Are E-books the End of Mass Market Paperbacks?

In Discussion by Edward Nawotka

When it comes to convenience, it is tough to beat one-click purchasing and instant digital downloads that the e-book format offers. By Edward Nawotka The mass market paperback once revolutionized book publishing. Today, outside of train and plane stations, and grocery and convenience stories, you would have a hard time finding them on the shelves. Bookstores hardly stock them any …

Consider the Customer and Other Lessons from the DLD Conference

In Europe by Hannah Johnson

By Hannah Johnson Consumer-oriented innovation, online content strategy and digital brand management were at the center of many discussions and panels during the Digital Life Design Conference (DLD), which ended on Tuesday in Munich, Germany. DLD was started six years ago by Hubert Burda Media, one of Germany’s largest magazine publishers, as an invitation-only “platform for progression” and a meeting …

German Buch News: Uyghurs at FBF, Are Books Recession Proof?

In German Buch News, News by Siobhan O'Leary

By Siobhan O’Leary Die Welt reports that one of China’s daily newspapers, Huanjiu Shibao (Global Times), is sending a message to the organizers of the Frankfurt Book Fair telling them there will be consequences if Rebiya Kadeer, the President of the World Uyghur Congress, attends the Fair as planned. The article also reportedly states that China was not only snubbed …