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 >
November 30, 2012 Amazon, bookselling, business, ebook stores 5 Read more >
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 >
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 >
September 10, 2012 bookselling, digital publishing 101, tutorial 3 Read more >
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 >
May 28, 2012 analysis, bookselling, Google eBooks 3 Read more >
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 >
April 10, 2012 bookselling, ebook readers, ebook stores, Google, Google eBooks 7 Read more >
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 >
January 25, 2012 Amazon, analysis, bookselling, business 1 Read more >
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 >
December 6, 2011 Amazon, bookselling, ebook readers, Google eBooks, Kindle, kobo 0 Read more >
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 >
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 >
July 27, 2011 app store, Apple, bookselling, business, iPad, iphone, Kindle, kobo, news 10 Read more >
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 >
July 25, 2011 Apple, bookselling, Google eBooks, iOS, iPad, iphone, Kindle, kobo 7 Read more >