People in general don’t like monopolies, and why should they? Monopoly – the term not the board game – is a bad word. Amazon.com is pretty darn close to a monopoly in the ebook world, and the behemoth has taken quite a few steps towards alienating publishers, including dictating prices and various other strong-arm tactics. [...]
School Libraries adding more e-books
February 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The number of school libraries building electronic stacks is increasing in the past few years. A 2011 survey by the School Library Journal found that 31 percent had e-books in their collections. But 63 percent of those surveyed said they couldn’t afford to buy digital books. On a recent afternoon, 9-year-old Josh Hezel and his [...]
eBooks Flying High in Korea
February 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Korean e-book market grew more than five times last year. It stood at an estimated 10 billion won, which is equivalent to 9 million US dollars in 2010, but that number jumped to a staggering 45 million US dollars last year. “I wanted to read books while I commute, but paper books are too heavy [...]
Publishing Push coming from Apple
January 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Apple could be hosting a special media event in New York City this month. The event won’t be about Apple’s next iPad if reports are believed to be correct. Instead, Apple will be talking directly to the publishing industry. The theme of the event will be publishing and e-books. Considering reports indicate Eddy Cue will [...]
Is $9.99 still the Magic Price for an e-book?
December 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Penguin stops lending of e-books to Libraries, then reverses stance
November 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
About a week ago Penguin Group USA announced that they were pulling new e-books from libraries; in addition, it was not lending any e-books to libraries through the Kindle. In a statement provided to Library Journal‘s Digital Shift blog, Penguin stated that due to security concerns, it finds it “necessary to delay the availability of our new titles [...]
All Star Press presents “Quiet Spaces: Hearing God’s Voice in a Noisy World”
November 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There are two types of callings: the loud, drama-filled, unmistakable directions that make the good Bible stories, and the quieter, more subtle, personal nudges meant for one person. These latter ones are not intended for public viewing. They are soft, personal, one-to-one messages from God to someone for whom He has a purpose. Maybe for [...]
Spanish newspaper launchs an e-book publishing program
November 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia is launching an e-book publishing program, entitled “E-books De Vanguardia.” La Vanguardia is Barcelona’s leading newspaper, and the third largest in Spain. La Vanguardia is starting its program with two free titles, both of which are available in EPUB, PDF and MOBI formats. Next up are two more books: ¡Adolescente en Casa! [...]
Micro Publisher analyzes growth of e-book sales
October 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Author Walter Shiel has written several books on aviation and history. Shiel, who is also a regular blogger, takes a close look at his book sales over the last couple of years with a breakdown of each electronic book type, along with a comparision of book sales versus print sales. Interesting stuff for any aspiring author. Take a gander.
