As NetGalley rolls out its digital-galley service to France and Germany, ‘It’s like going back to our roots,’ says the company’s president, Susan Ruszala.
How To: Improving a Print Book By Converting it Into an Ebook
Ben Denckla explains how he converted Lionel Lord Tennyson’s 1933 autobiography into an ebook, and in the process updated it for the 21st century.
UK Publishing is “In A Good Place,” says PA CEO
Richard Mollet, CEO of the Publishers Association, reports that 2014 UK publishing revenues were £4.3 billion, with 44% coming from export markets.
Using UX Design to Upgrade the RX — Reader Experience
‘We are finally shedding archaic typographic rules, and technology now allows emotion to return to printed text,’ argues Anthony Franco of EffectiveUI.
Nielsen’s BookInsights: UK Publishers Sold £2.2 Billion in 2014
UK publishers sold £2.2 billion of books in 2004, with ebooks accounting for nearly half UK fiction sales—though print in other categories proved resilient.
Colombian Online Library El Libro Total Expands Into Print
Colombia’s El Libro Total, a free multimedia online library of more than 45,000 titles, is now expanding into mobile and print editions.
Can Proper Licensing Help Solve Piracy Problems?
Two UK rights experts argue that physical book piracy is often due to lack of availability — so, the more content that can be licensed the better.
In Afghanistan, Fledgling Publishing Industry Takes First Steps
Post-Taliban, a nascent publishing industry has emerged in Afghanistan, with hundreds of titles being published in Dari, Pashto, Uzbek and English.
What Does Your Brain Like Better: Paper or Ebooks?
Writing for the Financial Times, Julian Baggini examined some of the latest research, which he argues, is forcing us to ‘rethink how we respond to the written word.’
In the Arab World Islam Sells in “P,” Unorthodox Sells in “E”
Literary scout Simone Garzella looks at what’s selling in the the Arabic book market how the region continues to evolve amidst some troubled times.