It’s been a bad week for New Zealand publishing. On Tuesday, Pearson Education announced the imminent closure of its New Zealand office. The global publishing giant is restructuring to focus on… Read more >
Martin Taylor
May 30, 2013
business, Educational publishing, news
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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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I’ve just read and listened to a lucid analysis of what might be the biggest challenge facing publishers and, most importantly, a practical solution to it. If you’re one of… Read more >
Martin Taylor
October 1, 2012
businessfuture of publishing, jane friedman
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A company which believes it is Australia’s first digital-only trade publisher launched last week with a roster of titles from five Australian authors. Really Blue Books publisher Sarah Bailey sees an opening… Read more >
Martin Taylor
February 12, 2012
business, newsAustralian publishing, epublisher
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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 bookselling icon Dymocks last week launched a self-publishing service called D Publishing. While the service looks fine, its publishing contract is dreadful. Even if you’re not in Australia, you… Read more >
Martin Taylor
December 16, 2011
analysis, business, copyright, newsAustralian publishing, digital rights, Dymocks, publishing contracts, publishing rights, self-publishing
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Are publishers making windfall profits from ebooks? The recent round of financial results coming from major book publishers suggests they are but they are staying tight-lipped. A recent case was… Read more >
Martin Taylor
September 12, 2011
business
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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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We’ll be running a workshop in Auckland next month on how to use social media, especially Facebook, to market books and ebooks. Love it or hate it, social media –… Read more >
Martin Taylor
July 4, 2011
bookselling, business, Eventsbook marketing, ebook marketing, selling books, selling ebooks, social media marketing
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I was in Brisbane last week talking to Queensland librarians about ebook lending in public libraries and why HarperCollins wasn’t really the bad guy in this conversation. One view seemed… Read more >
Martin Taylor
June 28, 2011
analysis, businessnew publishing models
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