S&S has reported that they have generated $206 million for the second quarter of 2017, which is an increase of 10% from $187 million for the same prior-year period. The increase was led by growth in print book sales and digital audio sales. Bestselling titles for the second quarter of 2017 included Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare and I Can't Make This Up by Kevin … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster Revenue Increases by 10% Q2 2017
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Simon & Schuster e-Books now have an optional 2 year term at 50% off for libraries
Simon & Schuster is starting a pilot project where they will allow libraries to buy e-books at a two year term at 50% off. The major publisher has selected over 550 bestselling titles to participate in this program and they want to gauge if libraries are willing to buy e-books and keep them longer, instead of having them expire after one year. Overdrive is spearheading … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster e-Books now have an optional 2 year term at 50% off for libraries
Library Consortium’s Get the Shaft with Simon & Schuster eBooks
Simon & Schuster has rolled out their nationwide eBook strategy for libraries. In order to offer the digital titles to patrons librarians have to offer the ability for their patrons to buy the title. What about consortia? New information has just been revealed that libraries that belong to a consortium will have the hardest time offering the S&S titles. There are many … [Read more...] about Library Consortium’s Get the Shaft with Simon & Schuster eBooks
Simon & Schuster Starts Distributing eBooks to Libraries Nationwide
Simon & Schuster has been slowly dipping their toes into distributing their electronic book titles to libraries in the US. The publishing company has been participating in a pilot program in 20 different libraries in order to find a viable business model that worked for all parties involved. Today, ahead of the American Library Association Annual conference in Las Vegas, S&S … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster Starts Distributing eBooks to Libraries Nationwide
Simon & Schuster Plans 12 Book Series called TED Books
TED is one of the leading conferences where luminaries all over the world give a 18 minutes or less talk. Past speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman. Today, TED has partnered with Simon & Schuster to publisher a 12 book series. S&S … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster Plans 12 Book Series called TED Books
Simon & Schuster Modernizes their Website with New Responsive Design
Simon and Schuster has just modernized their family of websites to appeal to readers who visit them on mobile or tablet devices. The final phase of their roll out includes author and corporate webpages in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. The rebuilt sites make use of the latest in responsive web design to automatically reconfigure … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster Modernizes their Website with New Responsive Design