Publishing Newsebookstore / reviews10 Comments
How online reviews are crucial to a restaurant’s takings – There have been no scientific studies determining whether negative reviews impact book sales except for the Stanford Graduate School study issued in 2011. Looking at 240 fiction book titles reviewed by the New York Times, investigators found that positive reviews, ... more >
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Ebooksdigital lending / Digital Reading Apps / Ebooks / ebookstore21 Comments
With over 3 million Kindles sold along with 100 iOS devicees sold a minute, it is likely that many readers received digital reading devices this Christmas. The following is what you might need to know in order to use your device. 1. Are prices the same for digital books? Generally ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / book-sales / ebookstore / RITA28 Comments
It’s a quiet newsday but I had to post this article. Amazon UK has opened and the prices were low because the publishers decided not to impose Agency pricing. The low Amazon prices has spurred a price war and now all ebooks at WH Smith are 50% off. Even with ... more >
Publishing NewsApple / book prices / booklight / ebookstore / India / iPad / Kindle / piracy51 Comments
The message that I heard from others yesterday is that they were underwhelmed by the iPad. Significantly, it lacks the ability to run applications simultaneously, has no camera, lacks a USB port or external memory slot. Further, there is no innovative input, only a large screen keyboard. I’m not certain ... more >
Bookstore / EbooksBarnes & Noble / Ebooks / ebookstore / ebook_formats20 Comments
I had to write this post after reading all the headlines on Twitter about Barnes and Noble’s ebookstore presenting real competition for the Amazon Kindle. It’s not and here’s why. First, BN’s ebookstore is simply that, a store. There is no device. Kindle captured the burgeoning ebook crowd not ... more >