Publishing NewsAmazon / Banned-Books / book clubs / digital publishing / Kobo / print books / Self-publishing / traditional publishing1 Comments
Book publishing is a resilient business: Kobo CEO – An interview with Kobo’s CEO Michael Tambyln, who argues that “every year [the publishing industry] finds a new driver for growth,” and this year it is the dynamic between print and digital books. Despite the digital slowdown, Tambyln notes the continuing growth ... more >
Publishing Newsbestsellers / demographic data / Free Speech / gender / harassment / Race / reddit / traditional publishingComments Off on Wednesday News: Reddit v. Ellen Pao, Penguin Random House’s bottom line, Amazon sides with Ted Cruz, and U.S. family size growing
How Reddit shoved former CEO Ellen Pao off the glass cliff – If you’ve been following the imminent self-destruction turmoil at Reddit, you may have seen the myriad news and opinion pieces blaming Ellen Pao for taking the position of CEO and being a “bad” leader, and more. She’s even been ... more >
Letters of Opiniondigital publishing / readers / Self-publishing / traditional publishing8 Comments
Do you know that it’s only been five years and change since Harlequin announced that it was going to start offering self-publishing services? By comparison, digital-first publishing seems downright ancient. I don’t know if you remember how that Harlequin announcement blew up the internet, or how contentious the discussion ... more >
Letters of Opinionbook prices / digital publishing / Ebooks / Self-publishing / traditional publishing56 Comments
Last week’s post on digital book prices for commercial fiction engendered a lot of great responses, reflecting some really passionate opinions on how books are priced and how readers make their purchasing decisions. Judging from that completely anecdotal, self-selecting, limited sample, it seems like $12.99 is out of reach for ... more >
Book Reviewsbook prices / digital books / DRM / licensing / Self-publishing / traditional publishing120 Comments
So now that Hachette and Amazon have settled their epic feud, and we’re seeing the results of publisher negotiations with the retailer, we seem to be witnessing the revenge of traditional publishers when it comes to digital book pricing. Last week I enthusiastically searched at Amazon for two books I ... more >
Publishing NewsAisha Rahman / America / civil rights / digital publishing / e-readers / earnings / Ebooks / literature / MLK / print books / Race / Self-publishing / traditional publishingComments Off on Wednesday News: Three posts about the future of books and one honoring an American artist and activist
Print is alive and well—at least for books – The first three posts today are all related to book sales and earnings. This report from Deloitte, part of their TMT (technology, media, telecommunications) predictions for 2015, and it’s global in scope. Markets perform differently, of course, and consumers trend in ... more >