South Korea’s annual book festival, Paju Booksuri was recently held in Paju and ran from September 28 till October 6. Paju situated in the Gyeonggi Province, South Korea is home to a cluster of more than 300 publishing houses and has been developed specifically as a region that would be dedicated to the cause of publishing and content creation and promoting content consumption. … [Read more...] about Paju Book Festival Held in South Korea
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Update on the Penguin Random House Merger
Penguin Random House officially merged on July 1st this year, but so far, not much has changed at either side of the company other than the formalization of the upper leadership. Employees of both companies still answer to their original chains of command and the book catalogs remain separate, at least for now. In an article for Publisher's Weekly on where the newly formed … [Read more...] about Update on the Penguin Random House Merger
Apple Ruling Too Punitive?
While consumers and industry watchers alike have spent a fair amount of time waiting eagerly to see how the ruling handed down against Apple for anti-trust violations would actually impact the publishing industry, the tech company has made a statement of its own asserting that the decision by Judge Denise Cote in the case brought against them by the Department of Justice is … [Read more...] about Apple Ruling Too Punitive?
Qantas Commissions Series of Flight-Length Books
While US lawmakers continue to debate the merits or lack of justification for in-flight bans on electronic devices, Australian airlines Qantas is taking a different approach by commissioning a series of paperback books that are the perfect length for an extended flight. The series, called "A Story for Every Journey," will be published by Hachette and feature some of the more … [Read more...] about Qantas Commissions Series of Flight-Length Books
Paradoxes from Digital Minds
\At publishing events as recently as only a handful of years ago, the mood was often derisive towards ebooks, digital publishing, self-publishing, and anything else that challenged the status quo. The sentiment slowly melted into cautious optimism as ebook sales began to account for more and more of publishers' profit margins and as self-published authors began to make … [Read more...] about Paradoxes from Digital Minds
Tools of Change Is Almost Here
The publishing industry is in the midst of profound change that goes much deeper than simply using new tools and technology to publish in new formats. That's why over 1,000 of the best minds in publishing gather every year in New York for the O'Reilly Tools of Change (TOC) Conference. No other publishing conference provides such an intelligent blend of practical experience and … [Read more...] about Tools of Change Is Almost Here
Smashwords iBookstore Sales Skyrocket over Christmas
This is great news for the self-publishing company! According to the Smashwords blog, sales the day after Christmas were 76% higher from the same day a week earlier and sales for December 27 increased 65% over the same period a year ago. These figures were aggregated over the 125,000 Smashwords titles available in the iBookstore. Even more encouraging is the chart above, … [Read more...] about Smashwords iBookstore Sales Skyrocket over Christmas
Barnes & Noble and the Publishing Future
Caleb Mason is the owner of Publerati, a new publisher of fiction ebooks. I have previously talked about the company here. Now Caleb has an interesting post on his Publerati blog today, entitled The Importance of Barnes & Noble to the Publishing Future. He says that one of the most important dominoes to watch in the fourth quarter are B&N's results, which, if poor, … [Read more...] about Barnes & Noble and the Publishing Future
Baker & Taylor Launches Acoustik Audiobooks
Baker & Taylor, a major distributor, has announced the launch of a new mobile platform that will sell audiobooks on the Android and Apple platforms. The new platform, called Acoustik, is now available on the App Store and on Google Play. It is powered by Findaway World's platform and currently provides access to 40,000 titles. Baker & Taylor intends to launch Acoustik … [Read more...] about Baker & Taylor Launches Acoustik Audiobooks
Top Digital Comics News – December 6th, 2012
ComiXology CEO has advice for app developers David Steinberger, CEO of comiXology, the leading digital comics storefront, gave some tips on developing a successful app at the Mediabistro Media App Summit. His six commandments: Think about the material and how a consumer will be thinking about that material. Use data to create personalization. Make content … [Read more...] about Top Digital Comics News – December 6th, 2012