Rakuten Kobo Acquires Shelfie Technology – Kobo continues to plug on, with a decent amount of side-loading from other sources. This time it’s Shelfie, the app that allowed readers get digital copies of their own print books, which shut down in January. Shelfie will ultimately be integrated into the Kobo app, where ... more >
The Most-Read Adult Book Reviews of 2016 – This list from Publishers Weekly wasn’t precisely what I expected – although to be honest, I’m not sure what I expected. Still check out this list of their ten most-read adult book reviews for the year and let me know your thoughts. In no particular order, ... more >
Publishers ‘committed’ to investment following Brexit – Along with a sense of chagrin, there is still a lot of uncertainty around the likely consequences of Brexit, but at this point publishers foresee the opportunity of more and cheaper exports, but are also concerned about the impact of Brexit on academic publishing ... more >
Brexit: what next? – Neill Denny’s pro and con consideration of Brexit’s likely effect on the book industry. Some of his pros are a little dicey (the ‘we’re masters of the English-speaking world’ angle, for example), but certainly it’s true that disruption makes room for change, both positive and negative. Still, ... more >