A number of companies have experimented with the subscription model for digital reading, but there have been some factors that have stood in the way of launching a viable and productive reality surrounding pay-as-you-go reading. Publishers have expressed serious and very real concerns about ensuring their authors are fairly compensated for content read under subscription, and … [Read more...] about eReatah: eBook Subscription Service That Might Actually Work
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Jamie Oliver Cookbook Offered as Value-Added Content to UK Libraries
Thanks to initiatives like the joint Sourcebooks and OverDrive project earlier this year, The Big Library Read, publishers are finally receiving concrete data on how library lending impacts their book sales. In what appeared on paper to be a bold move that cost the publisher and the author a great deal of money, Sourcebooks made one of its titles available to all of OverDrive's … [Read more...] about Jamie Oliver Cookbook Offered as Value-Added Content to UK Libraries
Sourcebooks Expands with Acquisition of Simple Truths
One of the leaders in the forefront of digital publishing--a company that has not only adapted to e-reading but has led the innovation in a wide variety of ways--is Illinois-based Sourcebooks. With a large number of imprints and target audiences incorporated in its model, Sourcebooks has grown quickly into a leading entity in the industry.Now, Sourcebooks has added to its … [Read more...] about Sourcebooks Expands with Acquisition of Simple Truths
Sourcebooks, Overdrive Pilot Reshapes Relationships Between Publishers and Libraries
Two of the most innovative entities in the book industry are headed up by two of the most foward-thinking individuals in the business. Thankfully, the results of Dominique Raccah and Steve Potash working together on a pilot program stand to be nothing short of astounding, and hopefully to completely overturn any issues the industry has with library ebook lending.Publishing … [Read more...] about Sourcebooks, Overdrive Pilot Reshapes Relationships Between Publishers and Libraries
Sourcebooks Adds New Favorites to Put Me In The Story Platform
Sourcebooks launched its highly innovative personalized children's reading experience only a few months ago, but in that time, the Put Me In The Story platform has grown to include some of the most beloved characters in all of children's reading. Today, Sourcebooks announced the addition of the Berenstain Bears, a classic for over fifty years.“We are delighted the … [Read more...] about Sourcebooks Adds New Favorites to Put Me In The Story Platform
Audiobooks Get Personal with StorEbook
With all of the enhancements and innovations in digital reading, perhaps one of the most exciting is the more natural-sounding audio narrations coming out for ebooks. While audiobooks recorded by celebrity voices and trained actors are still a favorite for book listening, we've come a long way since the first edition Kindle would robotically read the text of an ebook.One of … [Read more...] about Audiobooks Get Personal with StorEbook
Sourcebooks Dominique Raccah Speaks on Driving Innovation
Digital Book World's annual conference brings together a wide variety of experts across so many specialties in digital publishing to give insight into what makes the industry work. Once again, Sourcebooks' CEO and publisher Dominique Raccah was an invited guest to speak on driving innovation in publishing and agile publishing.One of the ways that Sourcebooks has proven … [Read more...] about Sourcebooks Dominique Raccah Speaks on Driving Innovation
Sourcebooks Brings Sesame Street to a More Personal Level
At last month's FutureBook Conference, Soucebooks' CEO and publisher Dominque Raccah sat down to speak with GoodeReader about the newly launched Put Me In The Story platform, an interactive ebook publishing model that lets parents and educators use the readers' own pictures and names in the bestselling children's storybooks. At the time, one of the more innovative features of … [Read more...] about Sourcebooks Brings Sesame Street to a More Personal Level
Sourcebooks’ New Platform Has Educational Impact
Good e-Reader is on location in London for the FutureBook conference tomorrow, but the interviews started today with Dominique Raccah of Sourcebooks. The publisher had a very recent launch of an exciting new digital platform called Put Me in the Story, and the reactions to this new personalization platform have been astounding.Aside from the ability to form special moments … [Read more...] about Sourcebooks’ New Platform Has Educational Impact
Sourcebooks’ New Digital Platform Personalizes Children’s eBooks
While many digital publishers are reaching out to their audiences—and the parents who ultimately make the purchasing decisions on which content to buy—with standard add-ons such as voice-over narration and full-color high resolution illustrations, Sourcebooks unveiled a new digital project that will foster an even greater connection with the story. By allowing parents to … [Read more...] about Sourcebooks’ New Digital Platform Personalizes Children’s eBooks
FutureBook Conference, Digital Innovation Awards Announced
Registration is open for The Bookseller’s third annual FutureBook Conference is slated for early next month, and like most conferences it will highlight some of the biggest names in the digital publishing industry. What is different about this event, however, is a startling admission from its blog.According to Sam Missingham, “Digital is no longer siloed, existing as an … [Read more...] about FutureBook Conference, Digital Innovation Awards Announced
Children’s Digital Publishing Becomes Greater Industry Focus
When ebooks and dedicated e-reading devices first grew in popularity, a sizeable section of the digital reading public felt that children’s books didn’t lend themselves well to ebooks. Aside from the concerns over handing a young reader an expensive device, some likened the reading experience as being too close to other forms of electronic entertainment for children. Others … [Read more...] about Children’s Digital Publishing Becomes Greater Industry Focus
SourceBooks and the Genuinely Interactive Book
When the world of tablet reading exploded, so did the numbers of people looking for ways to enhance books, thereby almost changing what it meant to read. Voice-over narration, embedded soundtracks that shift with the action in the story, even hyperlinks or pop-up pictures and videos were added to titles. Children’s titles seemed to benefit the most from the engaging features, … [Read more...] about SourceBooks and the Genuinely Interactive Book
Sourcebooks Unveils Digital Children’s Books with Full Audio
Sourcebooks has once again improved the world of kids’ and teen’s reading content by introducing its HEAR IT READ IT Classics line of ebooks. While digital content for younger readers is a booming business, especially among app developers who have created dynamic interactive edutainment with the capabilities, Sourcebooks has actually stepped away from some of the … [Read more...] about Sourcebooks Unveils Digital Children’s Books with Full Audio
Sourcebooks to Launch Subscription Based eBookstore Focused on Romance Titles
Sourcebooks has announced that they are going to be releasing a new online digital bookstore to focus on romance titles. They intend on offering a curated selection of different titles for a low monthly fee. The project is going to be called discoveranewlove.com.This new endeavor will not only focus on a select number of books to be downloaded per month on a subscription … [Read more...] about Sourcebooks to Launch Subscription Based eBookstore Focused on Romance Titles
Tools of Change Conference Kicks Off Bologna Book Fair
Bologna is one of the premier annual publishing events, and the beauty of Bologna (besides being in Italy, of course) is the centralization around children’s literature. This year’s book fair is the second year in a row to see such an emphasis on digital children’s books and enhanced app books, with several ToC speakers and panels dedicated to where the ebook market is going to … [Read more...] about Tools of Change Conference Kicks Off Bologna Book Fair