The ToC Perspective: A Call for a Unified E-book Market
O'Reilly Media's general manager, publisher and a chair of the TOC conferences, Joe Wikert, takes on the current e-book market in his first column for PW. more...
Content / e-books
02/06/2012 @ 12:00AM
This month Farrar, Straus and Giroux will publish Night by Elie Wiesel as an e-book, the first time the title will be available digitally.
Devices
02/06/2012 @ 12:00AM
The topic is "The Business of E-readers" and features Lisa Faith Phillips, director of digital strategy and development at Hachette Book Group.
Content / e-books
02/03/2012 @ 07:00PM
Introducing an occasional column from the general manager, publisher and a chair of O'Reilly Media's TOC conferences
O'Reilly Media's general manager, publisher and a chair of the TOC conferences, Joe Wikert, takes on the current e-book market in his first column for PW.
Retailing
02/03/2012 @ 07:00PM
Thanks, in large part, to the advent of business models based on digital partnerships and fractured content—from single chapters, audiobook downloads, and video to subscriptions and bundled media—the game of managing rights and royalties has grown increasingly complex—and exciting.
Content / e-books
02/03/2012 @ 12:00AM
There is a growing crisis in the academic monograph marketplace, but organizations are rallying to devise new solutions.
Content / e-books
02/03/2012 @ 12:00AM
Ed McBain's novels won't be published by Thomas & Mercer until later this month, but they're already available--for free--on the Kindle for Prime subscribers.
Apps
02/03/2012 @ 12:00AM
This week in apps features two Dr. Seuss apps, including And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, the very first Dr. Seuss book ever published.
Content / e-books
02/02/2012 @ 12:00AM
Hyperion has signed Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to a two-book deal, with the first title set to appear exclusively in digital.
Content / e-books
02/02/2012 @ 12:00AM
At a meeting with ALA leaders this week, Random House officials said the company will raise the price of e-books to libraries, but that it will continue to make its digital titles available to lend.
Content / e-books
02/01/2012 @ 12:00AM
We've profiled the significant benefit of being featured in the Kindle Daily Deal before, and January 31st's deal for The Best American Noir of the Century was no different.
The Roundup for Digital
Publishing news from across the Web
Apple "creates a monopoly and planned obsolescence."
Apple's new authoring software gets a full review from Macworld.
Dosdoce, a Spanish analysis firm, says the best way for publishers to control their turf is to share their content, users, and traffic across a common platform.
Amazon has started a shopping service called Junglee, a site that directs buyers to other sites that sell products.
Barbara Vey
Let me start by stating that I don't belong to RWA (Romance Writers of America) or RWI (Romance Writers Ink) or RRW (Rainbow Romance Writers)...
Elizabeth Bluemle
It appeals to me as a bookseller to break down the awards by publisher, not only to take a look at what works and imprints have been recognized for their achievements, but -- practically speaki...
Rose Fox
Charlene Brusso interviews Caitlín R. Kiernan for PW....
Adam Boretz
February may be the shortest month, but that doesn't mean it's not chock full o' audio goodness. So, without further ado, let's take a look at the latest batch of new releases from some of the industr...
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