This report, which is available for purchase, covers the views of publishers, authors, developers, and booksellers. For the year 2012, five percent of the respondents were self-publishers, two-fifths of whom were new to the industry as of 2012. The report's key findings were summarized in an email I received today: eBooks continue to increase in number with fully 90% of … [Read more...] about FutureBook Digital Census Report Is Available
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Amazon Publishing Reaches into Europe
Besides spreading the good news about the sales of some of its newly released titles, Amazon Publishing’s Vice President Jeff Belle shared some interesting news to a field of literary agents and publishing industry professionals: Amazon Publishing is crossing the pond. According to the letter, early next year the traditional-model publishing arm of Amazon will expand into … [Read more...] about Amazon Publishing Reaches into Europe
Curious George Comes to Enhanced eBooks
Curious George is a staple of any child's library, and now Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has released the first two titles in the Curious George Multi-Touch Storybook and Activities Series for the iPad. They are Curious George Says Thank You and Curious George in the Big City. The interactive format features embedded tools that allow children to participate in George's adventures. … [Read more...] about Curious George Comes to Enhanced eBooks
Penguin, Random House Merger Is Official
Only days ago, parties from both Pearson and Bertelsmann, the parent companies of Penguin and Random House respectively, were firmly stating that talks of a merger of the two publishers were only speculation at that point, but today the blending of the two companies has been confirmed by statements from the publishers. While details are still vague, although the publishers … [Read more...] about Penguin, Random House Merger Is Official
Kindle Serials Brings Back the Anticipation of Reading
Amazon recently announced its launch of the new Kindle Serials format for e-reading, a surprising and exciting throwback to 19th century literature. While the new titles are up-to-date and timely, the format itself was once a much-loved publishing mainstay. At the height of serialized fiction, full-length novels were broken up and printed over the course of as much as a year … [Read more...] about Kindle Serials Brings Back the Anticipation of Reading
Amazon Announces List of New Release Titles
Despite the previous whirlwind week that included the Department of Justice going forward with a lawsuit against Apple and two publishers for colluding to force Amazon to raise the prices of its ebooks, as well as the launch of a new device from one of Amazon’s key competitors that does something that no current Kindle can do, Amazon calmly announced several highly anticipated … [Read more...] about Amazon Announces List of New Release Titles
If Amazon Can Do It…
It seems that more and more people have access to creating a book these days, whether it is through the large number of publishers both big and small, a print-on-demand service like CreateSpace or Lightning Source, or any of the independent presses that are springing up to meet the needs of authors who are tired of playing the publishing game. Salon.com featured an article on … [Read more...] about If Amazon Can Do It…
$49 Dynamic Digital Textbooks a Reality
If you are a college student and the high cost of college books has been bothering you, there seems a solution is in sight if the initiative taken by the California State University comes to fruition. This fall, students can look forward to 'web-based textbooks' that will not only be a lot cheaper than their paper counterparts, but can also turn out to be more advantageous with … [Read more...] about $49 Dynamic Digital Textbooks a Reality
How to market yourself as a self-published author
Welcome to another installment of our Good e-Reader Independent Author Initiative! Today we are going to talk about some of the various ways you can promote your self-published digital ebook author. Many authors feel lost in the shuffle when they decide to digital publish either for the first time, or when submitting many different titles. No matter what self-publishing … [Read more...] about How to market yourself as a self-published author