The launch of the new e-reader — available from October — comes as new data from Nielsen,
reported by the Bookseller, shows that tablets are overtaking e-readers as the preferred digital reading device.
On 19th July — as first
reported by The Bookseller in April — the Rakuten - owned Kobo Touch will have its Japanese launch in tandem with an e-book service touting 30,000 Japanese titles and more than one million English e-books.
As it was
reported by The Bookseller, Rakuten recorded «a 7.8 billion yen (# 47 million, US$ 68 million) impairment charge for its Kobo division, according to its financial results for the three months to end December 2015.»
Not exact matches
The
bookseller revealed in its second quarter earnings
report Tuesday that revenue from its Nook devices and digital content declined
by 32 % from the same period a year earlier, due to lower demand and repeated price cuts to compete with others like Amazon.
The
report, researched and authored
by Irish Publishing News» Editor and
Bookseller contributor Eoin Purcell, features 30 pages of incisive commentary on the strengths, weaknesses and...
In a surprising move, The
Bookseller reports that Waterstone's current Managing Director Dominic Myers will be replaced
by James Daunt to run the bookstore chain after the deal is completed.
In the United States, rankings on the bestseller lists are based on weekly sales
reported by secret
booksellers across the country.
But The
Bookseller reports that Pottermore wasn't able to come to an iBookstore agreement with Apple
by the time the Pottermore shop launched.
In an article
by Lisa Campbell for The
Bookseller, Campbell
reported, «E-books accounted for one in four consumer book purchases, up from one in five a year earlier.
Both instances have driven some consumers to make a conscious effort to only shop locally, and the majority of UK independent
booksellers surveyed
by The
Bookseller have
reported they are feeling the effects of the sentiment.
Because the largest retailers trading in the ebook space don't
report sales figures — most significantly Amazon — the publishing industry is left, as The
Bookseller's Philip Jones puts it, trying to analyze its own digital market «
by candlelight.»
In a surprising move, The
Bookseller reports that Waterstone's current Managing Director Dominic Myers will be replaced
by James Daunt to run the bookstore chain after the deal...
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 →
The American
Booksellers Association, who was previously
reported to be unaffected
by the revocation of affiliates status, has spoken up for the indie bookstores and advised them on how to contact ABA's member services for assistance if their links are deactivated.
A
report in the
Bookseller magazine found that the sale of eBooks fell for the UK's biggest publishers in 2015
by 2.4 %.
Just in time for those
reports that Big Five publisher Simon & Shuster (S&S) is, like Hachette, in negotiations with Amazon, as covered here
by Sarah Shaffi at The
Bookseller.
It's worth noting that
reports of Nosy Crow's new partnership with the National Trust for a range of important new releases — announced
by Kate Wilson and Katie Bond at The
Bookseller's conference, and covered
by our Charlotte Eyre — is a major list of traditionally produced works, not (at least as described in coverage) new titles in Nosy Crow's trademark app division.
The
Bookseller reports on a study done
by the Pew Internet Project that finds eReader ownership has doubled over the past 6 months.
We started out thinking we'd be looking at publishers, reviewers, and
booksellers and calling them to task, then quickly realized we needed to start
by looking at ourselves, and so our project is quickly morphing into a «
report for change.»
This blog follows the
report «Brave New World», (http://www.ewidgetsonline.com/vcil/bravenewworld.html), published
by the
Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland and authored
by Martyn Daniels.
In what is possibly the first
reported virus attack on an ebook reader, the iRex Iliad — chosen
by Dymocks
booksellers as its ebook reader of choice — has been hit
by an adware infection.
In what is possibly the first
reported virus attack on an ebook reader, the iRex Iliad — chosen
by Dymocks
booksellers as its ebook reader of choice — has been... Read more >
The
Bookseller reported in April that publishers are responding to the surge in audiobook downloads
by investing more in the sector, hiring new staff, upping the number of titles they publish and exploring audio - first opportunities.
As
reported by Lisa Campbell at The
Bookseller, Nielsen Book's Steve Bohme at this week's BookInsights Conference in London said that sales of self - published ebooks accounted for 22 percent of the digital book market in the UK in 2015.
Kobo issued a release relating to the ongoing liquidation of
bookseller Borders to clarify misconceptions about Kobo that have been inaccurately
reported by the media and misunderstood
by consumers.
Last week in The
Bookseller, Philip Jones covered a seminar in the UK
by Enders Analysis that presented data done as a part of a Nielsen BookScan
report.
By Erin L. Cox In this week's issue of The New Yorker, Media Reporter Ken Auletta
reports on the digital publishing questions, such as publisher and
bookseller opinions on the agency model, windowing, branding to readers instead of bookstores, whether Apple will be a better partner to publishers than Amazon, and featuring some of the usual suspects in digital publishing...
Even the The New York Times is adding fuel the rumors
by reporting that; «Even if Amazon is not planning to go nationwide with its stores anytime soon, any expansion of its brick - and - mortar presence is likely to send shivers down the spines of other
booksellers.
The novel earned the praise of Stephen King,
reports The
Bookseller, and was acquired
by DNA Films (Ex Machina).
According to the American
Booksellers Association, it was
reported just last year that indie sellers had grown
by almost 27 % since 2009, with 440 new bookstore locations.
The
bookseller revealed in its second quarter earnings
report Tuesday that revenue from its Nook devices and digital content declined
by 32 % from the same period...
Most recently, he researched and (co --RRB- authored several
reports on global publishing markets, notably the «Global eBook»
report, the «Global Publishing Markets» survey for the International Publishers Association», (IPA), and the «Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry», updated annually since 2007 (initiated
by Livres Hebdo, France, and co-published
by The
Bookseller, UK, buchreport, Germany, PublishNews Brazil, and Publishers Weekly, US).