From the unnecessary pricing discomfiture at the expense of libraries to clarification of the true statistics on eBook sales, we bring you all the eBook news you need to know this month.
eBook Pricing Wars: Are They Irrelevant?
Much of the publisher angst over ebook pricing terms to libraries strikes me as responding to problems that haven’t yet materialized, and in fact may not. Further, it has led to policies that alienate a market segment that is more important than ever to the success of our books. Read more.
Caribbean's First Digital Publishing Conference Happens in November
An impressive line-up of international speakers is slated for the Caribbean's first Digital Publishing Conference, #theOnlineMind, scheduled to be held November 2-5, 2015 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Read more.
Digital Publishing for the 21st Century
Sometime during the past 20 years, publishing went through a radical evolution. We’ve seen book, magazine, and newspaper publishers go from treating digital content production as an optional afterthought to moving their entire businesses into a digital-first model. Read more.
No, eBook Sales Are Not Falling
A recent piece in the New York Times about a decline in e-book sales had more than a whiff of anti-digital Schadenfreude about it. The story, which was based on sales figures from the Association of American Publishers, implied that much of the hype around e-books had evaporated — with sales falling by 10% in the first half of this year — while good old printed books were doing better than everyone expected. Read more. From the unnecessary pricing discomfiture at the expense of libraries to clarification of the true statistics on eBook sales, we bring you all the eBook news you need to know this month.
eBook Pricing Wars: Are They Irrelevant?
Much of the publisher angst over ebook pricing terms to libraries strikes me as responding to problems that haven’t yet materialized, and in fact may not. Further, it has led to policies that alienate a market segment that is more important than ever to the success of our books. Read more.
Caribbean's First Digital Publishing Conference Happens in November
An impressive line-up of international speakers is slated for the Caribbean's first Digital Publishing Conference, #theOnlineMind, scheduled to be held November 2-5, 2015 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Read more.
Digital Publishing for the 21st Century
Sometime during the past 20 years, publishing went through a radical evolution. We’ve seen book, magazine, and newspaper publishers go from treating digital content production as an optional afterthought to moving their entire businesses into a digital-first model. Read more.
No, eBook Sales Are Not Falling
A recent piece in the New York Times about a decline in e-book sales had more than a whiff of anti-digital Schadenfreude about it. The story, which was based on sales figures from the Association of American Publishers, implied that much of the hype around e-books had evaporated — with sales falling by 10% in the first half of this year — while good old printed books were doing better than everyone expected. Read more. 