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Publishers should add value before raising ebook prices
When it comes to ebook pricing, I’ve changed my position on the matter almost weekly; sometimes I side with publishers, sometimes with retailers, sometimes with consumers. But I think this week I may have finally realized something that forces me … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, business models, cader, consumerist, ebooks, editorials, kindle, lies, opinion, pr, prices, pricing, publishing, spin, talking points
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Two of the best explanations of the Amazon/Macmillan book battle
The feud between Amazon and Macmillan (and now Hachette) over how to sell ebooks is a complicated mess. Two of the best analyses I’ve found come from published writers who hold an obvious interest in what Amazon and publishing houses end up doing. Continue reading
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Tagged agency model, Amazon, analysis, book wars, digital, ebooks, explanations, hachette, kindle, macmillan, publishers, publishing, windowing
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Two of the best explanations of the Amazon/Macmillan book battle
The feud between Amazon and Macmillan (and now Hachette) over how to sell ebooks is a complicated mess. Two of the best analyses I’ve found come from published writers who hold an obvious interest in what Amazon and publishing houses end up doing. Continue reading
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Tagged agency model, Amazon, analysis, book wars, digital, ebooks, explanations, hachette, kindle, macmillan, publishers, publishing, windowing
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New study shows ereader owners read more books
The average mean for book reading in the U.S. is 7.1 hours a week, according to a new study by L.E.K. Consulting. Ereader owners, however, average nearly 2 1/2 times that. Continue reading
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Tagged business, demographics, devices, ebooks, ereaders, market growth, market segment, media consumption, publishing, surveys
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Can you use Twitter to sell books?
Everyone who writes or publishes wants to know how to use Twitter as a promotional tool to drive sales, and to that end the British book reading website Lovereading–sort of the ugly UK cousin to Goodreads, only with a smaller … Continue reading
Posted in books, commentary, online, publishing, self publishing
Tagged books, booksellers, buzz, demographics, marketing, publicity, publishing, studies, surveys, twitter, users
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Five editors and authors discuss the role of the editor
Here are the three key points made in a recent BBC Open Book program about the role of the editor in pubilshing. Continue reading
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Tagged athill, bbc, books, ebooks, editors, interviews, publishers, publishing, radio programs, summaries, uglow, writers
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Published author predicts the ebook experience in 2014
Genre novelist Joe Konrath, aka Jack Kilborn, predicts what reading ebooks will be like in 4 years, including ambient audio tracks, physical takeaways at book signings, ads, and place-shifting content across devices. Continue reading
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Tagged brainstorming, ebooks, ereaders, extrapoloation, future of publishing, future of reading, future technology, predictions, publishing, user narratives
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Publishers should add value before raising ebook prices
When it comes to ebook pricing, I’ve changed my position on the matter almost weekly; sometimes I side with publishers, sometimes with retailers, sometimes with consumers. But I think this week I may have finally realized something that forces me … Continue reading →