Per Jane Friedman (former publisher of Writer’s Digest — like DBW, owned and operated by F+W Media — and future Web editor of Virginia Quarterly Review), email marketing still works (Yes, Email Still Works for Book Marketing): Why do some …
The Atavist to Launch Free CMS Tool This Summer After Receiving High-Profile Financial Backers
CourseSmart Launches ‘First’ E-Textbook Sales Platform in UK and Europe
Publishers Marketplace Offers Samples of New Books in Free E-Book
Hachette to Experiment With Library E-Book Lending
According to American Library Association president Molly Raphael, big-six publisher Hachette will be experimenting with two library e-book distributors this Spring (Ebooks: Promising New Conversations): More specifically, we were pleased to learn that starting this spring, Hachette is conducting a …
British Bookseller Waterstones and Amazon Cut Deal to Merge Bricks-and-Mortar and Digital Experiences (Roundup)
Esquire and Open Road Partner on Manly Fiction E-Books
What is So Fair as a Libel Suit in May?
IDPF Calls for Comment on New, ‘Light’ DRM for EPUB
Harlequin Reorganizes to Focus on Digital
Publishers Lunch has the scoop (People: Harlequin Reorganizes Marketing Channels Into Single Digital Unit): Earlier this month Harlequin reorganized its North American digital, retail, direct-to-consumer, and physical sales and marketing channels into a single division, which will be spearheaded by …
Foreign E-Book Sales Increase 333% For U.S. Publishers in 2011
Sales of e-books by U.S. publishers to readers in other countries increased to $21.5 million in 2011 from $4.9 million in 2010, a 333% increase, according to a report released today from the Association of American Publishers. At the same time, print sales by U.S. publishers for foreign readers increased by 2.3% to $335.9 million.
When You Wish Upon a Star, You Get the Pointy End: Why Authors Should ALWAYS Respond To Negative Reviews
Report: Simon & Schuster Settles With States Over E-Book Price-Fixing Lawsuit
In the Digital Era, Publication Isn’t Preservation
Lulu’s Five Ways to Market Self-Published Books on a Shoestring Budget
Farm Co-Op Sun-Maid Publishes E-Book to Celebrate 100th Anniversary
Cengage’s Gale Digitizes Magazine’s Historical Archive for Students
Amazon’s CreateSpace Enables European E-Book Distribution for Self-Publishing Authors
PRESS RELEASE: CreateSpace Now Offers Independent Authors and Publishers Zero-Cost, Inventory-Free Distribution to Amazon Customers in Europe Starting today, independent authors and publishers using CreateSpace can distribute their books directly to Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.es and Amazon.it and earn industry-leading …
