By focusing on movie tie-ins and visual curation, UK app developers of The Nudge List hope to attract book buyers not accustomed to using traditional book sites.
Is the Book Discoverability Bubble Ready to Pop?
Millions of dollars are spent on apps and websites touting superior book discoverability, but there’s yet to be a category killer and skepticism is mounting.
Love Haruki Murakami? There’s An App For That
In the UK, Vintage Books and Aimer Media have launched the Murakami Diary app, which offers 6 new exclusive short stories by Haruki Murakami for £1.99.
5 Trade Publishing Trends to Watch For in 2013
Publishing is at a watershed moment, says George Lossius, CEO at Publishing Technology, forecasting a future with more consolidation and exploration.
Korea’s Moglue Offers Interactive Publishing Tools for Kids Books
Want to design publish an interactive children’s book but don’t have a lot of technical expertise? Moglue offers easy-to-use options for publishing to iOS and Android.
Don’t Shout Too Loud, Amazon Might Hear
Dallas-based startup Bookshout is looking to disrupt the current e-book ecosystem with its new offering of Apple and Android mobile apps.
Rovio Announces First Angry Birds Book App
Finnish app giant plans to bring home the bacon with their book app, which they predict will sell millions of downloads.
Avon Offers Prophylactic-Free Facebook Reading
Romance publisher Avon announces a social reading app without DRM in order to cash in on their readers’ social media activity.
The Things We Carry: What Can Moleskine Teach Publishers?
Marco Beghin, the head of Moleskine America, discusses efforts to balance the digital/analog divide and adapting products to users unique needs.
The Most Famous Diary in the World Goes Interactive
On October 18, the Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank will be published as an authorized, interactive app by Viking, Penguin, and TradeMobile.