In the first quarter of 2016 publishers in the United Kingdom have garnered over £100.5 million in e-book sales. This is an increase of 8.3% compared to the same quarter in 2015. The Digital Publishers Revenue Index (DPRI) monitors digital sales in the UK and in a recent report they mentioned that e-book sales have increased by over 62% in the last four years. I think … [Read more...] about UK e-Book Sales Increased 8.3% in Q1 2016
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UK Government Mulling Author Compensation for eBooks Borrowed from the Library
The UK government is seriously looking into compensating authors when their ebooks are borrowed from public libraries. Culture minister Ed Vaizey announced a decision will be made after a formal review, published last week, concluded libraries must stock digital titles or become "increasingly irrelevant". The main thought is that authors and publishers will get royalties when … [Read more...] about UK Government Mulling Author Compensation for eBooks Borrowed from the Library