John C. Abell of Wired.com offers a handful of improvements that might bring eBooks up to speed. I like the idea of your unfinished eBook sending notes, reminding you of where you’ve left off.
Category: Publishers
Jun 01
Good technology. Bad idea.
eBookNewser has a story about new technology that allows authors to digitally ‘sign’ their eBooks. Customers can order a ‘personalized’ signature or purchase a prepared file that can be added to the eBook at checkout. While I think it’s an interesting development, that certainly has merit–especially, if they can make it ‘real time’ for authors …
May 29
Amazon has visions of total market domination…
TechFlash has a story about Amazon diving into publishing in a big way. This one is bound to heat up the discussion. Not too sure how happy anyone is going to be with the world’s biggest eBook seller publishing its own book imprints. (Conflict of Interest?) Unless it’s payback time. Most of the big publishers …
May 23
Game-changing Indie Publishing
The Kansas City Star’s Noah Homola offers a detailed report on the game-changing shift to Indie publishing brought on by the eBook Revolution’s accessible technology, and the strategy of democratization embraced by the big eBook vendors.
May 19
Traditional Paper Book Publishing on the Rise
The Bookseller.com offers a story that breathes a little life into the belief that eBooks and traditional paper books might have a shared future. Despite the massive shift to digital publishing, and the record-breaking explosion in eBook sales, publishers have reported a 5% increase in the number of ‘physical’ paper books published. Perhaps “either/or” thinking …
May 16
Still a Future for Bookstores?
The Columbus Dispatch offers a story that runs contrary to the grim publishing industry mood that has been predicting the demise of the bookstore. Bookselling giant Borders’ filing for bankruptcy has fueled the rumors of destruction for an industry struggling to adapt to the eBook Revolution. This post says new bookstores continue to open despite …
May 14
Future of publishing, or did they miss the eBook boat?
GoodeReader has an interesting post on the future of publishing, where independent bookstores are finally making the attempt to join the eBook Revolution, in this case, by adopting Espresso (print while you wait) Book Machines. I used to be certain this was the future, and it may still hold, but I begin to think they …
May 12
Audiobook publisher for Indie authors.
eBookNewser offers a link to eBook Voice, a new Audiobook publisher for Indie authors. At first glance the prices look pretty reasonable for all that recording. Check it out!
May 11
Amazon Kindle to generate $5.42 billion in revenue for 2011
The International Business Times reports that analysts predict the Amazon Kindle will generate more than $5.42 billion in revenue with $1.21 billion in gross profit for 2011. Hang onto your hats, they go on to predict Kindle will perform to the tune of $7.96 billion in revenue with $2-billion in gross profit in 2012. This …
May 07
One stop book shop, or reinvention of the wheel?
The New York Times has a story on a group of publishers that have committed the funds to creating a ‘one stop’ online book shop. Called Bookish, the site is intended to replace the dwindling bricks and mortar experience by creating a meeting place for readers, books and publishers where affiliated titles can be purchased …
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