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The publishing industry isn't a monolithic thing: some publishers are doing
well and others are not. ... I don't see an industry that's flailing—I see
one that's managing a complicated transition much better than would be
expected."
If electronic books are the future-literary volumes optimized for the Kindle, the Sony Reader, the iPhone-how come two of this fall's hottest books won't be available in digital form anytime soon?
You call the shots. You retain the rights to your book. And you take home a
bigger royalty than you'd normally get from a traditional publisher--if you sell
any books.
Many argue--and I
agree--that Amazon's shrewd CEO Jeff Bezos is leveraging his company's position
as the largest bookstore in the world to corner the market for print-on-demand,
electronic publishing (Kindle), and
completely shift the paradigm for publishing.
This is article is worth looking at because it is a counterpoint to claims about younger generations being hyper-technical. This author cites Jeff Gomez's book Print is Dead and asks us to re-examine our assumptions about people's abilities and access to high-tech resources. It also warns us against adapting systems too quickly to this 'one-size-fits-all' digital system that might not meet the needs of a group because the group may be more diverse than we think.
Capitalizing on Oprah Winfrey's huge role recommending books to her fans, the
iPad edition of O, The Oprah Magazine, that's expected in the fourth
quarter will let users buy e-books and read them within the app itself.
Hearst sees a lot more potential in iPad advertising than just reproducing and
enhancing print ad pages.
once enough consumers own tablet computers, targeted and tailored advertising
will be much more important
Hearst is already seeing its digital ad rates increase steadily, partly because
of its ability to serve ads to visitors based on their behavior and demographics
just announced a clampdown, informing libraries they may have to stop allowing
users to download ebooks remotely and instead require them to come to the
library premises, just as they do to get traditional print books – arguably
defeating the object of the e-reading concept.