In a recent American study by book data specialist Bowker, bookstores were second only to favourite authors as the most important source of new book discovery. Few booksellers would find… Read more >
Martin Taylor
November 30, 2012
Amazon, bookselling, business, ebook storesbook stores, bookselling, discoverability, ebooks, Kindle
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Kobo pulled off an almost-clean sweep of the New Zealand market when it announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair this week partnerships with the two major bookstore chains Whitcoulls and… Read more >
Martin Taylor
October 13, 2012
bookselling, koboBooksellers NZ, ebooks, kobo, New Zealand, Paper Plus, Whitcoulls, Writing Life
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In spite of the hype surrounding social media, a website remains the central hub for most digital marketing. But its effectiveness depends on it being properly set up for this purpose…. Read more >
Martin Taylor
September 10, 2012
bookselling, digital publishing 101, tutorialbook marketing, book websites, digital marketing, ebook marketing, web design for booksellers and publishers, web marketing
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The following post is reproduced from my column in the May 2012 edition of News on Bookselling, the magazine of the Australian Booksellers Association. Booksellers were dealt two blows last… Read more >
Martin Taylor
May 28, 2012
analysis, bookselling, Google eBooksagency pricing, Google Ebooks, selling ebooks, white label
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In a pre-holiday announcement on its blog, Google quietly pulled the plug on its attempt to help booksellers to sell ebooks: it announced the end of its reseller programme in… Read more >
Martin Taylor
April 10, 2012
bookselling, ebook readers, ebook stores, Google, Google eBooksAustralia, Booktopia, Copia, Dymocks, Google Ebooks, Google Play Books, TitlePage Plus
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Technology researcher Forrester released a survey of US publishing executives yesterday which uncovered an interesting disconnect: 82% were optimistic about the digital transition of books, but only 28% thought their… Read more >
Martin Taylor
January 25, 2012
Amazon, analysis, bookselling, businessdigital transformation, digital transition, publishing business management, publishing industry restructuring
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Australian readers will have few reasons not to join the ebook revolution this Christmas as a host of offerings come on stream. The past year has seen major strides in… Read more >
Martin Taylor
December 6, 2011
Amazon, bookselling, ebook readers, Google eBooks, Kindle, koboAustralian Booksellers, Australian ebook market, Booki.sh, Google eBookstore, ReadCloud
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Almost a year after it launched in the US, Google has opened its ebooks business to Australian readers through partnerships with national bookselling chain Dymocks and online bookseller Booktopia. The… Read more >
Martin Taylor
November 8, 2011
bookselling, Google eBooksBooktopia, Dymocks, Ebooks in Australia, Google Ebooks, ReadCloud
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When the mightiest online retailer in the world, Amazon, has to bow to Apple’s demands and cut ties to its ebookstore in the Kindle app, we know we’re facing a big… Read more >
Martin Taylor
July 27, 2011
app store, Apple, bookselling, business, iPad, iphone, Kindle, kobo, newshow to stop Apple
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I went to update the Kobo app on my iPad this morning but stopped when I saw what has changed. The main reason for the update is to cut access to the… Read more >
Martin Taylor
July 25, 2011
Apple, bookselling, Google eBooks, iOS, iPad, iphone, Kindle, kobo
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