Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. How are creators responding to PRH’s BookTok monetization efforts? Do End Times-themed bestsellers speak to a prevailing mood in…Continue Reading
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Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. What can horror fiction offer us in a pandemic? Amazon growth is slowing. How does ebook DRM leave…Continue Reading
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Tagged Abdulrazak Gurnah, Amazon, coronavirus, COVID-19, disability, DRM, ebook DRM, horror, Ingram, Nobel Prize for Literature, pandemic, publishing strategy, screen readers, visual impairment
Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. What happens to DRM-locked media when its host shuts down? Who are bad reviews written for? How can podcasts provide…Continue Reading
Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. What does “dystopia” mean in 2018? How does ebook watermarking compare to DRM? What effect does storytime have on children’s…Continue Reading
Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. What is the future of digital rights management? How can publishers challenge the industry? Are libraries neutral spaces? What do…Continue Reading
Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Should a publisher’s online presence focus on book promotions or on original content? Can fiction change the place women have…Continue Reading
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Tagged book promotions, coloring-in apps, copyright, debut authors, digital reader, DRM, enhanced ebooks, historical fiction, online, original content, website, women
The ongoing and increasingly heated debate over the use of Digital Rights Management (DRM) in digital publishing has recently received more press attention because of the EU ruling to charge VAT (value-added tax) on ebooks. For those in need of a reminder, Digital Rights Management refers to the protections that are in place on many…Continue Reading
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Tagged .mobi, Amazon, Apollo 1201, Apollo 1201 Project, Apple, Ars Technica, Barnes & Noble, Cory Doctorow, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, digital rights management, DRM, EPUB, Good e-Reader, Hachette UK, Isabelle Attard, Julie Crisp, Kindle, Macmillan, Nintendo, Nook, PC Box, Reuters, Rightscorp, The Digital Reader, The Electronic Frontier Foundation, Tor, Ursula MacKenzie, VAT
Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Ebook piracy is expected to rise to 700 million instances per year by 2018. Is tumblr’s Reblog Book Club…Continue Reading
Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. What does Penguin Random House’s refusal to sign with any ebook subscription service mean for the Big Five? Is…Continue Reading
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Tagged Big Five, digital rights management, DRM, ebook subscription service, Hachette, HarperCollins, Norton, Penguin Random House, People Roundup, Reading habits, Renaissance Learning
Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. What does Scribd’s audiobook launch mean for Audible? Is the international rights market expanding for children’s books? Should ebooks…Continue Reading
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Tagged Adobe, Audible, Children's book publishing, digital watermarking, DRM, ebooks, libraries, non-English, Scribd, social, survey