Bowker Teams up With PR Firm to Add More Services for Self-Published Authors, Small Publishers

May 2, 2013 | DBW | 0

Self-published authors buying ISBNs from Bowker will now be offered public relations services in addition to ebook conversion services. [Press Release] Bowker and Smith Publicity Make it Easy for Small Presses and Self Publishers to Tap Public Relations Help Link …

Bowker Releases Mobile App for Book Stats on the Go

April 10, 2013 | DBW | 0

[Press Release] Bowker® BookWire App Allows On-the-Go Access to Book Data iPhone/iPad app connects buyers, librarians and sellers to metadata, retail prices and purchase ability anywhere, anytime ProQuest affiliate Bowker® is introducing a free mobile app that streamlines the search …

Discoverability & Marketing Conference: A Diversity of Challenges

September 25, 2012 | Porter Anderson | 1

Be sure you talk to the king and queen. That wise word of advice, when Wiley’s David Goehring mentioned it late on Monday, was an echo. Perseus’ Rick Joyce had opened the day with a keynote address that turned on …

E-Book Adoption in U.S. Nearing 25%, India and Brazil Best New Opportunity

June 4, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 1

In April and March, nearly a quarter of Americans tried reading an e-book, up from about 20% in February, according to new data from Bowker.

iPad E-Reading Market Share Stagnates as Tablet E-Reading Rises

May 7, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 7

Google is taking a bite out of Apple among consumers who read e-books. Two out of five e-book readers who choose a tablet as their primary reading device use an iPad; at the end of 2011, two-thirds of those e-book readers were using an iPad, according to a new study from the Book Industry Study Group

World Catching Up to U.S. in E-Book Buying Habits, Study Says

March 27, 2012 | Jeremy Greenfield | 0

While the U.S. remains the largest e-book market, many readers in countries like Australia, Brazil and India have purchased e-books and intend to buy more in the future, according to R.R. Bowker’s Global eBook Monitor study.

1	The Great Gatsby \| F. Scott Fitzgerald
	Simon & Schuster \| $4.99
2	The Hit \| David Baldacci
	Hachette \| $8.99
3	Dead Ever After \| Charlaine Harris
	Penguin \| $12.99