
Access not ownership, relationships not transactions and concerns over who owns the channel to market, were all key themes of the 2nd World E-Reading Congress.

Access not ownership, relationships not transactions and concerns over who owns the channel to market, were all key themes of the 2nd World E-Reading Congress.

As in all things, form follows function, and the function of reading is being disrupted by convenience of consumption and construction, changing the book.

iDoLVine is the evolution of Margaret Atwood’s Long Pen, which allows authors to sign books remotely, and is expanding the technology throughout the entertainment world.

We preview the May 15-16 World E-Reading Congress in London, where monetizing content, agenting, publishing and book retail are all on the agenda.

In the future, through increased use of QR codes and NFC chips by publishers, any corner, lamppost or surface might become a bookstore.

Nonprofit Sourcefabric’s open-source book-creation tools offer flexible, low-cost solutions for publishers and multiple authors working on one book or 1,000 books.

Cliff Guren of e-reading platform developer Bluefire discusses why controlling the end-to-end consumer experience should be every publisher’s priority.

Tips on how authors can use existing online tools and media outreach to sell more books, from publicity experts Barbara Henricks and Rusty Shelton.
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