Laura Hazard Owen of paidContent.org posted an article this morning that shows a strong surge in ebook sales in what has previously been an under-represented market: teen readers. A Bowker study in 2011 demonstrated that YA readers were the lowest demographic, in fact, to adopt digital reading on devices, a fact attributed to the separation that many teens felt towards using … [Read more...] about Young Adult eBook Sales on the Rise
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Rumors Abound About Amazon Canceling Periodicals
Amazon has come under fire recently, this time from the publisher of a small grouping of newspapers in Scotland. The publisher of the Herald & Times Group, which is responsible for a number of area papers including the Glasgow Herald, took issue with the apparent backlog of newspaper titles awaiting formatting and availability on Kindle. Upon contacting Amazon, this is what … [Read more...] about Rumors Abound About Amazon Canceling Periodicals