Not exact matches
When 24Symbols launched in 2010 as a Netflix - style model for
ebook consumption, publishers weren't quick to jump
on board, at least not in... [Read more...]
What the standards are
on pricing and some of the «culture» around
eBooks consumption and distribution.
«I think we can expect to see growth in
ebook consumption in the coming year because consumers suggest that reading books
on a multi-function device is such a convenience to them,» says Laurie Brock, President of Brock Associates.
Amazon provides free apps that make
eBooks published
on their platform readily available for
consumption on Android, Blackberry or iPhone smartphones.
The report, based
on survey results from Parent Tested Parent Approved (PTPA) Media Inc., showed an exponential growth in children's
ebook consumption just in the last three years, with Kobo's children's sales increasing tenfold in that time and the American Publisher's Association stating a 200 % increase in children's sales.
What actually may make this venture far more profitable than enhanced
ebooks from a few years ago is the building
on the HTML5 platform for ease of
consumption across multiple platforms, as well as Pubsoft's original offering to the digital publishing industry of creating streamlined, one - stop - shopping for authors and publishers to market, sell, and retrieve royalties
on their titles, regardless of retail outlet.
ALBANESE: With so much
consumption now happening
on the same screen, we are in a moment in time when we are figuring out what the true value proposition is for
ebooks — not only in terms of buying access to a locked - down file that lives in the ether versus buying a print book, but between paying $ 14.99 for a single
ebook title versus $ 8.99 a month for unlimited Netflix viewing.
If you want to publish an
ebook for wide
consumption, you basically have to publish it
on the Kindle platform.
With so many digital reading platforms
on the market, readers can become overwhelmed when trying to make an informed choice about which device to go with for
ebook consumption.
The report, based
on survey results from Parent Tested Parent Approved (PTPA) Media Inc., showed an exponential growth in children's
ebook consumption just in the last three... [Read more...]
The Kindle series of eReaders have always been
consumption devices intended to sell Amazon products — specifically, Kindle
eBooks and magazines — and the Kindle Fire expands
on this by adding music, movies and mobile apps to the mix.
This process has actually been ongoing for quite some time and began with the emergence of tools that digitized the back - end of the business; word processors, computers, design software, email and much more (which changed writing, editing, typesetting, design etc) and has over time moved from there towards more front facing aspects of the industry (production, distribution, selling) before starting to make a large impact
on the consumer side of the industry,
consumption in the form of
ebooks and web - reading (not to mention making many other forms of content from music to games available to those consumers).
Ebook sales rise, unit
consumption surprises —
Ebooks sales will approach 20 % of trade book revenues on a monthly basis by the end of 2011 in the US, yet the bigger surprise is that ebooks will account for one third or more of unit consum
Ebooks sales will approach 20 % of trade book revenues
on a monthly basis by the end of 2011 in the US, yet the bigger surprise is that
ebooks will account for one third or more of unit consum
ebooks will account for one third or more of unit
consumption.
It's worth stressing that both the total book
consumption and the use of print books have increased, while
ebooks are
on the way down.
After several years
on the market, however,
ebooks have fallen into what BISG calls «reasonably predictable
consumption patterns» — they're a known quantity.
If
ebook sales continue to decline, it just may be the signal publishers need to consider opening books online for free
consumption while still being able to gain from it (by relying
on ebook models that support free reading through sponsorship instead of opting for business models that require people or
ebook services to purchase publishers»
ebooks in advance).
Officials at Amazon believe subscription - based
ebook consumption is an inevitability, and will continue to invest in and build the company's Kindle Unlimited service as part of an effort to stay ahead of the emerging trend, Russ Grandinetti, senior VP, Kindle, at Amazon explained during a candid general session interview
on January 14 at the Digital Book World Conference and Expo 2015.