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 prevalent is plagiarism in self-publishing, and what are the consequences for plagiarizers? Are literary critics too nice? How should scholarly…Continue Reading
The Annual Meeting of the Association of American Publishers got off to a strong start with timely and persuasive talks from Daniel Marni, US Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator for the US government and Carolyn J. Ross, Professor of Law at The George Washington University and author of Lessons in Censorship: How Schools and Courts Subvert Students’…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. Do lower priced ebooks make more money for publishers? Can ebook usage data from ereaders help publishers sell books more effectively?…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. Are virtual reality bookstores the next step for retailers who are competing in an on-demand world? Will Chinese translations find success…Continue Reading
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With audiobook sales numbers on the rise over the past two years, retailers have been searching for new ways to appeal to wider audiences. So far, the most common trends have been straight-to-audio publications, library digital downloads, abridged audiobooks, and an increase in subscription services. However, speculation has begun to spread as to whether publishers…Continue Reading
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Tagged Alexandra Alter, Amazon, American Association of Publishers, Audible, audio, audiobooks, Audiobooks.com, Blinkist, Downpour.com, Google, Google Play, GraphicAudio, HighBridge, iTunes, jeffery deaver, Kindle Unlimited, Kobo, Nook, NPR, OneClickdigital, Penguin Random House Audio, porter anderson, Recorded Books, Rich Freese, Scribd, Serial, Skybrite, Tantor Media, The Bookseller, The Digital Reader, The New York Times, The Starling Project, This American Life, Volumes
While the past couple of months have been filled with press conferences with big presentations announcing the latest tablets and ereaders on the market, many older models from the major players have left the market with little fanfare. The iRiver Story seemingly disappeared as soon as it hit the shelves, and Nook has simplified its…Continue Reading
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Tagged Amazon, Apple, Arc, Barnes & Noble, Color, E Ink, Fire HD, GlowLight, Google, iPad, iRiver Cover Story, iRiver Story, Kindle, Kobo, Mini, Nexus, Nook, Paperwhite, Rakuten, Reader, Retina display, Simple Touch, Sony, Tablet
PublishingTrends.com continues its regular column in which we review, explicate, and excerpt books that we think will resonate with people in the business of publishing and media. **** Bemoaning the speed and amount of change she sees in the publishing industry (i.e., not enough), Suw Charman-Anderson urged publishers to read Adapt by Tim Harford in a recent Forbes article. Adapt: Why Success Always…Continue Reading
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Tagged Adapt, Adsense, book review, evolution, Faber and Faber, Financial Times, Forbes, Frommer's, Google, Gutenberg, Peter Palchinsky, Picador, psychology, Solomon Asch, Soviet, statistics, Suw Charman-Anderson, The Undercover Economist, Tim Harford, Wazoku, Zagat
As though navigating endless booths at the Javits Center isn’t an overwhelming enough endeavor, throw in many collocated events with various websites and it’s easy to see how you can feel a little lost preparing for the 2012 BookExpo America (BEA). With the big event quickly approaching, we thought we would pull together a quick…Continue Reading
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