However, this is a nasty and growing
trend in eBooks.
As for worldwide
trends in ebook sales, a quick Google search showed up the following: http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2014/five-reasons-the-worldwide-ebook-market-saw-huge-growth-in-2013/ http://www.publishingtechnology.com/2014/12/kobo-thinks-the-global-ebook-market-is-worth-14-5bn-but-what-do-other-sources-say/
The site also covers the changing technological
trends in the ebook industry, reviews of ebooks and ebook reading apps, and more.
A report by Gartner Research points out a very disturbing
trend in the ebook industry: fake or paid reviews.
Potash spoke more to
the trends in ebook lending and the advancements that OverDrive is bringing to the industry.
One of the more disturbing
trends in eBook publishing centers around the use — or lack of use — of ISBN numbers to identify editions of eBooks.
The 2016 study updates previous editions with year - over-year
trends in ebook conversion, digital revenue streams, preferred devices, digital audiobooks, pricing models for libraries, and more.
A new report by Gartner Research points out a very disturbing
trend in the ebook industry: fake or paid reviews.
It is the most definitive gathering of stalwart digital heroes and focuses on
the trends in ebooks, self - publishing, e-readers,... [Read more...]
The following are
some trends in the eBook industry that might shape the future...
The following are
some trends in the eBook industry that might shape the future of publishing.
· The rise of ebooks session: debated some of the interesting
trends in ebook publishing including the following from Smashwords blog:
In today's Publetariat Dispatch, the Online Colleges site shares the latest
trends in ebooks.
Second, print sales in 2015, when her fourth book is released, may be a fraction of what they are today, following
trends in both ebook upswing and bookstore closings.
The recent
trends in ebook sales might be a good indicator here.
Not exact matches
That's why I've had my Firebrand Group team investigate geomarketing
trends over the last few months, culminating
in our Future of Location 2018
ebook.
For additional information about some of the angles,
trends, and data that SportsInsights focuses on (that has led to a 70 % college football and 60 % NFL 2010 season to date), please check out our article on «betting against the Public»
in the NFL sports marketplace as well as our books on Sports Investing available at Amazon or
in electronic
Ebook format.
For additional information about some of the angles,
trends, and data that SportsInsights focuses on (that has led to profitable starts to the NBA and NHL seasons — and a 70 % college football and 60 % NFL 2010 season to date), please check out our article on «betting against the Public»
in the NCAA Football sports marketplace as well as our books on Sports Investing available at Amazon or
in electronic
Ebook format.
Find out more about which training
trends are most effective
in corporate training programs with AllenComm's 2016 Training
Trends eBook.
Find out more about enterprise gamification and other training
trends in AllenComm's
eBook #Trending 2016: What worked, what didn't, and what's next
in training
trends.
Each of the six
trends we're discussing this year
in our new
ebook is targeted at getting the learner to invest
in the experience.
In this free
eBook you will learn everything you need to know about interactive education and the latest
trends of educational technology.
What tools are essential to creating an online course?The
ebook investigates current elearning
trends and how they affect elearning now and
in the near and distant future.
Searches for the term «free
ebooks» during the last five holiday seasons What got me interested in looking at the trend of searching for free eBooks was the Pew Research Internet Project report released January 16, 2014: E-Reading Rises as Device Ownership
ebooks» during the last five holiday seasons What got me interested
in looking at the
trend of searching for free
eBooks was the Pew Research Internet Project report released January 16, 2014: E-Reading Rises as Device Ownership
eBooks was the Pew Research Internet Project report released January 16, 2014: E-Reading Rises as Device Ownership Jumps.
The
trends in other industries will affect consumer expectations
in publishing — and
in small ways, it already has, with a movement geared to opening copyrighted works to the public, and the US Department of Justice suing all of the «big six» and Apple for price fixing (iBookstore prices differ widely from Amazon's), which will likely give Amazon the upper hand
in setting
ebook prices
in the long run.
«Even parents who don't currently read
ebooks predicted that they would be e-reading
in the future,» says Pamela Millar, BookNet Canada's Director of Customer Relations,
in a press release on the study, «so we can conclude that this
trend is likely to pick up steam.»
An encouraging
trend so far is that, along with an increase
in the sales of smartphones and tablet devices
in India, there has also been a rise
in acceptance of
ebooks and emagazines as well.
This session, moderated by Mark Coker of Smashwords, will feature a blue ribbon panel of
ebook industry experts who will provide attendees diverse opinions on a wide range of
ebook industry
trends and issues, including DRM, reading device
trends, consumer awareness and consumer marketing
trends,
ebook self - publishing, how Amazon's digital self - publishing offerings might upset the balance of power
in traditional print publishing, digital ink technologies, and more.
There is a clear
trend towards fiction: 85 % of
ebooks sold are
in this genre.
Authors are catching on to these digital buying
trends and the benefits
eBooks bring, such as greater speed to market, as total
eBook volume at Lulu has increased 22 %
in 2011.
For example, many self - published
eBooks don't have ISBNs, so Amazon's data structure can be used to discover current
trends in the publishing industry.
Download this month's issue here to read about
ebooks, as well as other topics and
trends in international publishing.
In fact the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) just released their final report on
eBook reading
trends.
And it's no longer a question whether
ebooks replace or supplement «p - book» reading; new
trending data (for - purchase only, alas) by the Book Industry Study Group presented at the conference shows that
in November, 34 % of
ebook purchasers said that they were buying fewer physical books, and by December that number was at 43 %.
This year I choose to highlight events,
trends and techniques
in digital video, music and online marketing and how they apply to
eBook publishing and book marketing.
Some
ebook tech only accept proprietary file formats though so keeping up on tech
trends can go a long way
in getting your content out.
The current
ebook trend in academic and scholarly publishing might be attributed -LSB-...]
That upward
trend has since died, with the
eBook market finding a much steadier plateau
in recent months, sitting right at about 15 %
in non-fiction books (much higher
in fiction).
That upward
trend has since died, with the
eBook market finding a much steadier plateau
in recent months, sitting right at about
«Now, the
eBook trend is accelerating
in schools, with millions of students returning to classrooms this fall with tablets, eReaders and smartphones.
Interestingly, while
ebook readers represent a declining
trend, basic LCD based displays continue to be
in vogue while others seem to be shifting towards oblivion.
An infographic included
in Hazard Owen's article illustrates how the
trend is shifting over last year's numbers, as well as attributes the popularity of series like The Hunger Games and now potentially the release of the Harry Potter
ebooks as tools that can help draw more teen readers into
ebook use.
Random House capitalized on this growing
trend of media convergence with a new, story - based video game that was launched
in conjunction with an
ebook.
In Japan reading
eBooks while on the go is already a big
trend.
Serialized books are quickly becoming one of the most interesting
ebook trends in the digital publishing landscape.
One of the areas
in which piracy has a stronghold still is no other than the rapidly rising
trend of reading today —
eBooks.
In the Netherlands, ebooks are also expected to double to three percent of the market in 2012, a trend predicted to continue next year, said Erik - Jan Bulthuis from distributing company c
In the Netherlands,
ebooks are also expected to double to three percent of the market
in 2012, a trend predicted to continue next year, said Erik - Jan Bulthuis from distributing company c
in 2012, a
trend predicted to continue next year, said Erik - Jan Bulthuis from distributing company cb.
The
trend of more moderate growth for
ebooks in the U.S.
in 2012 continued
in Sept. as sales of adult trade
ebooks were up 30.7 %, much less than the triple - digit sales growth seen
in ebooks in previous years.
The Marketing for Writers intensive brings today's market leaders together to talk
trends and marketing tactics
in social media, websites,
ebooks, mobile & games, apps, book trailers, publicity, working with publishers, Amazon, the education market and more.
To contribute to this monumental piece of scholarship and
trend tracking, you need only respond with your library's use of
eBooks in 2015 compared to 2014.