E-Book Bummer: Growth Slower Than Thought — ‘Incremental, Not Exponential’
Last year was widely perceived to be a year of outrageous e-book growth, but some new research suggests otherwise. According to new data fro… Read more at paidContent »
Sesame Street’s Digital Transition: Apps For The Juicebox Set
While most children, like their parents, still encounter Sesame Street primarily on their TV, the 43-year-old nonprofit brand now attracts 1… Read more at paidContent »
Barnes & Noble: We Want A Nook For Every Member Of The Family
Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) hopes to get a Nook device in the hands of every person in your family, except maybe your baby. Babies, it turns… Read more at paidContent »
New Stats: Kids Find E-Books ‘Fun And Cool,’ But Teens Are Still Reluctant
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The children’s and young adult e-book market faces special challenges not shared by the adult market, new research shows. And teens are slow… Read more at paidContent »
Want to go Inside Apple? Read this book
For the second time in three months a book is set to appear that endeavors to explain the “magic” and mystery of why Apple can do what it does. On Wednesday, Inside Apple, by Fortune reporter Adam Lashinsky, will be released. Here is our review. Read more »
What Apple Is Wading Into: A Snapshot Of The K-12 Textbook Business
The battle for the college digital textbook market — including startups like Inkling and Kno — gets a fair amount of attention. But the K-… Read more at paidContent »
Research: Professionals With iPads Are Deserting Printed Media
Stark new research statistics suggest digital replacement of analogue content is now very high amongst tablet owners. Read more at paidContent »
Apple Move Will Spark Flurry Of New Companies, Content In Education Market
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At Apple’s event today in New York, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) unveiled iBooks2, a new version of its iBooks software that is tailored to interactiv… Read more at paidContent »
New Stats: 2011 Libraries' Digital Checkouts Up 133% Over 2010
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Publishers are pulling e-books and digital audiobooks from libraries, but the demand for those materials is increasing exponentially: New st… Read more at paidContent »
No More New Penguin Digital Audiobooks For Libraries, Either
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Hoping to skirt Penguin’s library e-book restrictions by checking out a hot new title as a digital audiobook instead? Sorry, that strategy w… Read more at paidContent »
One Publisher's E-Book Revenues Up 795% In 2011
Book publishers don’t often share much information about their digital revenues, but Naperville, Ill.-based independent publisher Sourcebook… Read more at paidContent »
Penguin's DK: Goodbye Books, Hello 'Flat' Content. Make Once, Use Anywhere
Dorling Kindersley, the division of Penguin that publishes children, travel and reference titles, made a strong case for how it is moving to… Read more at paidContent »
Why Amazon's Plagiarism Problem Is More Than A Public Relations Issue
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Plagiarized editions for sale in Amazon’s Kindle store show how the company is still adapting to the world of original content creation. At… Read more at paidContent »
Did Self-Publishing Hype Hit Its Peak In 2011?
The average price of a self-published Kindle top-100 bestseller continues to drop, but a new look at these titles’ performance in 2011 sugge… Read more at paidContent »
Kindle Startup Focuses On Interactive Fiction For Adults
Coliloquy, a Palo Alto-based publisher focusing on interactive fiction for adults, launches its first four serial titles today on Kindle. Th… Read more at paidContent »
Amazon Publishing Taps Famous Librarian To Curate Its New Series
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Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) Publishing is launching a new series, “Book Lust Rediscoveries,” curated by librarian and NPR commentator Nancy Pearl. P… Read more at paidContent »
China Round-Up: E-book Wars, Digital Music Opportunity And Games Go Large
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It is a busy week for digital media news in the Far East, ahead of the Chinese New Year on January 23. Notably, more new e-book services are… Read more at paidContent »
Are New Tablets Slowing The Growth Of E-Readers?
Some reports today suggest that Kindle Fire sales will cut into sales of Amazon’s other Kindles. For a variety of reasons, though, it’s too… Read more at paidContent »
Buy A 1-Year Nook NYT Subscription, Get The Nook Free
In Barnes & Noble’s largest Nook promotion yet, the bookstore chain is offering discounted or free Nooks to those who purchase one-year subs… Read more at paidContent »
Apple Gets Hit With $1.9 Million Copyright Lawsuit By Chinese Writers
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is putting a big bet on China, where its products and services have proven hugely popular, but that could also leave it e… Read more at paidContent »
B&N CEO: 'The Nook Will Continue To Be Barnes & Noble's E-Reader'
In a *CNBC* interview today, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) CEO William Lynch told David Faber, “Whatever we do, we will continue to have a tigh… Read more at paidContent »
Apple E-book Conspiracy Case To Turn On 'Most Favored Nation' Clause
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Recent interviews shed light on how the antitrust cases against Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and book publishers will unfold. The e-book controversy w… Read more at paidContent »
Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Michelle Nicolosi Launches E-Book Publisher
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Three years after she oversaw the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s transition to an online-only newspaper, Michelle Nicolosi is leaving the Hear… Read more at paidContent »
Barnes & Noble May Spin Off Its Nook Business
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Buried in the middle of a holiday sales report, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) announced that it will “pursue strategic exploratory work to sepa… Read more at paidContent »
Kobo Book Buyers Up 10x At Christmas On New E-Reader Gifts
E-reader maker Kobo says it got a 10x uplift in new global e-book customers this holiday period, compared with earlier in the year, as new o… Read more at paidContent »
Which E-Books Are Most Borrowed From Libraries, And Why?
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OverDrive released its lists of the most-downloaded e-books from libraries in December 2011. These lists look pretty different from the curr… Read more at paidContent »
Research: One In 40 In UK Got The Gift Of E-Reader This 'Kindle Christmas'
In absence of detailed Kindle sales data from Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN), the consumer research group YouGov has taken a stab. Read more at paidContent »
Will Apple's NYC Event Reveal iTextbooks?
The rumor mill is hard at work today following the news that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) will hold an iBookstore-related event in New York City towar… Read more at paidContent »
Report: Apple To Hold Event In NYC. Publishing, Advertising In The Mix?
A new year, and a crisp, new Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) rumor to kick things off: the company is reportedly planning an event for the end of the mon… Read more at paidContent »
Amazon Dances Around Kindle Sales Numbers (Again), But Kindle Fire Was Hot
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Amazon’s desire to tell the world how well its redesigned Kindle devices are selling keeps bumping up against its inability to deal in real… Read more at paidContent »
How The Long Tail Cripples Bonus Content/Multimedia
The Long Tail is Chris Anderson’s brilliant coinage. If you’re not up to speed on it, here you go.
Well, the long tail has hit the book bus… Read more at paidContent »
Updated: HarperCollins Sues Open Road Over E-Book Rights
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HarperCollins is suing digital publisher Open Road Integrated Media for copyright infringement over the digital rights to Jean Craighead Geo… Read more at paidContent »
What's Coming In 2012: Book Publishing
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This is the second in a series of posts over the next week that will highlight key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012 in the sect… Read more at paidContent »
Looking Back At 2011
This past week, the paidContent staff has analyzed the most significant developments throughout the year in the sectors we cover most. We’ve… Read more at paidContent »
Industry Moves: Macmillan; IGN; HarperCollins; Rodale
– Macmillan: Brian Napack is stepping down as president of Macmillan, effective the end of the year. In a letter to employees, he writes, “… Read more at paidContent »
