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Archives: E-book

Mobile Reading REALLY Comes of Age — An Information-packed Slide Deck Worth Viewing

The facts and context for e-reading show strong trends of demand and expectations.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 20, 2011
  • 8 Comments

Mourning the Printed Book — The Aesthetic and Sensory Deprivation of E-books

Nostalgia about the book will be upon us soon enough. But we’ve been down similar paths before, and so have prior generations.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 13, 2011
  • 11 Comments

Amazon Continues to Push Book Innovation With Library Lending and Ad-Supported Kindles

Amazon continues to leverage its platform advantages into the e-reading space — this time, with a smart library-oriented move and an equally smart move toward advertising and sponsorship.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 25, 2011
  • 12 Comments

Truth Trumps Fiction: Amazon Unveils Its Latest Kindle Innovation — Signed E-Books

An April Fool’s post is bested by reality — but that doesn’t mean the idea isn’t silly anyhow.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 2, 2011
  • 2 Comments

HarperCollinsGate: Some Thoughts

The HarperCollins e-book lending limitations provide lessons in how both sides typically deal with change.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Mar 21, 2011
  • 10 Comments

The Expensive e-Book: The Illogical Reasons Why Paper Books Can Sell for Less

When you explore the revenue model of e-books vs. print books, some pricing practices make sense. But when you factor in the expenses, the logic begins to break down.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 15, 2011
  • 21 Comments

Authors — Only One Reason Why the Revolution in Book Publishing Continues

The revolution in book publishing shares some aspects with revolutions everywhere. Here’s a short slideshow by the founder of Smashwords examining current motivations for authors.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 6, 2011
  • 5 Comments

Can You Actually "Sell" an E-book? How You Answer Affects Your Revenue Assumptions

Customers have accepted the analogy that they “buy” e-books, but publishers may be faced with accepting the fact that they’re selling licenses. What this could mean to their bottom lines may not be the most painful part of this shift.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Feb 23, 2011
  • 25 Comments

Smarter Metadata — Aiding Discovery in Next Generation E-book and E-journal Gateways

For scholars to excel in the information age, technology needs to learn to learn. Perhaps highly specialized humans can help.

  • By Alix Vance
  • Feb 17, 2011
  • 6 Comments

Joe's Picks for 2010: Reckless Enthusiasm and the Platform Wars

It’s been a reckless year marked by books becoming cannon fodder in the platform wars.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Dec 28, 2010
  • 1 Comment

A Self-Publishing Adventure Wraps Up

The self-publishing adventure that began here two years ago winds down. What worked? What didn’t?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Dec 14, 2010
  • 14 Comments

Disruption, Aggregation, and Third Parties

Is our future defined by third-party aggregators? Or is there a business opportunity there worth fighting for?

  • By David Crotty
  • Nov 23, 2010
  • 19 Comments

Print Book Sales Fall, E-Book Sales Rise, and E-Books Will Soon Join the New York Times Bestseller List

The migration from print to digital continues for book readers. Even the venerable New York Times bestseller lists are changing in response.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Nov 15, 2010
  • 9 Comments

Do Students Really Prefer Print Books to E-Books?

Two flawed surveys help to reveal what might really be at stake in the higher ed book market.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Nov 3, 2010
  • 17 Comments

Information Brunching — “Amazon Singles” Finds Space Between Essays and Books

Amazon’s latest play is aimed squarely at academics. Will it revive the moribund monograph market?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Oct 14, 2010
  • 4 Comments
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