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Why I Publish Ebooks on Paper for South Africans

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Arthur Attwell, founder of Paperight, explains why his company has leveraged the network of photocopy shops throughout South Africa to cater to hard-to-reach readers.

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Why Interactive Fiction is “Just Really Hard to Do”

The Numinous Place aims to capture and play with our conflicting realities, both physical and digital.

Despite celebrity backing, transmedia platform The Numinous Place has struggled to launch. Its story offers a case study in the challenges of developing interactive fiction.

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PublishNews Brazil: 25,000 Portuguese Ebooks, April Bestsellers

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This week’s publishing news from Brazil: 25,000 Portuguese ebook titles are now available; Silver Linings Playbook takes the top spot on the foreign bestseller list.

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Innovation Taking the Publishing Business Beyond Borders

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Smart publishers are thinking of their business as global instead of local. This may come as a surprise to some who see it as a novelty instead of the norm.

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As Kids’ On-Screen Reading Overtakes Print, Outcome is Worrisome

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The UK’s National Literacy Trust reveals that children’s on-screen reading has overtaken reading in print. But screen-only readers appear to struggle more and enjoy it less.

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SURVEY: Goodreads After Amazon, Yeah or Nay?

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Seven weeks have passed since Goodreads’ announced it was selling out to Amazon. At the time, many cried for a boycott. Have you followed through?

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Ether for Authors: The Author Solutions Lawsuit

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This week’s web buzz takes in the chatter around the $5m class-action lawsuit against Author Solutions, the idea of innovation in publishing, and platforming vs. writing.

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Survey Says Chinese Youth Unsatisfied with Online Literature

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Internet literature may be booming in China, but a recent survey reports that a majority of readers have been disappointed and unsatisfied with the quality of the books.

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If Microsoft Takes Over Nook, What Next?

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Microsoft is said to have offered Barnes & Noble $1 billion to buyout the Nook Media business. Where would that leave the retailer going forward?

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Stories that Respond to Movement, Both Physical and Financial

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Ben Gwalchamai, co-creator of Fabler—an interactive storytelling platform that responds to physical movement—discusses his project, as supported by a Writing Platform Bursary.

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