AAP Merges With Association of Educational Publishers

[Press Release] Association of Educational Publishers, Association of American Publishers to Merge Washington, DC and Wilmington, DE; May 20, 2013 – The Association of Educational Publishers and the Association of American Publishers are pleased to announce an agreement to merge, …

Bowker Launches SelfPublishedAuthor.com

After months of adding services for self-publishing authors to its ISBN platform, Bowker has taken the next step in offering information and services for independent authors. The book industry data and services provider has launched SelfPublishedAuthor.com, an information, advice and …

Simon & Schuster Creates New Global Ebook Strategy Position

Recognizing the global growth of ebooks as well as the significant U.S. ebook market, Simon & Schuster has created a new senior-level position dedicated to developing the publisher’s worldwide ebook business. Doug Stambaugh will fill the role as vice president …

CourseSmart Updates Android App With New E-Textbook Features

[Press Release] CourseSmart Enhances Android Application Offering Significant New Features to Maximize eTextbook Experience CourseSmart eTextbooks Now Includes Online and Offline Capabilities, Ensuring Digital Course Materials can be Accessed on the Go CourseSmart®, a leading Educational Services Platform and the …

CHEF PAD – Addressing the Cooking Vertical?

Last week, tablet maker Archos announced the ChefPad, a tablet designed specifically for Foodies. The tablet curates apps so that only Cooking ones come up. It has a waterproof protective cover, built-in stand and front & back dual cameras. There …

NY Times Ebook Best-Sellers Go Online-Only

The New York Times ebook best-sellers list will be online only beginning Sunday. And as prices change frequently, the Times will no longer include cover prices on its list. These changes come under the leadership of New York Times Book …

Dutch Ebook Market Up 45% in Q1

Over 330,000 ebooks were sold in the first quarter, making digital books nearly 4% of the Netherlands book market share in units so far for 2013. Read more of what Growth from Knowledge is reporting on the Dutch book market …

Publishing Hackathon to Solve Book Discovery

[Press Release] FIRST-EVER PUBLISHING HACKATHON ANNOUNCED; FOCUSED ON BOOK DISCOVERY, WITH FINALISTS PRESENTED AT BOOKEXPO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Michele Jacob The Perseus Books Group (212) 340-8161 michele.jacob@perseusbooks.com New York, NY (April 15, 2013) — To address the challenge of …

Study: UK Kids Read More E than P

[Press Release] Children’s on-screen reading overtakes reading in print 16 May 2013 For the first time children are reading more on computers and other electronic devices than they are reading books, magazines, newspapers and comics. This is potentially detrimental to …

Kobo’s Limited Edition Aura HD Reader

[Press Release] April 15, 2013 02:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time Kobo Unveils Limited Edition Kobo Aura HD Reader Kobo creates new high-definition eReader for the passionate booklover TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kobo, a global leader in eReading, today announced its limited-edition Kobo Aura …

Nook Media and Publishers Team Up on London Reading Initiative

[Press Release] May 16, 2013 07:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Leading UK Publishers Partner with NOOK® To Donate Top Selling Children’s Books to Aid the London Evening Standard’s Get Reading Campaign Free Books from Hachette UK, HarperCollins, Penguin and Random …

Former Ingram CEO Prichard Named Pres. of OCLC

[Press Release] Skip Prichard named OCLC President and CEO DUBLIN, Ohio, May 16, 2013—Skip Prichard, an experienced senior executive in the information services market, has been named the next OCLC President and CEO. Mr. Prichard has led multi-national organizations that …

HMH Launches Kids’ Learning App

[Press Release] May 16, 2013 10:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Launches New Curious George® Mobile App Series for Young Learners ‘Curious About’ Series Includes ‘Curious About Shapes & Colors’ and ‘Draw with Curious George’ BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global education …

Random House Parent Bertelsmann’s Q1 Profit

[Press Release] Gütersloh, 05/16/2013 Bertelsmann records significant profit hike in Q1/2013 Revenues stable at €3.63 billion Operating EBIT increases to €303 million Group profit rises 43 percent to €207 million Bertelsmann recorded a positive business performance in the first three …

BookLikes Social Reading Platform Launched

[Press Release] Blog Platform Designed for Book Lovers – BookLikes – Goes Live Named by its users as “Tumblr and Goodreads combined”, BookLikes offers a new way of sharing reading experiences by integrating functions of a blog platform and book …

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!

Digital Book Signings Help Grow Authors’ Careers

Part 1 in a 2-part series on digital book signing Book signings are an age-old tradition, but is it really necessary to extend this custom to ebooks? Today’s ebook signing services and apps not only make digital signatures are possible, …

3DPageFlip Exploring E-Textbooks

[Press Release] 3DPageFlip.com Opens Discussion on Increasing Use of Electronic Textbooks Shenzhen, China — (SBWIRE) — 05/15/2013 — Digital publishing software from 3DPageFlip.com has been well-received by businesses and the public. On Friday, the company discussed its use for creating …

AAP and BISG Release BookStats 2013

[Press Release] New York; May 15, 2013 — BookStats Volume 3, the most comprehensive survey capturing the size and scope of the US book publishing industry in calendar year 2012, is now available for purchase. Some highlights of this year’s …

CCC Joins OASPA

[Press Release] Copyright Clearance Center Joins Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association Danvers, Mass. – Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a not-for-profit organization and leading provider of licensing and Open Access (OA) solutions, has joined the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association …

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!

Lagardere Publishing Q1 Sales Up 6.6%

[Press Release] First-quarter 2013 net sales up noticeably: €1,627m, up 2.3% on a like-for-like basis(1) Recurring EBIT target for Media activities(2) in 2013 maintained Paris, 14 May 2013 Strong business growth in Q1: impressive performance of General Literature (Lagardère Publishing), TV …

RosettaBooks and AARP to Publish Ebooks

Original ebooks from AARP are slated for publication this year, thanks to the newly announced partnership with RosettaBooks, according to Publishers Weekly. UPDATE: “AARP has more reach than practically any non-profit in the United States, wonderful content and a clear …

Book Publicity: What’s Changed and What Hasn’t

It’s not easy to secure publicity for books, and I doubt anyone would argue when I say that the difficulty is much greater when said book is published in electronic format only. Even with print-on-demand copies, we often find ourselves …

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 …