So the Golden Globes are in the books, and a lot of sentiments and life-changing perspectives were shared. But don't put away that red carpet attire just yet...the Nibbies are on the horizon. Nicknamed for the iconic pen nib trophies, the British Book Awards have a long history. However, that history shifted somewhat when The Bookseller purchased the rights to stage the … [Read more...] about British Book Awards Add New Categories
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The FutureBook Innovation Awards
At this week's annual FutureBook conference, put on each year by The Bookseller, a number of highly impactful and forward thinking companies were honored as Digital Innovation Awards winners and nominees. The awards, issued in a wide variety of categories, were given November 21st during the global digital publishing event. Nosy Crow, Random house, Rough guides, Bibliocloud, … [Read more...] about The FutureBook Innovation Awards
Digital Reading Hinders Children’s Literacy
eReading was supposed to be a benefit that revolutionized reading, stripping away barriers such as access to books and bookstores, high prices of new titles, and the inconvenience of carrying books around. Some of the original critics of e-reading were parents of young readers who worried that device-based access to books would lead to opting for other digital activities … [Read more...] about Digital Reading Hinders Children’s Literacy
New Business Model for Flooved Includes Open Access, Crowdsourcing
One of the frustrating hurdles of the publishing industry has been the inability to make a subscription-based model for reading work in a large-scale way. While companies like 24Symbols are still moving forward, the "Netflix of books" concept is still pretty elusive. While some of that rests on the shoulders of consumers who were not sure they were going to get the value of … [Read more...] about New Business Model for Flooved Includes Open Access, Crowdsourcing
France Helps Out Its Bookstores, Can the US Follow?
In the climate of digital-versus-print publishing and the effects that ebooks and online retailers can have on the bookselling industry, France is taking some very determined steps to ensure that its physical bookstores remain open. According to an article in The Bookseller, new budget allowances from the government are making funds possible for loans for bookstores who need … [Read more...] about France Helps Out Its Bookstores, Can the US Follow?
UK Libraries to Run on Volunteer Support
In an article for The Bookseller, Joshua Farrington reported on a recent gathering of library decision makers over the amount of volunteer and community support for public libraries in the UK. This meeting, coming on the heels of the news that around 200 libraries closed last year, was to discuss the research and campaigning for more library support. While the discussions … [Read more...] about UK Libraries to Run on Volunteer Support
Bookseller’s FutureBook Innovation Awards 2012
The final presentation at this year's FutureBook event, hosted by The Bookseller and sponsored by Kobo, Ingram, Atwood Tate, Nielsen, and YUDU, was to give out the Innovation awards in a large number of diverse categories that spanned the major functions in digital publishing. Hundreds of nominations were made in each of the eight categories. "One of the reasons that we got … [Read more...] about Bookseller’s FutureBook Innovation Awards 2012
What Does a Literary Agent Do Anymore?
Nigel Roby, managing director and owner of The Bookseller, made an interesting statement in his welcome remarks to this year's FutureBook event: "About six months ago, we stopped thinking of this as a digital publishing conference." He's very right. The entire concept of a "future book" must include all aspects of where the publishing industry as a whole is headed, and where … [Read more...] about What Does a Literary Agent Do Anymore?
FutureBook 2012 Kicks Off in London
The third annual FutureBook conference, put on by The Bookseller and sponsored by Ingram, Kobo, Nielsen, YUDU, and Atwood Tate, starts in only a few minutes, but already some of the most well-known names in publishing innovations are on location and speaking about the future of books, both in the immediate and in the long term. Nigel Roby, managing director and owner of The … [Read more...] about FutureBook 2012 Kicks Off in London
Kobo Talks eBook Pricing and Global Markets at FutureBook 2012
FutureBook 2012, The Bookseller's third annual event, will kick off this morning in London England, with speakers from some of the most innovative and dynamic companies in the publishing industry. The day before the event Good e-Reader sat down with Michael Tamblyn, executive vice president of Content, Sales, and Marketing for Kobo, to talk about where the eBook market is … [Read more...] about Kobo Talks eBook Pricing and Global Markets at FutureBook 2012
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
Hachette Looks Ahead to Fall after 8% Drop in Sales
How do you recover from the disappointment of posting a drop in total sales for the first half of the year? You simply remind yourself that you’re publishing JK Rowling’s next book this month. Hachette UK, owned by the Lagardere group, had an 8% loss for the first half, despite an increase in ebook sales to make up 8.4% of total sales for the publisher. This is rather small … [Read more...] about Hachette Looks Ahead to Fall after 8% Drop in Sales
New Kobo Program Aimed at Indie Booksellers
Kobo was present at a UK booksellers’ meeting in London yesterday to discuss its new program to help indie bookshops sell ebooks to their customers, alongside a neutral device powered by The Hive Network and an affiliates’ program from social reading and book browsing site Anobii. Together, the program is hoping to help small stand-alone bookstores keep up in the digital age … [Read more...] about New Kobo Program Aimed at Indie Booksellers
Waterstone’s: 2012 Will Be a Crucial Year for Academic Books
The digital divide has finally begun to worry brick-and-mortar retailers of academic books and textbooks, according to an article in The Bookseller. In this article, Lisa Campbell divulges the content of Waterstone’surgent talks with publishers, namely, that the publishers and book stores are going to have to work together if the retailers are to survive and continue selling … [Read more...] about Waterstone’s: 2012 Will Be a Crucial Year for Academic Books