«Digital reading continues to grow in Italy, and we're building on the momentum we gained with our strategic partnership with Mondadori by creating new opportunities with
leading booksellers such as Feltrinelli,» said Michael Serbinis, CEO, Kobo.
Not exact matches
Clearly,
such initiatives as The
Bookseller's Independent Author Preview can help
lead the way in encouraging other parts of the industry to «open up to indies.»
Kobo has developed a line of top selling eReaders, are distributed in
leading booksellers, consumer electronics retailers and mass merchants around the world
such as, Best Buy, Target, Indigo Books, Walmart, Collins, Whitcoull's, and now expanding to retailers in the European market.
The report presents 145 pages of data and commentary on a broad range of eBook issues, including: spending on eBooks in 2010 and anticipated spending for 2011; use levels of various kinds of eBooks; market penetration by various specific eBook publishers; extent of use of aggregators vs offering by specific publishers; purchasing of individual titles; use of various channels of distribution
such as traditional book jobbers and
leading retail / internet based
booksellers; use of eBooks in course reserves and interlibrary loan; impact of eBooks on print book spending; use of eBooks in integrated search; price increases for eBooks; contract renewal rates for eBooks; use of special eBook platforms for smartphones and tablet computers; spending plans and current use of eBook reader
such as Nook, Reader and Kindle; the role played by library consortia in eBooks; Continue reading Primary Research Group releases Library Use of eBooks 2011 Edition →
In this regard, the announcement this week that New Zealand copyright collective Copyright Licensing Limited (CLL) will
lead the charge to get New Zealand books digitised and licensed to groups
such as libraries,
booksellers and others, couldn't come soon enough.
Booksellers, publishers, and authors must work together to enable accessibility features so that people with print disabilities can enjoy the vastly expanded world of books on the same terms as the rest of us.19 Already, several
leading e-book purveyors have taken steps to foster accessibility for digital books.20 Other vendors,
such as Amazon, have limited their accessibility features, bowing to pressure from misguided copyright owners.