Feb 11 2008
Harper Collins has decided to do things a little different than Random House. While Random House is charging 2.99 / chapter, Harper is going to give away free previews of select books at their website. You will be able to view the entire book online. HC believes this will help drive sales. They liken it(…)
Feb 11 2008
Random House is going to start selling select chapters of popular books to determine potential sales. The first book is going to be “Make It Stick” which was released on January 2nd, 2008. They are going to sell each chapter for $2.99 which also includes the epilogue. My first thought is that this would be(…)
Feb 9 2008
A new study indicates that bloggers and social networks could have a direct impact on album sales. The research indicated that there was a direct correlation between the amount of “chatter” prior to the release of an album and its eventual sales. The more chatter, the better the album sold. Based on the volume of(…)
Feb 8 2008
Earlier in the week Barnes & Noble shares traded at twice the volume and fell over 10% in value after a downgrade from J.P. Morgan. The financial services firm indicated that B&N suffered low holiday sales and with the impending election more people will pay attention to the the news and debates rather than visiting(…)
Feb 8 2008
According to Reading Is Fundamental, Inc., the 2009 Budget proposed by President Bush would eliminate one of their most important programs. According to President and CEO Carol Rasco, “President Bush’s proposed budget calling for the elimination of Reading Is Fundamental’s (RIF) Inexpensive Book Distribution program would be devastating to the 4.6 million children and their(…)
Feb 7 2008
Kevin Kelly has an extremely interesting article about the internet being an instant copy machine. In brief he states how the internet allows others to make digital copy after digital copy and in the end the copies become worthless. Kevin then poses the question how does one make money selling free copies? This immediately(…)
Feb 7 2008
Via Gizmodo First off I want you to know I can’t believe this has even been patented. Or maybe I shouldn’t be so naive. But for guys out there that have a brain that freezes when trying to think of a unique gift for their wife/girlfriend maybe they should be hoping that patent holder Paul(…)
Feb 5 2008
Mass market paperback sales were soft for 2007. Publishers weekly states several reasons for this including increased competition for shelf space. Retailers are promoting hardcovers and trade paperbacks more so than mass market. Also, the “premium paperback” which was designed primarily for the baby boom generation is also starting to make inroads. One segment though(…)
Feb 5 2008
As reported by Publishers Marketplace A Better Quarter for Harper HarperCollins rebounded in their fiscal second quarter after a “terrible” first quarter, with sales rising 3 percent compared to a year ago to $406 million and income of $67 million–up $13 million from the same time last year, though that was the quarter in which(…)
Feb 5 2008
When you buy a book in Canada, whether it is at a physical store or online, you are more than likely going to be enriching one company, Indigo. Indigo currently accounts for nearly 67% (44% excluding online and mail-order) of all national sales. The largest book seller in the United States is B&N with a(…)
Feb 4 2008
Simon and Schuster is creating a new position within it’s company to bolster it’s presence in digital publishing. Publishers Weekly reports that Elinor Hirschhorn has been hired into the new position titled Chief Digital Officer. S&S CEO Carolyn Reidy states “Digital initiatives are a top priority and we are determined to avail ourselves to the(…)
Feb 4 2008
From Publishers Weekly: The Publishers Weekly Stock Index managed to eke out a 1.7% increase last year, thanks largely to Amazon.com. Shares soared nearly 135% while the stock fortunes of traditional book stores fared much worse, particularly Borders Group, which lost half of it’s value in 2007. Even bookstore leader Barnes & Noble couldn’t escape(…)
Feb 4 2008
Okay readers, don’t get too bent out of shape, this is not a sports article about why I loved seeing the Giants win (or better yet, having Tom Brady lose). Earlier in the week there was an interesting article on slow publishing times due to the mass amount of marketing needed to have a successful(…)
Feb 3 2008
The New York Times has an interesting article about technology and how it is helping many of us work smarter and faster in the workplace but for writers it just means a longer lag time between when they submit a book and when it finally gets published. Enter us humans. “We move too slowly and(…)
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