Laura Hazard Owen of paidContent.org wrote an article on new ebook startup Livrada, a company whose goal is to make digital book gifting more appealing to consumers. By selling gift cards in the electronics sections of Target’s 1,771 stores that are specific to the titles of certain bestselling books, Livrada aims to let consumers give ebooks for Nooks or Kindle as gifts while … [Read more...] about eBook Startup Livrada Could Save the Brick and Mortars
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Random House Merges Top Publishing Companies in Canada
Random House has merged publishing companies McClelland & Stewart and Doubleday into a single entity. It will now be known as the McClelland & Stewart Doubleday Canada Publishing Group. Brad Martin the CEO of Random House said that “When we assumed full ownership of McClelland & Stewart in January we committed to further developing its tremendous print and … [Read more...] about Random House Merges Top Publishing Companies in Canada
Penguin, Random House Connecting Authors with Readers via Social Media Platform Spreecast
GoodEReader has covered some recent news about social media platforms and the importance of authors establishing themselves online in order to connect with readers, writers, and industry professionals. One of those platforms, Spreecast, has proven itself invaluable to a variety of ways that digital reading fans operate. The first Spreecast hosted by this site was a live … [Read more...] about Penguin, Random House Connecting Authors with Readers via Social Media Platform Spreecast
Some Hope for Library Digital Lending
One of the most frustrating aspects of digital publishing is the current sad state of affairs in ebook lending. At a time when libraries are already struggling to survive within the confines of dwindling budgets and patron apathy, the Big Six publishers haven’t been very supportive of library lending, at least in their actions if not their sentiments. All this time, Random … [Read more...] about Some Hope for Library Digital Lending
Penguin Refuses to Settle in Dept of Justice Lawsuit
In the investigation launched by the Department of Justice against Apple, Inc and five large publishing houses for alleged price-fixing in order to severely wound Amazon.com, the publishers have successfully been divided as to the outcome. The lawsuit, officially filed yesterday by the DoJ, only names Apple and two of the accused publishers, as the remaining three took the … [Read more...] about Penguin Refuses to Settle in Dept of Justice Lawsuit
Nova Scotia Libraries Put the Kibosh on Random House eBooks
South Shore Public Libraries in Nova Scotia, Canada, have begun to boycott eBooks published by Random House. This is mainly attributed to the company charging outrageous amounts of money for libraries participating in the Overdrive content distribution system. In the past month, Random House has drastically raised the price of ebooks for sale to libraries. For example, a … [Read more...] about Nova Scotia Libraries Put the Kibosh on Random House eBooks
Random House Children’s Books and Nickelodeon Planning New Ventures
Random House Childern's Books and Nickelodeon have officially partnered up to launch new books based on popular properties such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Team Umizoomi, and Bubble Guppies. Random House intends on producing a ton of content with these characters because they resonate well with kids. The company plans on making hardcover and paperback … [Read more...] about Random House Children’s Books and Nickelodeon Planning New Ventures
ALA Asks Random House to Remove 300% Price Increase
The American Library Association has been doing all it can to end the strife between the Big Six publishers and the public library systems, meeting with many of these publishers individually and collectively to negotiate the best possible ebook lending terms for all parties involved. However, the current battles over ebook lending have still left many patrons and librarians … [Read more...] about ALA Asks Random House to Remove 300% Price Increase
Libraries, Patrons to Pay the Price in Random House’s eBook Lending
Just when it seems that libraries and publishers are finally coming to terms on how to make ebook lending feasible, another blow is struck to the libraries and patrons. In this round, it comes in the form of a 300% price increase from Random House on ebooks over the hardback editions of the same titles. In an article for The Digital Shift, Michael Kelley outlines just a few … [Read more...] about Libraries, Patrons to Pay the Price in Random House’s eBook Lending
Random House Titles Available for Library Lending…with a Price Increase
The ALA Midwinter Conference was held in Dallas, TX, only a couple of weeks ago, but some major news came out of that event for the American Library Association. Essentially, the leadership finally expressed that it was fed up with the current upheaval in public library ebook lending, with different members of the Big Six publishing houses setting their own rules—from no … [Read more...] about Random House Titles Available for Library Lending…with a Price Increase