Building on a decade of experience in international ebook distribution, Bookwire expands into publishing software solutions with its new ‘Bookwire OS’ offering.
Interview: Amanda Ridout on Her Boldwood Books’ Rights Strategy
Launched earlier this year and looking for commercial fiction, Boldwood Books promises to publish its new titles in ebook, audio, and print-on-demand on the same day internationally.
US Authors Guild Praises Nora Roberts’ Legal Action on Digital Plagiarism
The leading author-advocacy trade organization in the United States announces that it’s in talks with Amazon on issues of ‘plagiarism and scams.’
A First: APA Research Sees 50 Percent of Americans Listening to an Audiobook
The use of smart speakers is on the rise, as is car listening, in reported audiobook consumption in the Audio Publishers Association’s 2019 annual survey.
Macmillan Learning Earns Benetech’s First ‘Global Certified Accessible’ Designation
Making educational materials available to all, regardless of students’ disabilities, is the aim of the Benetech ‘Global Certified Accessible’ accreditation.
Books Heard ‘Round the World: A New Survey of International Audiobook Markets
The Audio Publishers Association, Bookrepublic, and Bologna Children’s Book Fair have begun surveying various audiobook markets.
Libreka and OverDrive in German-Language Partnership; Bookwire Builds Audiobook Service
Using Libreka’s positioning in the German-language markets, Rakuten OverDrive opens a new partnership, as Germany’s Bookwire expands internationally and wins a Digital Publishing Award.
Content Blockchain Project Wins One of Germany’s Digital Publishing Awards
The Content Blockchain project, a collaborative effort among three companies, includes the development of the ISCC, an identifier of content in a decentralized ledger environment.
Today at Tech Forum in Canada: Taking Advantage of Change
Across a broad range of topics for conference, today’s Tech Forum in Toronto is geared to exploring how ‘to take advantage of the opportunities created by technological change to reach readers.’
Today at London Book Fair: Friendly, Non-Intimidating Coding for Publishers
Publisher Emma Barnes, the UK’s leading evangelist for code-capable publishers, brings her Consonance team to London Book Fair.