As always, Mike Shatzkin is full of ideas. he has had a few entries on his blog recently about marketing. One I wish to remember is the ability to market backlist in ebook files using links. Just like in print format, except the link is able to take you diretly to a store page for [...]
The Scholarly Kitchen has a recent article on the difference between new publishers created since the increase in digital awareness compared to older publishers that have to recalibrate their business model. The newer publishers have the advantage that of not having to recreate themselves while maintaining “fidelity to old partners or ways of doing business.” [...]
Last week I had a nice conversation with James McQuivey of Forrester on where the book business is going. He has a smart take on how digital is affecting the industry. Here’s an interview he did with Chris Keannelly from the Copyright Clearance Center.
http://beyondthebookcast.com/forrester-reports-on-ebook-buying-trends/
A very interesting article on ereader data by NPR.
Most e-readers, like Amazon’s Kindle, have an antenna that lets users instantly download new books. But the technology also makes it possible for the device to transmit information back to the manufacturer.
“They know how fast you read because you have to click to turn the page,” [...]
Great interview on the status of the publishing industry. Here’s an excerpt:
But once the agents became significant players they demanded high advances at a time when retail chains were growing and houses like Simon & Schuster and Random House were coming under the umbrella of large corporations and were able to afford the large advances. [...]
Ebook’s from the library to take with you. We are finally getting there. Below is a process for getting library books onto your iphone/ipad. So you can check ebooks out from your library and take them with you where ever you go. Kind of like physical books, right?
Here’s what you’ll need to get started:
An iPhone [...]
Granted the source may be a little biased, but TorrentFreak has a post on how piracy can help ebook sales:
This week comic book writer Steve Lieber has shared his experiences with book piracy, proving that it also has its benefits. Lieber noticed that scanned copies of his graphic novel Underground were posted on 4Chan, but [...]
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