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 …
Barcelona Newspaper La Vanguardia Launches E-books
Leading Barcelona newspaper La Vanguardia announced a new e-publishing venture, initially drawn from content written by reporters at the paper.
The Deal from Hell: A Cautionary Tale Every Publisher Should Read
Why is the new book “The Deal From Hell” universally important to the publishing business? It shows the ease with which moneymen incur debt and ruin companies.
New York Times Announces Digital Subscriptions a.k.a Paywall
By Hannah Johnson The New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. announced today the launch date and additional details of “digital subscriptions” for the New York Times — also known as a paywall. Digital subscriptions launched today for Canadian readers, which according to the announcement “will enable us to fine-tune the customer experience before our global launch.” The global launch …
My Love for Ron Charles or Reviewing in a Digital Age
By Erin L. Cox What is the difference between literary criticism and recommending a book? Is there a difference between a book blogger and a book critic? Do they mean the same thing? Do they carry the same weight? And, which sells more books? I’m not sure I’m qualified to answer any of these questions, but as a publicist who …
Could a Daily Children’s Newspaper Succeed in the US?
By Edward Nawotka As discussed in today’s lead story, Play Bac’s daily newspapers for children remain very popular. The model has proven so successful, that Play Bac has licensed the model to publishers in Hong Kong and the Middle East. In the UK, there’s First News — a weekly pring newspaper — but there is nothing similar in the US. …
With 150,000 Daily Print Subscribers, France’s Children’s Newspapers Remain Popular Despite “Digital Distractions”
By Olivia Snaije At least French kids are reading newspapers. There is always a business model that works against the odds. France’s book publisher Play Bac presse, which also publishes three newspapers for children, is simultaneously celebrating its 25th anniversary, and its founding paper, Mon Quotidien’s (My Daily) 15th birthday. At a time when newspapers worldwide are struggling, and in …
Apple’s Digital Newsstand: Should Publishers Sign On?
By Helen Gregg A potential deal between Apple and major periodical publishers has already been covered by The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News. Apple is moving forward with plans to sell magazines and newspapers on the iPad though its iTunes store, and recently the company has begun approaching publishers. A few days after Bloomberg’s story, the Journal cited reports …
Apple App Guidelines, No-Print Future of NY Times, Kobo’s Global Expansion
By Hannah Johnson Our tech digest today includes some recent announcements from the last few days, as well as a great video at the end! Apple Publishes App Store Guidelines Until now, the criteria Apple used to approve or reject apps for sale in its App Store was unknown to developers. Companies had to first spend the money to create …
Hanwang, China’s Largest E-reader Manufacturer, Cooperates with 40 Newspapers
By Wuping Zhao SHANGHAI: On May 24, while Hanwang e-reader consumers find that they could pay and read Wenhui Pao and Xinmin Evenning News, two of Shanhai’s most popular local dailies, Hanwang, the largest e-reader manufacturer in the country reached agreements with 40 Chinese newspapers. According to Science and Technology Daily based in Beijing, Hanwang is now building a online …