Sentences with phrase «slow ebook adoption»

You note that «One CEO of a Big 5 publisher wrote in a note to herself that higher prices would slow ebook adoption and casual purchasers, protecting retailers,» and that «Protecting the paper book trade will not help publishers.

Not exact matches

While ebook conversion and reading have taken off in English, the adoption has been much slower in Spanish.

For ebook reading consumers, we came across brand - new or limited edition devices from four different companies today, including Bookeen, Imcosys, Tolio, and txtr; txrt actually spoke at length about pending plans for a subscription - based reading service, highlighting several features that their platform will offer that the slow - to - adoption subscription reading market has lacked.

It does seem like Brazil's adoption of ebooks will be slower than in most of the rest of South America, where Spanish usage will mean far more «local language» ebooks will be available to make the investment in a dedicated ereader worthwhile.

And the indications he cites of slowing growth in the UK (like ebooks, not business but growth - of - activity, mind you) are not surprising to those who understand that adoption curves and commercial insurgencies have natural dynamics and predictable changes in pace.

EBooks also have much higher tax levies in Spain and Europe which slows the adoption of readers and retailers.

This mentality is in keeping with what the publishing industry has learned about teens and digital reading, namely that many prefer to keep their devices separate from their education, leading to what was once a slow adoption of ebooks for teen readers.

Due to constraints on textbook adoption, concerns about device compatibility, and questions as to where the funding for mobile devices will come from, public schools have been slower on the ebook uptake than colleges.

The adoption and use of ebooks in U.S. school libraries has grown steadily over the past four years, slowed mainly by limited access to ereading devices and cost, says a new ebooks report by School Library Journal, sponsored by Follett.

Adding Thailand in the loop to shed light on its digital publication market, the eBook growth is going at a slow pace considering the healthy adoption of capable eReading devices: tablets and smartphones.

«Not all publishers in Mexico think like we do, and the adoption of the ebook has been very slow.

The slow growth of ebook adoption in school libraries is attributed to limited access to ereading devices and cost of ebooks, according to the report, released in October 2014 and sponsored by Follett.

The shift to agency pricing (in some cases, publishers have priced their ebooks higher than the price Amazon charges for the print versions); the rise in sales of indie - authored, low - priced ebooks; device fatigue and a slow renewals cycle; a lack of good competition to Amazon; adoption rates decreasing; reading time diminishing; and output reaching saturation point.

It is pretty well established that trad publishers have used high ebook prices to slow the adoption of ebooks.

The publishing industry wanted to slow the public adoption of ebooks.

«I think it's important to think now why the ebook hasn't «settled» in Mexico, and why its adoption has been so slow,» said Álvaro Jasso to Publishing Perspectives at the conference.

At Buckhorn, digital adoption is occurring at a slower pace, but Stephens is watching with interest as the school continues with its own ebook initiative and ereader adoption.