But it occurred to me that there may yet be some unexplored and promising territory for Big Pub, if they're willing to entertain an unorthodox idea: a subscription model of
ebook content delivery.
Whether they slowly morph into another company like Kobo for
ebook content delivery or if they become an online retailer like Amazon remains to be seen.
Not exact matches
The major ones in New York that were selected for the recent
ebook trial programs all deal with more than one digital library
content delivery method.
The intention is for them to operate their own
ebook stores that would tap into the Nook ecosystem to facilitate
content delivery.
You could say some major companies are investing in HTML5 as a
content delivery platform for EPUB2 and EPUB3
ebooks.
Combining an «enhanced
content experience»
delivery service and digital store, Skiff will make its newspaper, magazine, book and other
content available on various existing devices, including smartphones like the iPhone, Hearst are also planning their own
ebook reader for release in 2010, based on a Marvell chipset and using Sprint's 3G EVDO Rev.A network for wireless connectivity.
They don't mind losing money on
ebook readers because these devices are just hooks to get you into their
content delivery system.
The company was looking for partners that sold
ebooks in different languages to offer the technology to work in conjunction with other
content delivery networks.
Over the past five years many of us have come to understand Amazon's Kindle and now the Kindle Fire as a seamless, friction - free, almost instantaneous
content delivery system for a growing catalog of entertainment and / or educational
content that began with
ebooks and now includes newspapers and magazines, blogs, audiobooks, music, movies, television programming, games and productivity apps, and other web
content.
The
delivery size is tabulated based on the
content, interior images, but not the cover image (if the
eBook is packaged correctly).
For books with large amounts of images (e.g. photography
eBooks) and
content (e.g. box sets), there are
delivery size limits on pricing
eBooks at $ 0.99 and $ 1.99.
But if you also need to create
eBook files that can be disseminated through distribution channels and read offline, and / or your apps with that same
content then using EPUB for all three distribution channels may be be a compelling way to modularize your production and
delivery work streams and reduce your overall costs, even if your articles and other
content nuggets are originally stored in a CMS system or Wiki.
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After all, Amazon has always treated its e-reader hardware as a lossleader, a
content delivery device aimed at moving
ebooks.
The serials market is clearly going to be an important
ebook market, with
content, availability,
delivery and price all being dynamic issues going forward.
As the digital age makes
ebooks a primary
delivery method of
content, brick - and - mortar bookstores may go the way of the Dodo altogether.
You can also create your own website to market your
eBook and setup a
content delivery software to manage the digital fulfillment for you.