Zdnet reports that The Association of American Publishers says adult eBook sales are up $282.3-million in 2012 and adult hard cover sales fell short at $229.6 million. This is a first for the publishing industry and suggests good times are ahead for the eBook Revolution. The reason for the switch? The AAP suggests it’s the …
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The machines.
Jun 17
The impact of Amazon.
We’ve been sent a link to an excellent feature at the Nation called “The Amazon Effect” that provides some background on the giant that has supercharged the eBook Revolution.
Jun 15
eBook Revolution Update
GoodeReader says that Indie Authors are rewriting the publishing game. According to PDFDevices, Amazon has upgraded its Kindle for Android to 3.6.0. CNetReviews lists 25 things you need to know to Indie publish. PaidContent reports on a move by Amazon to make some of its own in-house eBooks available at other retailers.
Jun 14
US State Department chooses Kindle.
ITProPortal has the story on the US State Department choosing the Kindle Touch as its eReading device for distribution to US foreign embassies. A finalized $15-million deal would include 2,500 Kindles with 50 preloaded titles .
Jun 12
Google settles French publishing dispute.
PaidContent reports on Google ending a six-year legal dispute with French publishers and authors that will allow it to sell digital versions of out of print books.
Jun 11
Print-on-demand technology still in the game.
The New York Times has an article entitled “The Antidote to e-Books” that details a sidebar to the whole eBook Revolution. In this case, Indie author Clare Dickens published her book using the print-on-demand technology, The Espresso Book Machine. We’ve all been waiting for this machine to find its niche in the changing publishing landscape …
Jun 10
Book Expo America Optimistic
Reuters reports on Book Expo America in New York where publishers, book sellers and authors took on an excited and optimistic tone to discuss a year of change for the publishing industry.
Jun 08
B&N says DOJ’s Apple anti-trust lawsuit will hurt book sellers and buyers.
According to this Reuters article, Barnes and Noble believes the Department of Justice anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and 5 major publishers will only hurt booksellers and book buyers.
Jun 07
Sony updates online presence.
GoodeReader says Sony has streamlined their online eBook store to make it more user-friendly and boost accessibility for the few Sony wireless readers they offer. Additionally, they’ve released a revised Sony Reading App to make wireless eBook purchasing available to the wide selection of tablets and devices on the market.
Jun 06
Some Interesting eBook Revolution/Publishing Statistics
MarketWatch offers us some interesting eBook Revolution statistics from Business of Consumer Book Publishing 2012.
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