Barnes & Noble and indies are like, um, peas and carrots
Or so the nation’s largest bookseller would have the record read. At the Digital Book World Conference this past week Barnes & Noble VP of eBooks Jim Hilt suggested many… Read more »
The hybrid book economy, or, what we’ve been saying for some time now
For some time now we’ve argued that print and digital can and will coexist. Each form has its strengths and limitations. Our HybridBook line is perhaps one of the best examples… Read more »
Amazon’s library marketing not to be taken lightly
There were some interesting stats about eBook distribution coming out of ALA Midwinter in Dallas this year, not the least of which is OverDrive’s statistics concerning the inclusion of the Kindle… 1 / Read more »
Celebrate Penguin Awareness Day by adopting a penguin!
As many of you already know, we’ve been dabbling in the penguin business since last October when we launched our Adopt-a-Penguin Promotion. The deal is that we would adopt an… Read more »
Are affiliate bookselling programs dying off?
Powell’s Books has long enjoyed a unique place on the internet. Being both an indie and a business large enough to run its own affiliate program, Powell’s has been the… 4 / Read more »
Smut, Amazon, and the biggest plagiarism problem of them all
Amazon’s publishing services have been touted for how easy they are to use. Much has been made of the story about writers bringing to market works while not having to… 2 / Read more »
Et tu, Nancy Pearl?
Nancy Pearl, the reigning “Librarian of the Year” and widely acknowledged champion of all things library science, has done the unthinkable: partner with Amazon. BusinessWire reports: Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)… 6 / Read more »
The problem with ebooks and libraries is that there should be no problem
One of the slower-burning arguments in the digital realm concerns the role of ebooks within the public library system. Much of this argument has centered around DRM use. Librarians and… 8 / Read more »
Rare books burn in Egypt, only accusations remain
The burning of the ancient Royal Library at Alexandria ranks among history’s greatest tragedies and depending on the era and bias of the historian “recording” its loss, blame has been… Read more »
Project Complete: The Essential Heinrich Böll
There was an interesting story published a couple of days back in the the Sydney Morning Herald concerning a traveling art exhibit titled Handwritten. At the exhibit sheets from Beethoven’s… 3 / Read more »