanish and original Spanish works available as ebooks, is born out of the catalogs of both Open Road's backlist (for which the … [Read more...] about Open Road Media Launches Spanish Language eBook Imprint
Open Road Acquires eBook Publisher E-Reads
An announcement today shared that the oldest ebook publisher and the largest independent ebook publisher have now joined forces to combine their catalogs of high-interest and genre specific titles from some of the most well-known authors in their fields. Open Road Integrated Media announced that it has acquired E-Reads, formed in 2009 by literary agent Richard … [Read more...] about Open Road Acquires eBook Publisher E-Reads
Open Road Partners with Ingram in a Digital Distribution Service
A new ebook distribution service is being formed by Jane Friedman's digital publishing platform Open Road Integrated Media and Ingram Content Group. Open Road Distribution will offer authors, agents, and independent publishers the ability to digitize their entire catalog of published books and then distribute their work in a cost-effective manner. Their partner, Ingram, has … [Read more...] about Open Road Partners with Ingram in a Digital Distribution Service
Open Road Signs a Major Deal with Audible
Open Road Media has just partnered with audiobook company Audible for new content due out this December. For the first time, Open Road will be offering customers the ability to pick up titles from their Author Brand, E-riginals, and Publishing Partners. The partnership will kick-off with a broad range of titles from writers in Open Road's Author Brand Program, including … [Read more...] about Open Road Signs a Major Deal with Audible
Open Road and Mondadori Team Up for International Publishing Distribution
Open Road Media has made its first foray into the world of international publishing today. It has established relations with Italian publisher Mondadori to digitize the company's catalog and offer its selection in the ever popular ebook format. Open Road intends on modest international expansion and this deal is the company's first publisher outside of the USA. They intend … [Read more...] about Open Road and Mondadori Team Up for International Publishing Distribution