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Continue reading →: Go Read This | Introducing GigaOM Books — Tech News and Analysis
Very sensible and not even remotely surprising: And increasingly, one of those ways is in digital book format. The fast rise of tablets and e-readers, the low-friction of buying content through vertically integrated experiences from the likes of Apple or Amazon, and the explosion in new voices that digital books…
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Continue reading →: Go Read This | Bill will end low prices for new Hebrew … JPost – National News
Wowzers! How crazy is this?This makes publishing Hebrew Books pretty uncompetitive. How does all this work with ebooks? The bill also states that for the first 18 months authors will receive a minimum 8% royalty for the first 6,000 books sold, and royalties of at least 10% for all books…
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Continue reading →: Go Read This | The Biggest Lie in Publishing | brett sandusky
Great post from Brett Sandusky here. I disagree with some of it, but the main thrust I agree with very much: What I hope will be coming down the pike is not just an acceptance of direct-to-consumer as an necessary channel, but what I’ll call for now the curated distribution…
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Continue reading →: Go Read This | Digital Publishing Startup Wattpad Raises $17.3M Series B For Social Reading | Betabeat
I’m intrigued by this. I’ll be very interested to see how Wattpad develops: And one Union Square Ventures-backed, Toronto-based upstart, Wattpad, just raised a $17.3 million Series B. USV joined this latest round, which was led by Khosla Ventures. Other participants include Yahoo cofounder Jerry Yang and Toronto’s Golden Venture…
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Continue reading →: The Future Of Publishing In Microcosm | The Increasing Internationalization Of Irish Publishing
Yesterday I was a little unfair to Easons for the pronouncements of the company’s spokesperson and the tone of the article on its ebook strategy which suggested the company was about to embark on a mission to build a rival platform to B&N and Amazon, something that would surely have…
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