Thanks again to Jorgen for links to a digital news story that he’s been monitoring. The developments involve Rupert Murdoch making some moves to get a firm toehold in the growing digital newspaper industry and mark a casualty in the eBook Revolution. Click here for a story at TabletPCReview that details Murdoch’s purchase of Skiff, LLC, and the …
Category: Publishers
Jun 13
Low-Priced books Lead in iBookstore sales.
Okay. I know what you’re thinking. “Well, that ain’t news…” Check out the Bookseller.com story: “Discounted books rule on iBookstore.” They can spin this around the word “discount” all they want but the real story is that lower-priced eBooks outsell higher priced. It’s not rocket science. Publishers have to stop “discounting” titles and just start …
May 06
Google Edition’s Open Ecosystem
It appears to be a slow news day in the eBook Revolution. That being the case, here’s a link to ZDNet’s story that goes deeper into Google Editions eBook store announcement. They explain what Google Edition’s “open ecosystem” will bring to the eBook market.
Apr 29
eBook Sales Continue to Rise
YoungMoney.com posted on a report from the International Digital Publishing Forum showing a 200% increase in wholesale eBook sales since January. Check out the cool graphs on first quarter growth at IDPF. While it’s an impressive visual display, it’s important to view this rationally. Yes, it looks like eBooks are here to stay, but all growth will seem …
Apr 28
Adapt or Die in the Digital Publishing Age
Here’s a link from Jorgen that stands as a clear example of how fighting the flow will only bite you in the ass. Marketplace.com has a story about Random House, publisher of William Styron’s books (e.g. Sophie’s Choice), losing the digital publishing rights to Styron’s titles to a new company “Open Road” that will represent …
Apr 05
300,000 iPads sold April 3, 2010
Here’s the first tally at CNNMoney. An impressive 300,000 iPads went to early adopters on the first day of sales. That’s a lot of potential readers suddenly joining the eBook Revolution. So far, the iBookstore is off limits to all but iPad owners. I look forward to the PC version, when they get around to …
Apr 01
The Peril for Publishers
We found an excellent article at The Economist describing the perilous questions that digital publishing poses for the traditional publishing world. It’s a very detailed discussion of the difficulties awaiting traditional publishers as they are forced by market and technological advances to adapt their business models to the eBook Revolution. The problem these corporate giants face is …
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