One of the initial panels at this year’s London Book Fair was the Penguin, Macmillen, Nosy Crow panel on children’s publishing, but the discussion seemed to raise more questions than it answered. While children’s books have been big business for publishers for a long time, figuring out where children’s ebooks fit into the confines of digital publishing isn’t as straightforward … [Read more...] about London Book Fair Kicks Off with Panel on Children’s Publishing
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Penguin Severs ties with OverDrive and Strikes a Blow to Ebook Lending
GoodEReader reported last month that the American Library Association had asked for and gotten meetings with three of the Big Six publishers to discuss moving forward with ebook lending. In an era where public libraries are trying to meet the digital needs of their patrons, it seems that obstacles keep cropping up for the ALA. Today, Penguin spurned the ALA’s hopes for that … [Read more...] about Penguin Severs ties with OverDrive and Strikes a Blow to Ebook Lending
ALA Taking Action on eBook Lending
The American Library Association held its Midwinter conference this week, but the real news to come from that gathering is that the ALA’s key leadership has asked for and gotten a meeting with several major publishers to figure out where eBook lending is going from here. ALA will meet face-to-face with CEOs and executives from Simon&Schuster, Macmillan, and Penguin Group, … [Read more...] about ALA Taking Action on eBook Lending
Random House Is Last Big Six Publisher On Board With Ebook Lending
This week, GoodEReader has been covering the ongoing tribulations of OverDrive, the ebook lending service to public libraries. OverDrive, which provides a full catalog of ebooks for public and school libraries to lend their patrons to over 15,000 libraries, was stunned this week when Penguin Group demanded that all of their titles be pulled from OverDrive’s catalog, claiming … [Read more...] about Random House Is Last Big Six Publisher On Board With Ebook Lending
Penguin Shorts to be launching in the UK December 1st
Penguin is testing the waters with its new E-Singles program entitled Penguin Shorts launching in the United Kingdom on December 1st 2011. They will be competing in that space against the new project ushered in by The Guardian in August. Nine titles are set for the initial launch in the Fiction and Non-Fiction realms. The company has been haphazardly been experimenting with … [Read more...] about Penguin Shorts to be launching in the UK December 1st
Amazon ABNA Winner Greg Hill
For many writers trying to develop an online presence, writing contests afford the possibility of earning their works some necessary exposure. Everything from microscopically short flash fiction and haiku, to epic tome-length entries can bring about vital publicity and put writers’ works in front of publishing industry experts. Each year in January, Amazon.com hosts its … [Read more...] about Amazon ABNA Winner Greg Hill
Whatever You Do, Wreck This App
GoodEReader.com has covered a number of highly entertaining downloadable apps, especially ones aimed at the youngsters in the crowd. Having a complete parenting arsenal of entertaining, educational, and engaging features for kids available on portable devices can make the difference between a pleasant atmosphere surrounding a dreaded wait-time and a full-scale meltdown, sure to … [Read more...] about Whatever You Do, Wreck This App
Amazon and Penguin Kiss and Make Up
Amazon INC and book publisher Penguin Group reached an agreement regarding the pricing of Penguin's electronic books, the online retailer and book publisher said Wednesday. The Seattle, Washington-based Amazon and Penguin, which is owned by media group Pearson PLC of Britain, have been locked in a bitter dispute over digital book prices which saw Penguin stop supplying … [Read more...] about Amazon and Penguin Kiss and Make Up
Apple’s iPad is Penguin’s Friend. Amazon Enemy?
London based publisher Penguin had pinned great hopes on the iPad and had predicted an increase in the sales of it e-books on the back of success of the iPad. It went on to deliver a rich book reading experience on the iPad where a book need not be read from cover to cover. Instead, the mega publisher has made e-books to come with embedded media content like audio and video. In … [Read more...] about Apple’s iPad is Penguin’s Friend. Amazon Enemy?