Over the course of the past several years, social reading platforms have sprung up almost as fast as
digital ebook distribution platforms.
Softlink is one of the largest
digital ebook distribution systems for libraries in Australia.
Not exact matches
Digital literature firm
eBooks Corporation has signed a major five - year
distribution deal with Nokia Finland.
It took only one week for the new dating
ebook 12 Simple Rules to become # 1 «Love and Romance» bestseller in ClickBank, the word - wide leader in
distribution of
digital products.
Elena Petrova is the author of several popular
eBooks, «Anti-Scam Guide» and «How To Find And Marry A Girl Like Me», both are bestsellers in ClickBank - the world - wide leader in
distribution of
digital products.
This Malaysian company has developed a full fledge
ebook ecosystem spreading from e-Studio authoring tool, to
Digital Rights Management Server,
Digital Library Lending System, eReader Applications, and now
distribution via Bluetooth Beacon.
Other major publishers may be content to reap record profits off the growth of
ebook sales while paying authors practically nothing for
digital books with far lower production and
distribution costs, but we wouldn't feel right doing that.
Project Gutenberg's mission is to encourage the creation and
distribution of
digital books, commonly known as
eBooks, providing copyright free books for download via their website.
Ebook distribution platform Smashwords, one of the top retailers for self - published and digitally published works, unveiled a new program today that will make it even easier and more lucrative for libraries to put indie authors» titles in the devices of
digital reading patrons.
The company facilitates the entire
digital distribution system, so libraries can easily purchase and loan out
ebooks to their patrons.
The new partnership with INscribe
Digital — a digital publishing services provider of global eBook distribution, content conversion and marketing services to the publishing community — will help the 3M Cloud Library system dramatically expand its offerings with emerging publ
Digital — a
digital publishing services provider of global eBook distribution, content conversion and marketing services to the publishing community — will help the 3M Cloud Library system dramatically expand its offerings with emerging publ
digital publishing services provider of global
eBook distribution, content conversion and marketing services to the publishing community — will help the 3M Cloud Library system dramatically expand its offerings with emerging publishers.
Overdrive is well known as the premier
eBook content
distribution platform that libraries use to facilitate the lending of
digital books, audiobooks, videos and more.
Karen Tripp,
Digital Distribution Manager at O'Reilly Media, discusses the challenges of distributing
ebooks to various retail channels such as Amazon and iBooks.
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The main purpose of our new report, «
Ebook Licensing Guide for Public Libraries and Publishers,» resulting from the collaboration between Publishing Perspectives, the leading international book publishing news and opinion magazine; Bookwire, a platform specializing in the worldwide distribution of more than 100,000 ebooks and audiobooks of more than 1.000 publishers from around the world, and Dosdoce.com, a company specializing in the development of digital business models, is to provide professionals in the book world with a broader insight into the numerous opportunities offered by new ebook licensing models and to dissipate any doubts or preconceived ideas in relation to those mo
Ebook Licensing Guide for Public Libraries and Publishers,» resulting from the collaboration between Publishing Perspectives, the leading international book publishing news and opinion magazine; Bookwire, a platform specializing in the worldwide
distribution of more than 100,000
ebooks and audiobooks of more than 1.000 publishers from around the world, and Dosdoce.com, a company specializing in the development of
digital business models, is to provide professionals in the book world with a broader insight into the numerous opportunities offered by new
ebook licensing models and to dissipate any doubts or preconceived ideas in relation to those mo
ebook licensing models and to dissipate any doubts or preconceived ideas in relation to those models.
OverDrive is the leading
digital distribution platform, supplying the industry's largest catalog of
eBooks, audiobooks, streaming video and periodicals to 38,000 libraries, schools and retailers worldwide.
Digital formats or
eBooks currently have high profit margins and are not hindered by the archaic system of print which has economic problems based on cost of production,
distribution and warehousing.
Matt Cavner of Vook, developers of a cloud - based
ebook distribution platform, spoke with GoodEReader about what sets their product apart from the multitude of options for authors to create, format, and distribute their
digital content.
Digital Rights Management is a form of encryption that prevents unauthorized access or
distribution of
eBooks you purchase.
By utilizing their technologies and knowhow, the four participating companies aim to create an environment where publishers and newspapers can assuredly provide
digital content, and plan to build one of the largest
eBook distribution platforms in Japan.
During this beta period, Goodreads is working with Amazon Publishing to host Kindle
ebook giveaways, but once out of beta, the program will be open to any author or publisher — whoever owns the
digital distribution rights for the book — who sells their
ebooks on Amazon.
This will make a world of difference because Hachette garners 25 % of their entire revenue stream from
eBooks and Amazon accounts for 75 % of their total
digital distribution.
McGuire is the founder of the Pressbooks platform, an open source content management system and book formatter that outputs designed books in all major publishing formats: PDF (for print and
digital distribution), EPUB and MOBI
ebook formats, as well as a fully native Web version of each book.
Digital rights management (DRM): You get to decide if your
ebook file is protected by DRM, a safeguard that prevents unauthorized
distribution.
It aims to provide
digital publishing with a human face, offering a full range of editorial services, from editing, layout and
ebook conversion to
distribution and marketing.
Use this to make certain the
digital files you upload into IngramSpark for print - on - demand and
ebook distribution meet all the specified requirements.
The wealth of books from the various
ebook distribution platforms selling at an under - three - dollar price point — and many of those selling for under one dollar — speaks to what readers are willing to pay for
digital titles, especially from newer authors.
The Company has become the world's leading provider of «inspirational» content, with product
distribution in over 100 countries, including: books,
eBooks, journals, audio, video, curriculum,
digital applications for «smart» electronic devices and live events.
Txtr operates its eReading platform with apps and local
eBook catalogues via
digital distribution and carries out invoicing in local currencies in numerous countries around the world.
Some of the surprising numbers included the number of publishers who have no plans to produce
ebooks at any time in the future, the very slight differences in total sales among the various top - name
ebook distribution channels, and the startlingly high number of publishers who plan to release the majority of their titles in both print and
digital editions.
Despite the fact that Random House sells these same culinary titles as
ebooks on other
distribution platforms, consumers who opt to buy the cookbooks through the site are only able to view their purchased titles through the app or website, something that directly contradicts the great portability and access - anywhere features of
digital reading.
Smashwords, the highly successful
ebook distribution platform, is now working with agents who wish to help their clients with
digital publishing.
In order to read books on the
digital devices such as e-Readers, tablets, or mobile, the document files of the book must be converted to common
ebook format, which are compressed and optimized for
distribution.
The thriving market for
ebooks has prompted many authors to turn to Amazon Kindle
Digital Publishing (KDP) for book
distribution.
As a global leader in the
eBook industry, ODILO offers a comprehensive product suite for the discovery, management, and
distribution of print and
digital materials.
Eighty - four respondents, representing small, mid-sized, and large publishers and distributors, reported on various aspects of their
digital publishing programs, including staffing,
ebook production & conversion,
digital originals, enhanced
ebooks & apps,
ebook bundling, and
ebook sales &
distribution.
He also helps coordinate O'Reilly's
digital distribution efforts to electronic sales channels, and is currently assisting in R&D efforts surrounding HTML5 and EPUB 3, helping to develop next - generation
ebook content for O'Reilly and its publishing partners.
OverDrive is the leading global
digital distribution platform, supplying the industry's largest catalog of
eBooks, audiobooks, music and streaming video to 30,000 libraries, schools and retailers worldwide.
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Then it's time you started to explore the options for
eBook and
digital distribution, of which there are many.
When GoodEReader first reported on
ebook distribution startup BiblioCrunch at this year's
Digital Book World, at first glance the company's approach to
ebook publication may have seemed a little out of place in the current self - publishing atmosphere.
With an ever - growing catalog of
ebook titles available to
digital readers from major
distribution platforms, readers have more choices than ever for browsing and purchasing
ebooks.
Google, a long - standing proponent of widespread
ebook distribution, is no longer content to sit on the sidelines of
digital reading and is partnering with iRiver to release an e-reader device that works directly with the Google eBookstore.
Open Road Media, a three - year - old company who started out as an
ebook publisher, has quickly grown to one of the most widely recognized names in
digital publishing and
ebook distribution.
One of the greatest
digital publishing coups happened earlier this year when J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, displayed some of the boldest initiative yet by retaining the
digital rights to her works, separating from her agency, and making her
ebooks available exclusively through her own website, forgoing the percentage that would have gone to the major
ebook distribution retailers.
A new
ebook distribution service is being formed by Jane Friedman's
digital publishing platform Open Road Integrated Media and Ingram Content Group.
Publishers still see
eBook formats,
distribution channels, quality, and
digital rights management (DRM) as serious challenges — but these concerns have gradually eased since our first survey — an encouraging sign that the
eBook market is beginning to mature.»
The agreements that allow the
distribution center will mean easier access to Amazon goods and services in southeast Asia, and hopefully more widespread access to
ebooks and
digital publishing.
Smashwords, the popular online
ebook distribution platform that recently celebrated the uploading of the 100,000 th title to its catalog of
digital editions, found itself embroiled in some controversy over a request from PayPal that it remove nearly 2,000 titles that the online payment company considered inappropriate... [Read more...]
The
ebook distribution site Smashwords, spearheaded by founder Mark Coker, is often at the forefront of what is shaping
digital publishing.