DeannaUtroske

About DeannaUtroske

Deanna Utroske is the Content Producer at Digital Book World and an active member of New York Women in Communications, where she serves on the Integrated Marketing & Communications Committee. Previously, Deanna worked in the editorial office of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, a publication of the University of Chicago Press.

Ebook Publicity: A Checklist for Success

“Packaging a book is still the critical point where marketing and publicity begins,” remarked Lucinda Blumenfeld, the owner of Lucinda Literary, in her recent comments to DBW Expert Blogger Mary Cummings. Blumfield notes that it is important to get prominent …

Ebooks Responsible for Growth in Trade

AAP and BISG release BookStats 2013, DOJ not convinced by Apple, Copyright Clearance Center joins Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, the Italian book market is down over 4% and more!

Publicity for Ebooks

Ebooks 31% of trade sales for Hachette, ebooks in higher circulation at university libraries in China, publishers focus on direct consumer relationships and much more!

Ebook Best-Sellers $3.00 to $7.99 Week Ending 5-12-13

See the rest of the the best-seller lists for the week ending May 12: – Top-25 Best-Selling Ebooks – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $10.00 and Above – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $8.00 – $9.99 – Digital Book World Best-Selling …

Ebook Best-Sellers Hover Around $7.00

After recovering last week from an all-time low of $6.58, recorded in late April, this week’s average price of an ebook best-seller is $7.23. Titles from Penguin, Hachette, Random House, Macmillan and Harper Collins were higher-priced and influenced the new …

Ebook Best-Sellers $0.00 to $2.99 Week Ending 5-12-13

See the rest of the the best-seller lists for the week ending May 12: – Top-25 Best-Selling Ebooks – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $10.00 and Above – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $8.00 – $9.99 – Digital Book World Best-Selling …

Ebook Best-Sellers $8.00 to $9.99 Week Ending 5-12-13

See the rest of the the best-seller lists for the week ending May 12: – Top-25 Best-Selling Ebooks – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $10.00 and Above – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $3.00 – $7.99 – Digital Book World Best-Selling …

Ebook Best-Sellers $10 and Above Week Ending 5-12-13

See the rest of the the best-seller lists for the week ending May 12: – Top-25 Best-Selling Ebooks – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $8.00 – $9.99 – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $3.00 – $7.99 – Digital Book World Best-Selling …

Ebooks from MediaShift

The network of PBS digital media sites plans to publish up to 20 titles this year. The ebooks will be expanded versions of MedaShift content. Read more here.

Ebook Spending on the Rise

Young Chinese readers say ebook quality is low, Barnes & Noble needs ebooks, scale is a powerful publishing tool, ebooks attract news organizations and more!

Accidental Ebook Marketing 

Publishers offer free e-textbooks to MOOC students, ebook growth across Asia, Sesame ebooks available on Google Play, Sony launches ebook store in Australia and more!

Ebook Best-Sellers $0.00 to $2.99 Week Ending 5-5-13

- Top-25 Best-Selling Ebooks – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $10.00 and Above – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $8.00 – $9.99 – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $3.00 – $7.99 Top 10 Ebook Best-Sellers | $0 to $2.99 Week …

Ebook Best-Sellers $3.00 to $7.99 Week Ending 5-5-13

- Top-25 Best-Selling Ebooks – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $10.00 and Above – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $8.00 – $9.99 – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $0.00 – $2.99 Top 10 Ebook Best-Sellers | $3 to $7.99 Week …

Ebook Best-Sellers $10 and Above Week Ending 5-5-13

- Top-25 Best-Selling Ebooks – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $8.00 – $9.99 – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $3.00 – $7.99 – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $0.00 – $2.99 Top 10 Ebook Best-Sellers | $10 and up Week …

Ebook Best-Sellers $8.00 to $9.99 Week Ending 5-5-13

- Top-25 Best-Selling Ebooks – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $10.00 and Above – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $3.00 – $7.99 – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $0.00 – $2.99 Top 5 Ebook Best-Sellers | $8 to $9.99 Week …

Ebook Best-Sellers $8.00 to $9.99 Week Ending 4-28-13

See the rest of the the best-seller lists for the week ending April 28: – Top-25 Best-Selling Ebooks – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $10.00 and Above – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $3.00 – $7.99 – Digital Book World Best-Selling …

Ebook Best-Sellers $3.00 to $7.99 Week Ending 4-28-13

See the rest of the the best-seller lists for the week ending April 28: – Top-25 Best-Selling Ebooks – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $10.00 and Above – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $8.00 – $9.99 – Digital Book World Best-Selling …

Ebook Best-Sellers $0.00 to $2.99 Week Ending 4-28-13

See the rest of the the best-seller lists for the week ending April 28: – Top-25 Best-Selling Ebooks – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $10.00 and Above – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $8.00 – $9.99 – Digital Book World Best-Selling …

Ebook Best-Sellers $10 and Above Week Ending 4-28-13

See the rest of the the best-seller lists for the week ending April 28: – Top-25 Best-Selling Ebooks – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $8.00 – $9.99 – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $3.00 – $7.99 – Digital Book World Best-Selling …

Ebook Best-Sellers $0.00 to $2.99 Week Ending 4-14-13

See the rest of the the best-seller lists for the week ending April 14: – See Top-25 Best-Selling Ebooks – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $10.00 and Above – Digital Book World Best-Selling Ebooks Priced $8.00 – $9.99 – Digital Book World …

DBW: Ready to Learn!

Just last month Digital Book World debuted DBW U, an online education program. In DBW U’s self-paced courses students will learn from some of digital publishing’s most recognized experts on their own schedule. We’re aiming to help prepare digital publishing …

Avoiding Ebook Casualties: The Importance of Quality Assurance

Without quality assurance, good ebooks can be, well, useless. Recall Hachette’s formatting error last fall, which left J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy unreadable on Kindle. And, other popular titles, including Dan Simmons’s The Terror and Stardust by Neil Gaiman, have …