The data was gathered
from the major trade publishers, and those smaller presses with books in The Bookseller's Top 50 of 2012, including Hesperus Press.
My biggest is 180 MB; smallest is 40k, from a sample of around 3,000
from a major trade publisher.
The print / bind / warehouse / distribute portion for paper volumes is about * 10 % * of the cost of the average book
from a major trade publisher.
Not exact matches
«We are now seeing large volumes of e-books being pirated on everything
from file - sharing networks to Websites,» says Ed McCoyd of the Association of American
Publishers, a trade organization representing major U.S. book p
Publishers, a
trade organization representing
major U.S. book
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The hard work has probably been delayed by early windfall profits
from ebook backlists, with
major publishers still reporting good results, despite the mayhem in the book
trade.
In a nutshell, the program is currently limited to a few thousand titles that originate either
from Amazon itself or
from smaller
publishers that still sell e-books to Amazon under a wholesale model, as opposed to the «agent» model used by most
major trade publishers, which forbids such activity.
Sales of Konrath's $ 2.99 ebook will deliver him about $ 2.10 a copy (Konrath says $ 2.04; not sure where the other six cents is going...), as much or more as he would make on a $ 14.95 paperback
from a
trade publisher, and significantly more than he'd make on a $ 9.99 ebook distributed under «Agency» terms and current
major publisher royalty conventions.
The others [the
major publishing houses] have a lot of capabilities, but they're in a race against time to develop additional distribution among them to match what PRH will be able to create or, alternatively, to change what they are
from a general
trade publisher to a multi-niche
publisher with * strong * community capabilities that can be leveraged for other business models.
Tweet I've just returned
from a too - brief trip to Sydney where, in addition to catching up with family, a couple of old friends and a few clients, I enjoyed a number of meetings with
publishers from the
major trade publishing houses based there.
Right now, I think if you look at the
major publishers who are involved in the publication of what the industry refers to as
trade book, bestselling fiction and non-fiction works, they have very different positions with respect to e-book borrowing
from libraries.
Last week, Barry turned down a $ 500,000 book deal with a
major trade publisher for his next two books and declared his intention to self - publish, while Amanda accepted a $ 2,000,000 offer
from a traditional
publisher to publish four new novels.
Another example is Safari Books online, a digital library specializing in
trade computer books
from major publishers, which relies on PDF for delivering content.
For a look back at the history of Apple negotiating with book
publishers and a little more on how the agency model came about, I recommend this WSJ article from 2010 and Michael Cader at Publishers Marketplace's look at how the introduction of the iPad gave publishers «the opportunity to change the basic selling terms of ebooks with at least one major trading partner in a way that lets [them] take back control of pricing and reassert their vision of the value of an electronic version of a bo
publishers and a little more on how the agency model came about, I recommend this WSJ article
from 2010 and Michael Cader at
Publishers Marketplace's look at how the introduction of the iPad gave publishers «the opportunity to change the basic selling terms of ebooks with at least one major trading partner in a way that lets [them] take back control of pricing and reassert their vision of the value of an electronic version of a bo
Publishers Marketplace's look at how the introduction of the iPad gave
publishers «the opportunity to change the basic selling terms of ebooks with at least one major trading partner in a way that lets [them] take back control of pricing and reassert their vision of the value of an electronic version of a bo
publishers «the opportunity to change the basic selling terms of ebooks with at least one
major trading partner in a way that lets [them] take back control of pricing and reassert their vision of the value of an electronic version of a book.»
Gamescom is one of the only remaining
trade shows that allows members of the public to play forthcoming titles
from all the
major publishers.
Be sure not to miss booths by Benrubi Gallery
from New York, a leading gallery with a focus on 20th Century and contemporary photographs; Blindspot Gallery
from Hong Kong, a gallery with a primary focus on contemporary image - based works; Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery
from New York, a gallery with a
major commitment to representing new media artists who are exploring the intersection of arts and technology; Dittrich & SCHLECHTRIEM & V1
from Berlin, a gallery representing emerging, mid-career and established artists
from around the world; Fraenkel Gallery
from San Francisco exploring photography and its relation to other arts; Gagosian Gallery
from New York, Hong Kong, Beverly Hills, Athens and Rome; Hamiltons Gallery
from London, one of the world's foremost galleries of photography; Galerie Lelong
from Paris focusing on an international contemporary art and representing artists and estates
from the United States, South America, Europe, and the Asia - Pacific Region; Magda Danysz
from Paris, Shanghai and London dedicated to promoting and supporting emerging artists and favouring a larger access to contemporary art on an international level; Mai 36
from Zurich focusing on
trading and presenting international contemporary art; Pace Prints / Mac Gill, a
publisher of fine art prints and artist editions affiliated with the Pace Gallery; Richard Saltoun Gallery
from London specialising in post-war and contemporary art with an interest in conceptual, feminist and performance artists; Roman Road
from London; Rosegallery
from Santa Monica, an internationally recognized gallery of 20th and 21st century works on paper; Taka Ishii Gallery
from Paris, Tokyo, and New York devoted to exploring the conceptual foundations and implications of contemporary (photo) graphic practice; White Space
from Beijing; and Yumiko Chiba Associates
from Tokyo, among others.