Costing the books industry as much as €528 million, piracy is a major target for Italian book and news publishers in 2020.
When a Niche-Audience Tabloid Takes Off in the UK, Is It News to Book Publishing?
As a case of ‘pop-up publishing’ takes hold in the newspaper sector, what can book publishers learn from this consumer-first approach to print and digital publishing?
Bild and Amazon Cooperate on New German Bestseller List
For a long time, Der Spiegel published the only German bestseller list. Now, Bild and Amazon are cooperating to bring a new player to the game.
Malaysia’s Karangkraf Media Group Does It All
Under the leadership of Dato, Karangkraf Media Group has become perhaps the most dominant book publisher and printer in Malaysia.
Books in Browsers IV: Why We Should Not Imitate Snowfall
At Books in Browsers, NYT digital designer Allen Tan urged content creators to first understand the underlying principles before jumping in to a project like Snow Fall.
Twitter Reactions to Bezos’ Purchase of Washington Post
The news that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos purchased The Washington post newspaper turned an average day on Twitter into an explosion of disbelief and Amazon jokes.
Snapplify: Custom Publishing Apps Out of Africa
South Africa is making itself known as a home for digital startups. Among the hottest is Snapplify, a digital publishing solutions provider with a growing global profile.
Why Is The New York Times So Behind on So Much?
The New York Times has been increasingly slow to pick up on trends in the book business, but if the people who buy newspapers are likely still the same people who buy books, they deserve better.
Will Newspapers Publishing E-books Thwart Book Publishers?
Today, the LA Times is releasing their first e-book, “A Nightmare Made Real” — will papers capitalize on stories that publishers might otherwise turn into books?
Amazon Kindle to Launch in Chile Within 18 Months
By Andres Hax Santiago newspaper La Tercera reports that Pedro Huerta, the director of Kindle Content at Amazon, has assured Chileans that the Kindle will will be up and running in Chile, with enhanced content in Spanish, within 18 months. Pablo Dittborn, the editor of Random House Chile has assured that the costs of passing from PDF format to EPUB …