Microsoft will implement a 95% revenue share for Windows 10 Apps
10 May 2018 (Good Ereader)
Young startups and independent developers will have a financial incentive to make a Windows 10 version of their audiobook or ebook app, instead of just relying on the Apple App Store or Google Play.
AAP: Publisher eBook Sales Fell almost 5% in 2017
9 May 2018 (The Digital Reader)
Trade revenues were essentially flat (a 1.3% increase), while ebook revenues fell 4.7%. After two years of declines, both University Presses (+5.3%) and Professional Books (+8.4%) – which include business, medical, law, scientific and technical books – saw revenue growth in 2017.
Kobo sales declining despite acquisitions
19 April 2018 (The Digital Reader)
Kobo gained a boost in sales by taking over the customer base of German ebook platform Tolino last year but, overall, sales continue to decline.
Free NASA e-book offers inside look at space station flight controllers
15 April 2018 (The Statesman)
For every hour of 6,371 days and counting, a team of people on the ground has been watching over the space station’s crews and systems from the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Here’s what they do.
Ebook Sales Up 19% at eBooks.com
15 April 2018 (About.Ebooks.com)
Half-year results are in and sales at eBooks.com are up on the same period last year by 19.7 per cent. At the same time ebook sales more broadly are apparently declining. AAP, the US publishers’ trade body, just reported that ebook sales for the 11 months to November 2017 were down by 5.5 per cent. So what’s going on?
Library of Congress to collect every e-book
13 April 2018 (FCW)
In a notice of proposed rulemaking to be published April 16, the Library of Congress will begin including published e-books under its mandatory deposit rule, but only on a by-request basis.
US Ebook Sales Down 5% in 2017
(4 April 2018) The Digital Reader
The 11 months from January to November 2017 were $1.012 billion, compared with $1.072 billion for the previous corresponding period.
What can Google Android do for e-Readers?
(4 April 2018) Good Ereader
It’s arguable that much of the popularity of e-readers stems from their simplicity so adding bells and whistles could undermine future sales and alienate the customer base.
“Tax Cheat” Amazon is a “Job-Killer”
(4 April 2018) American Booksellers Assn
A new report looks at the increasing loss of jobs and state and municipal revenue as a result of the growing retail dominance of Amazon.com. Amazon’s sales tax avoidance strategy has continued despite well-publicized agreements with American states.
Overdrive books its billionth checkout
(20 March 2018) The Digital Reader
Overdrive just announced on their blog that they have loaned a billion ebooks since they first started lending ebooks in 2003.
Why Japan’s Rakuten Is A Hidden Contender In The Ebook Market
(17 March 2018) Forbes
OverDrive’s 2017 numbers: 225 million total digital downloads, representing 155 million ebooks and 68 million audiobooks.
American Publishers, Libraries Cheer Marrakesh Treaty’s US Congressional Introduction
(15th March 2018) Publishing Perspectives
Proposed US law amends the US Copyright Act to allow the creation and distribution of accessible format copies such as braille, audiobooks, and digital files. It promises to enable “institutions like libraries and blind institutions to create an accessible form of the work without regard to the copyright.”
VitalSource added as a vendor to Scottish academic buying group APUC
(14 March 2018) FE News
VitalSource can now provide institutions with a single interface for the purchase of individual eBooks and eBook collections.
26% of Americans read an ebook in the last 12 months
(9 March 2018) The Digital Reader
After a two-year pause, the Pew Research Center has at long last conducted a new poll on media use in the US.
Ebooks more popular with girls than boys
2 March 2018 (BDAILY News)
Are we surprised? eBooks were found to be a more popular platform among girls (14 per cent) than boys (8 per cent) and are most popular with children aged 13-18.
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