Industry News
Apple's struggle to defeat Amazon set to be exposed by European ebook inquiry
17th December, 2011The deal that the iPad maker struck with publishers could be threatened by an inquiry into the prices people in the EU pay for their digital readingFor book publishers, Christmas will come twice this year. After the festive trade in hardback tomes, t...
E-book prices spark battle between publishers, retailers
16th December, 2011The issue of e-book prices has sparked a global controversy as publishers lock horns with book retailers over how much consumers should pay.
Pottermore.com Runs Reading Survey In Preparation For Harry Potter E-Books
16th December, 2011Ahead of the release of the Harry Potter e-books and digital audiobooks, J. K. Rowling’s Pottermore.com is running a survey on reading habits.
Barnes & Noble's Nook Will Likely Launch In UK In 2012
16th December, 2011Barnes & Noble’s Nook e-reader will hit the UK “in the not too distant future,” a company VP said yesterday. The Kindle and Kobo are already sold in the country.
A Few More Thoughts From Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011)
16th December, 2011Yesterday?s death of Christopher Hitchens left a gigantic hole in the world of publishing (and may lead to the bankruptcy of numerous drinking establishments in , London and elsewhere). ??A prolific writer, brilliant conversationalist, avid consumer ...
ePub Direct Funded To Supply E-Books To Kindle, iBooks Et Al
16th December, 2011If print book costs major on distributing boxes of dead trees, what price the e-book fulfilment sector?
Amazon Says Kindles Sell Over 1M/Wk For Third Straight Week
15th December, 2011Amazon.com this morning announced that it has sold more than 1 million Kindles a week for the last three weeks in a row. The retailer said that the Kindle Fire tablet remains the single best selling item on Amazon.com?s site. The Fire has been the be...
New Site Will Offer Groupon-Style Deals On E-Books
14th December, 2011Andrew Rhomberg thinks discovering new books online isn’t much fun. It’s great if you already know what you’re looking for, but if you’re hoping for the well-curated serendipity of a bookstore to lead you to something unique and u...
New Site Will Offer Groupon-Style Deals On E-Books
14th December, 2011Andrew Rhomberg thinks discovering new books online isn’t much fun. It’s great if you already know what you’re looking for, but if you’re hoping for the well-curated serendipity of a bookstore to lead you to something unique and u...
Penguin joins push for short ebooks
12th December, 2011Penguin is the latest publisher to embrace quick, digital-only reads, hoping they can reach a time and cash-starved marketAngry Birds on the way to work, or half an hour with Helen Dunmore, Julian Barnes or Emma Donoghue? A slew of short, digital-onl...