The Bookseller’s FutureBook2018 conference began its second decade on November 30th in London’s East End with a sellout crowd of publishers, vendors and tech firms from the UK, EU and US. There were four streams — FutureBook, AudioBook, EdTech and Play — which meant attendees had to make decisions on which to choose. Thankfully, a…Continue Reading
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Tagged Academy London, Alexa, Confluence, David Shelley, Digital Book World (DBW), Dominique Raccah, FutureBook Person of the Year, FutureBook2018, Hachette, Little Brown, Meir Biton, MyStoryBall, Sam Coniff Allende, Seth Godin, Sharmaine Lovegrove, Sourcebooks, The Bookseller, Tom Abba, University of the West of England
Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. As we enter the new year, we are instead posting 5 links to articles with predictions for the publishing industry in 2017. Goodereader uses 2016’s audiobooks statistics to make projections for the new year. The Bookseller takes a look at…Continue Reading
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Tagged audiobooks, backend metadata, Booksparks, Cliff Guren, Digital magazine trends, GoodeReader, indie authors, machine learning, Publishing Executive, Thad McIlroy, The Bookseller, YA
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. Paypal released survey data that shows readers are willing to spend more money on ebooks than video games. What does the long…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. The editor of The Bookseller shares his thoughts on what Brexit could mean for the publishing industry. Audiobooks are outselling…Continue Reading
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
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 should Wattpad handle plagiarism of independent authors on its site? Does anyone care about classifying genre fiction and literature…Continue Reading
This month, there seemed to be a good amount of back-and-forth between ereader companies with new products or services announced just as another company gains some footing. The competition in international markets continues. Waterstones, though it recently announced it would be selling Kindles this year in its stores, admitted that if other devices had the…Continue Reading
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Tagged Alexis Santos, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Charlotte Williams, CNET, Cool Mom Tech, Endgadget, Fire, iPad, John P. Mello Jr., Kindle, Kobo, Nook, Nook Snaps, PCWorld, Rakuten, Steven Musil, The Bookseller, Wall Street Journal, Waterstones
With the holiday sales war over and all new devices already out on the market, much of January consisted of tallying up the sales numbers and looking to new developments in the new year. There have already been some big announcements: Apple’s digital textbook publishing, a possible spinoff of the Nook from Barnes & Noble,…Continue Reading
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Tagged American Booksellers Association, Apple, Ars Technica, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Boy Genius Report, Buy.com, Casey Johnston, Edward Nawotka, Flurry Analytics, iPad, Judith Rosen, Kindle, Kobo, Morgan Keegan, Nook, Oren Teicher, People, Play.com, Publishers Weekly, Publishing Perspectives, Rakuten, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Target, The Bookseller, The New York Times, Tim Carmody, Travis McCourt, WHSmith, Wired, Zach Epstein
