I think this is a silly re-branding of an already existing literary form, but there is method in Amazon’s madness. Check out this Pocket-lint post declaring that the short story and novella have now been renamed “Kindle Singles.” On paper, it’s a good idea since short and medium-range stories have traditionally been tough for writers …
Category: Publishers
Oct 11
Some Holiday Weekend Reading…
Happy Thanksgiving to Canadian visitors. Enjoy the links. Jorgen dropped by with a link to an excellent visualization of the eBook format download wars. Looks like the heat is on PDF. Check it out here at RadarOreilly. The Sun News has a link to a post that offers solutions to all your eBook conversion needs. …
Oct 10
eBooks Cost More than Hard Covers?
More screwy pricing news at Amazon from Mercury News that reports a couple of digital bestsellers hitting the Information Highway priced higher than their paperback equivalents. Ken Follett’s Fall of Giants from Dutton was priced $19.99 for the eBook and $19.39 for the hard cover. And publisher Little Brown & Co. marked their Don’t Blink …
Oct 07
Publishers Driving eBook Prices out of Affordable Range
Thanks Jorgen for a link to this Salon story by Dan Gillmor outlining the lose-lose scenario that publishers have foisted onto the public by taking pricing away from Amazon and other book sellers, and switching to the more expensive agency model that is now showing eBooks priced higher than their physical paper equivalents. It’s an …
Oct 05
The eBook Revolution Continues.
Our intrepid friend Jorgen has dropped off yet another link, this time to an excellent Daily Finance post by Sarah Weinman that lists the results of eBook related surveys. You’ll be surprised by some of the numbers and encouraged that all the evidence points to an eBook Revolution shifting into high gear.
Oct 04
Brave New Digital World for Libraries
Thanks Jorgen for a link to a MetroWest Daily News story about the impact of the eBook Revolution on the future of libraries. Borrowing rates are increasing with traditional paper and audio books, but with new numbers showing eBook usage spiking at 949%, it is clear that the new media is going to have a …
Oct 01
An Article that Kills the Lies that want to Kill the eBook Revolution.
Many, many thanks to Jorgen for a link to an excellent piece by Marion Maneker at BNET.com called “Are E-Books Killing the Literary Novel? Nonsense.” Read this article because it cuts right through publishing industry lies against digital publishing, and shows us the essential truth of the eBook Revolution. If you’re a writer, small publisher …
Sep 29
The Future of eBooks Now.
A great link here from Jorgen to a FutureBook.net post called: “We’ll all lose money. And then we’ll learn.” An informative piece that updates the constantly updating eBook marketplace as it relates to pricing, author profits and piracy. I think the goal is clear when dealing with piracy and file-sharing: “Affordable pricing is the key.” …
Sep 25
eBooks Lighten the Load for Students
The Western Front Online offers some words of wisdom here about the future of eBooks and gives some compelling reasons why textbook publishers should get into the game.
Sep 23
eBooks and Agency Pricing
Thanks to Jorgen for this link to FutureBook.com and a story that explains the negative impact of the agency model for pricing eBooks, and how it’s set to help publishers and nobody else. Hey, that just leaves readers and writers out in the cold, which is a setup that dragged traditional publishing into the sewer. …
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