Librarians: a Dying Breed?

February 8, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 12

Jeremy Greenfield | Will librarians go the way of the soda jerk, telephone operator and travel agent? A new study suggests it’s already happening.

Best Publishing Companies to Work For

February 7, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 20

Jeremy Greenfield | The book publishing industry is populated by intelligent, hard-working people, many of whom are delighted to have the opportunity to turn their passion – the printed word – into a paying job. But which of their employers are the best to work for?

Will Amazon.com Stores Be Good for the Book Industry?

February 3, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 13

Jeremy Greenfield | E-tail giant and major bookseller Amazon may be headed to a neighborhood near you if a rumor published online proves true. Question is: Would it be good or bad for the book publishing industry?

Amazon Revenue $17.43 Billion in Fourth Quarter, Income Down in 2011

January 31, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 4

Jeremy Greenfield | The Kindle Fire and third-party sellers helped Amazon reach $17.43 billion in fourth quarter 2011 revenue, a 35% increase over fourth quarter 2010 revenue.

Publishers Sour on Tablet as Reading Platform, Survey Says

January 30, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 37

Jeremy Greenfield | As tablet sales surge and put downward pressure on dedicated e-reader ownership growth, publishers are pessimistic that tablets will provide readers with an enticing reading platform.

Jay-Z, Big-Six Publishers Among Winners of Publishing Innovation Awards

January 23, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 17

Jeremy Greenfield | Penguin, Random House, Hachette, Simon & Schuster and other publishing powerhouses were among the winners at the second annual Publishing Innovation Awards.

Publishers Optimistic but See Hard Work Ahead in 2012, According to Survey

January 23, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 10

James McQuivey | Publishing executives whose companies together earn 74% of all U.S. trade publishing revenues were bullish about book publishing’s future. As we closed out 2011, 82% of publishing executives we surveyed were optimistic about the digital transition.

Getting People to Pay for Content You Give Away for Free

January 23, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 9

Jeremy Greenfield | A novel approach for publishers interested in building their brands: Give away content for free. The trick is getting people to pay for something once they’ve been given a taste for free.

NBC News Launches Book Publishing Arm, NBC Publishing

January 23, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 44

Jeremy Greenfield | NBCUniversal is launching a book publishing arm to capitalize on growth in e-reader and tablet adoption, the decreasing cost of e-book production and a backlog of over one million hours of video content.

Vook Acquisitions Chief on the Future of Publishing Technology

January 20, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 5

Jeremy Greenfield | We spoke with Vook’s Matt Cavnar about Apple, the publishing company of the future and why people will read more – as soon as they get more comfortable with new technologies.

Apple iBooks Author Tool Sets Stage for Showdown With Amazon

January 19, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 14

Jeremy Greenfield | With the launch of iBooks Author, a new e-book creation and self-publishing tool, Apple is challenging e-book sales market-leader Amazon at its own game. Will it work?

Apple Unveils iBooks 2 and iBooks Author, New E-Book Creation Software

January 19, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 11

Jeremy Greenfield | Apple unveiled iBooks 2, the next iteration of its iBooks software. It also launched iBooks Author, a new e-book and enhanced e-book creation tool. Both are available in the Apple App Store for free today, the company said at an announcement this morning at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.

How Publishers Should Prepare for EPUB 3

January 18, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 20

The future of e-books is now. The approval of a new coding language for e-books, means that soon it will be a relatively simple matter for e-books to contain video, audio, dynamic content and all sorts of interactive features. How should publishers prepare?

Publishing Players Speculate on Apple’s Industry-Changing Announcement

January 17, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 7

Jeremy Greenfield | On January 27, 2010, Steve Jobs changed the course of consumer technology yet again when he announced the first iPad. While Silicon Valley gushed, another group was buzzing all the way across the country at the Sheraton Hotel in New York. The stage is set for a repeat.

Four Disadvantages for Barnes & Noble in the Bookseller Wars

January 13, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 12

Thad McIlroy | Last week, we presented advantages that Barnes & Noble has in the bookseller wars; and now, the disadvantages of the $7 billion retailer.

Will More People Read Books Because of E-Books? Publishers Not So Optimistic

January 12, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 25

Jeremy Greenfield | Publishers are less optimistic in 2011 that the shift to digital will mean more people reading more books than they were in 2010, according to a Digital Book World survey conducted by Forrester Research, Inc.

Amazon Juices Kindle Lending Library Payout for KDP Select Authors

January 12, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 1

Jeremy Greenfield | Due to strong borrowing by Kindle Prime subscribers in December, Amazon has increased its monthly bonus pool for KDP Select authors in the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library to $700,000 from $500,000.

John Ingram on Publishers and Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic

January 11, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 4

Jeremy Greenfield | Digital Book World spoke with Ingram Content chairman John Ingram about the company’s growing digital revenues, hiring for the new digital landscape and why publishers should do more than “rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic.”

How to Build a Best-Selling Children’s Book App

January 10, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 8

Jeremy Greenfield | More publishers are getting into the app game, but how do you build, market and sell a successful app?

For Reading and Learning, Kids Prefer E-Books to Print Books

January 9, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 55

Jeremy Greenfield | A new study suggests that children prefer e-books to print books and that they retain and comprehend an equal amount of information from both. Still in its infancy, the children’s e-book industry is grasping for information about how children and parents read their books.

Opinion: What’s Really Going on at Barnes & Noble

January 6, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 14

Thad McIlroy | Yesterday morning, Barnes & Noble dropped a bombshell. In a press release reporting on the holiday season, Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch revealed that the company’s overall sales and profits are not looking as strong as expected. And Sterling, the bookseller’s publishing unit, is for sale. What does it all really mean?

Beginning of the End for Barnes & Noble?

January 5, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 8

Jeremy Greenfield | Is this the beginning of the end for Barnes & Noble? Analysts think it might be but add that it’s not time to panic — yet.

Hyperion CEO Ellen Archer: Book Publishing Business Model Is Broken

January 4, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 35

Jeremy Greenfield | We spoke with Archer about why advances should go away, building franchises and publishing’s broken business model.

Seven Advantages Barnes & Noble Has in the Bookseller Wars

January 3, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 29

Thad McIlroy | With over 1,200 college and retail bookstores across 50 states, Barnes & Noble is the No. 1 bricks-and-mortar book retailer in America. In Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble faces a tough competitor. Given the state of the company and of its competition, what are the advantages it has in the bookseller wars?

Five Big Stories of 2011 That Will Bleed Into 2012

December 22, 2011 | Jeremy Greenfield | 5

Jeremy Greenfield | For those in book publishing, 2011 was a surreal experience – books sales shifting dramatically to e-books, hundreds of retail stores closing, Amazon selling its own tablet to compete with the iPad. Some of the biggest stories of 2011 will continue to unfold in 2012. Here are the ones to watch.

Fifty Ways to Build an Author Platform

December 21, 2011 | Jeremy Greenfield | 16

Christina Katz | There’s an art to writing and an art to self-promotion. From the moment you start putting words to the page, it’s never too early to start thinking about how you’re going to share them.

Baker & Taylor Digital Chief on Reaching Millions of Readers

December 16, 2011 | Jeremy Greenfield | 3

Jeremy Greenfield | Baker & Taylor’s Bob Nelson on digital strategy, the next phase of Blio and how Baker & Taylor plans to put publishers’ digital content into the hands of millions of new readers next year.

Has the Price of E-Books Really Increased?

December 15, 2011 | Jeremy Greenfield | 35

Jeremy Greenfield | Isolated cases and macro-trends aside, for most of the books that people buy, the price has actually dropped significantly since last Christmas.

Anatomy of the Steve Jobs Amazon Best-Seller

December 13, 2011 | Jeremy Greenfield | 3

Jeremy Greenfield | Insight into just how Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography became Amazon’s best-selling book of the year.

Hachette Digital’s Maja Thomas on Digital Revenue, Bookish and the Leaked Manifesto

December 12, 2011 | Jeremy Greenfield | 7

Jeremy Greenfield | We spoke with Hachette Digital senior vice president Maja Thomas about the ceiling on digital revenue growth, what Amazon might say about Bookish, and Hachette’s leaked digital manifesto.

New ISBN Recommendations to Lay Groundwork for Future Publishing Innovations

December 8, 2011 | grosburg | 3

Jeremy Greenfield | The new ISBN recommendations from the Book Industry Study Group were designed to anticipate future publishing innovations. Is everyone in the industry in agreement? And what will this all cost?

J.A. Konrath Responds to Hachette Document: Advice to Publishers

December 7, 2011 | Jeremy Greenfield | 54

Jeremy Greenfield | J.A. Konrath responds to Hachette’s reasons that publishers are relevant.

Leaked: Hachette Document Explains Why Publishers Are Relevant

December 6, 2011 | Jeremy Greenfield | 119

Jeremy Greenfield | As the debate as to why publishers are relevant rages, Hachette Book Group, one of the world’s largest publishers, responds. A document leaked exclusively to Digital Book World by Hachette begins “‘Self-publishing’ is a misnomer.”