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All About the Excerpt

All About the Excerpt

I don’t agree with everything in this article but this sentence in the third to the last paragraph really struck a chord with me as readers and authors grapple with the price (as opposed to value) of ebooks. The two most common ways people acquire books today are borrowing from a library and borrowing from [...]

Random House Debuts Its Book Search Widget

Yesterday, HarperCollins rolled out its “Browse Inside” feature that will eventually be available for all its books and could be embedded in blogs and websites. Not to be outdone, Random House debuted its “Browse and Search” widget. I like the Random House Widget better as it is just the cover and gives you the option [...]

Harper Collins Launches Its “Browse Inside” Feature

HarperCollins launched its “Browse Inside” feature on its website today. Similar to Amazon’s “Search Inside” and a competitor to Google’s Book Search, Harper’s “Browse Inside” allows readers to “get a sense” of the book before purchasing. According to the website, every HarperCollins book will have a “Browse Inside” feature. Each book has different content available. [...]