Publishing NewsBarnes & Noble / copyright infringement / Nook2 Comments
Big Bird, Caillou and Sonic could be part of YouTube’s subscription slate – Youtube is likely to be soon launching premium Youtube channels. If you run into a channel with a $ sign, it probably means that you’ll have to pay for that content in the future. Right now, signs ... more >
Publishing NewsApple / Barnes & Noble / digital rights management / iTunes / Nook6 Comments
I’m interviewing author Julie James at the Lady Jane’s Salon in Naperville IL, in conjunction with her new release “Love Irresistibly” which I did love. I’m not sure what questions I’ll be asking her (so if you have any ideas, let me know). But we would love to have you ... more >
Publishing NewsNook / Pearson6 Comments
The Music They Made –NYTimes is experimenting with video, sound, and visual applications to move into the 21st century. This is a collection of music snippets celebrating artists who died in 2012. NYTimes.com NOOK Media Announces Strategic Investment by Pearson – Pearson is investing $89 million in Nook Media, the ... more >
EbooksBarnes & Noble / ebook technology / Ebooks / Nook / Nook Tablet10 Comments
With the iPad, iPad Mini, Nexus 7 & 10, Kindle Fire HD 7 & 8.9, Nook Tablet and dozens of more generic Android tablets in the market place things are getting very crowded with good tablets. On September 26th Barnes & Noble crowded it further by announcing the 7″ Nook ... more >
UncategorizedAcademic-Issues / Barnes & Noble / ebook-v.-print-publishing / Nook / YouTube2 Comments
B&N announced two new tablets yesterday. One is a 7″ and the other is a 9″ tablet. Their features don’t vary a great deal from the Kindle Fire or Google’s Nexus tablet but there is one stand out feature. The new Nooks have profiles so that the family can share ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / Barnes & Noble / Nook15 Comments
Amazon Publishing Acquires 1,000 Publication Contracts from Dorchester Publishing – Back in June, Amazon bid for the Dorchester publishing contracts and today closed the deal. According to DBW, authors “were offered the opportunity to join Amazon Publishing and receive the full back royalties that Dorchester indicated were owed.” I think ... more >