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 >
May 30, 2013 business, Educational publishing, news 36 Read more >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 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 >
December 16, 2011 analysis, business, copyright, news 11 Read more >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >