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Where Ebooks are Today
A few links to give an un-scientific snapshot of where ebooks currently stand in the book market. Mashable.com(1) has an article up asking readers which they prefer more, ebooks or physical books. Being a tech leaning website I expected ebooks to score well with all the techno-phile readers. After all, people who avoid computers aren’t […]
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Fearing or Embracing the Publishing Future
It can be interesting to read through articles in the publishing industry and see how different people, and companies, are reacting to the changes in the publishing world. An example of a more embracing attitude would be David “Skip” Prichard the c.e.o of Ingram Content Group. Prichard’s attitude is that, “New players don’t know what […]
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Amazon, Author Royalties, and Ebook Pricing
I recently came across an article that gives a peak at the underside of the ebook publishing world. This falls under the category of “See How Much We Were Ripping You Off”: SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday it is now offering do-it-yourself authors and publishers royalties of about 70 percent on their e-books. The […]
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Idea Logical Ebook Opinion
Mike Shatzkin over at the Idea Logical Blog (http://www.idealog.com/blog) has his own opinion about the future of ebooks. In his view, he sees a more aggressive adoption of ebook readers. He sees an estimate of 50% of book sales being ebooks in 5 years as low. My current views are more conservative. I do agree […]
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The Genius of PediaPress
PediaPress is an example of what part of the future of print on demand publishing will look like. The following is from a press release by Ingram the parent company of Lightning Source, a print on demand company: PediaPress teams with Ingram’s Lightning Source on Wikipedia custom book application La VERGNE, TN – Ingram’s Lightning […]