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Continue reading →: Go Read This | Apple should be breaking new ground – not the law | Books | The Observer
That James Bridle is such a smart fellow: The literature industry’s fear of technology is what really sits at the centre of this debate. There have always been two complementary and effective ways of countering Amazon’s dominance, and neither has been taken up in the (English-speaking) publishing world: these are…
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Continue reading →: Go Read This |The adjusters
Rather nice piece from Philip Jones, a bit of a kick for everyone along with a solid dose of realism and practicality: Booksellers must find ways to emphasise their uniqueness: the smart ones offer an experience at the heart of which is the content and the theatre. But they must…
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Continue reading →: Go Read This | BEA 2013: The E-book Boom Years
Fascinating stuff: During the 2008–2012 period, trade sales overall rose a total of 14.2%, with the increase due entirely to the introduction of e-books. During the period, sales of print trade books fell 8.4%, from $13.1 billion to just over $12 billion in 2012. The BookStats figures document the important…
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