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Greek Bookseller Fights on Despite Austerity, Riots in Athens
Posted in Europe Also tagged bookselling, bookstore, digital publishing, Euro, Greece Comments closed
Will a Collapse of the Euro Slow European E-book Adoption?
If the Euro collapses and multinational companies at the vanguard of e-book distribution have to retool their systems, will it set Europe behind?
What Publishers Look For When They Buy a Company
In the era of e-readers and digital publishing, large publishers in the US, UK and Europe have changed their criteria for selecting companies to acquire
Posted in English Language Also tagged acquisitions, E-books, E-readers, Martin Levin, mergers, publishing business model, UK, USA Comments closed
Swiss to Reinstate Fixed Book Prices
The debate over fixed book pricing remains a complicated and volatile one in Europe. By Amanda DeMarco On March 18 the Swiss parliament approved a …
Posted in Europe Also tagged Amanda DeMarco, book pricing, bookselling, fixed book price, german, germany, Net Book Agreement, online bookselling, Switzerland Comments closed
Forrester’s James McQuivey Says Digital Publishing is About Economics, Not Format
By Hannah Johnson Last week, James McQuivey of Forrester Research wrote a blog post summarizing Forrester’s new five-year forecast for e-books in the USA, which …
Posted in What's the Buzz Also tagged digital publishing, e-book format, e-book sales, E-books, Forrester, print books Comments closed
The 1% Windfall: Why Publishers Need to Implement “Dynamic Pricing”
• A 1% increase in book prices could lead to significant change in the operating profits of many companies, argues pricing expert Rafi Mohammed. But, …
Posted in Growth Markets, Resources Also tagged agency model, book pricing, cory doctorow, digital distribution, dynamic pricing, e-book pricing, Rafi Mohammed, The Art of Pricing Comments closed
Disruptive Innovation: What Health Care Teaches Us About the Future of Publishing
By Todd Sattersten In the March 4th, 2010 issue of Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Harvard Business School professor Clay Christensen wrote an op-ed about his views on …
Posted in English Language Also tagged business innovation, Clay Christensen, digital publishing, health care, Todd Sattersten, USA Comments closed
For a World in Economic Crisis, Could Spanish Be a Lifeline?
A new report says that Spanish speakers around the world could be a key market to bet on in these times of global financial crisis