I want to thank you, James Patterson. [This is not a setup.] Specifically, I want to thank you for three things: That you are clearly so passionate about your industry at a time when you could happily sit back and …
Fantasy author Michael J. Sullivan was one of the early indies who signed a traditional contract when the big-six came knocking. Orbit (fantasy imprint of Hachette) bought his Riyria Revelations series and republished it as three, two-book omnibus volumes. He …
Digital Book World 2013 was, as always, brimming with possibility, cautious optimism, and the energy of an industry in full-sail transformation. Within that optimism though, was some troubling data presented by Codex Group CEO Peter Hildick-Smith, which suggested that, despite …
December 5th, 7:00pm. Kobo lands in Brazil in a partnership with Livraria Cultura, one of the best bookstores in the country and a pioneer on the online book sales business. The launch was at Livraria Cultura’s main store, in the heart …
We live in a world of platforms. We carry our print books, we browse on our computers, we read on devices or tablets or even phones. We listen to books in the car, or on our power walks or subway …
Four months ago (a long while back in Internet time), I wrote a piece noting how, in our research, we’ve identified libraries as representing the biggest short-term threat to Amazon’s (and others) ebook sales. As you would expect, this was …
“If we are indeed seeing the end of a chain bookstore model..maybe we will see more independent bookstores, but in order to do that they have to be really smart and understand exactly why they need to exist and how they need to exist and go forward.” Sarah Weinman
