I’m beginning to think it is for me.
I know, just because I’m doing less of something doesn’t mean it’s dead. Not in the least. There are tens of thousands of blogs which are updated regularly and read by gobs of people. I’ve just been wondering about how much traditional blogging has been hit by services [...]
The Frankfurt Book Fair published results of a survey entitled "How will digitization shape the future of publishing?" Over 1,000 industry professionals from more than 30 countries responded to the survey. Overall, the findings are pretty interesting.
40% of respondents expect e-Content will overtake traditional books in sales by 2018.
60% of those polled do not currently [...]
Microsoft announced on Friday that they’re abandoning their massive book digitization project. Likewise, the search site will also be shut down. I’m not totally surprised by this. I’ve always thought this project was more about Microsoft reaching parity with Google than anything else. This much is true…Microsoft figured out that its money should be spent [...]
What will happen to digital information 250 years from now?
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Many publishers are taking a conservative approach to eBook publishing, mostly because of fear that digital books will adversely affect the sale of print editions. This is especially true in reference book publishing. Recently though, more book publishers are looking eBooks square in the eye. The fears are being allayed by a developing customer channel.
Penguin, [...]
The Library of Congress will make use of technology to exhibit more than 6,000 volumes from Thomas Jefferson’s book collection.
“Artifacts like the Waldseemüller map (the first to include the name “America”), the rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, the Gutenberg Bible and original volumes from Thomas Jefferson’s Library will be virtually at your fingertips. [...]
Like many in our industry, I’m heading to London for the book fair which starts on Monday, April 14th. I’m looking forward to the show this year. Last year, digitization was the topic du-jour. That conversation carried over to the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany. So, I expect to field more questions on this issue [...]
Buried in this New York Times article on the digital-ness of Amazon.com is a word or two about Kindle and a little prognostication about growth of the digital market:
The Kindle electronic book reader, now four months old, is another primary cog in Amazon’s digital strategy. Sales across the book publishing industry are flat; e-books represent [...]
The eBook reader hasn’t actually revolutionized the market, but some publishing officials are willing to concede that they’ve seen increased eBook sales.
Sales for the most popular books are in the hundreds, comparable to the number for the Sony Reader, which came out in 2006.
“The Kindle has increased awareness. Publishers have told me that in [...]
Or yet another publisher driven internet strategy bound for failure?
Hyperion President and founding publisher Robert S. Miller is bailing on that company to “launch a new global publishing program based on a non-traditional business model” at HarperCollins.
According to the press release, “Miller will publish approximately 25 popular-priced books per year in multiple physical and digital [...]