he Bookseller reports that publishing megaconglomerates Bertelsmann (owner of Random House) and Holtzbrinck (owner of Macmillan, to which it changed its name for purposes of US operations several years ago) are cooperating to create an on-line e-book distribution platform, primarily for German-language e-books.
The paperwork has already been submitted to the European Commission in Brussels, but the two corporations have been keeping most details secret. Not much more is known about their plans, but there seems to be concern that this new development might imperil the plans of German trade association Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (roughly, “Association of German Book Trade”) to create a unified market with its Libreka format.
Publishers came face to face with their own vision of apocalypse yesterday, as Andrew Wylie announced that he and his authors would be cutting publishing houses out of the future and teaming up with Amazon to sell their own electronic editions.
via guardian.co.uk
Потому что он показал, что издатели авторам могут быть нафиг не нужны. Их функцию в цифровом workflow могут исполнять литагенты, агрегирующие права, и распространители контента. Это если издатели не удосужились купить электронные права – как раз случай России.
Ten More Commandments, Publishing Edition Posted by Mike Shatzkin on June 27, 2010 at 10:27 am · Under Chuckles, Community, General Trade Publishing, New Models, Publishing, Supply-Chain, Vertical
The following post is a collaboration with my friend Joe Esposito, the CEO of GiantChair. The post was Joe’s idea, but I contributed enough to its completion to justify a claim of shared authorship. Joe has kindly agreed to allow this received wisdom to be delivered to the world through The Shatzkin Files.
Читать дальше материалы семинара в Liberty.ru.
Children’s publishing is at the cutting edge of the digital revolution taking place in book publishing. Where once publishers could happily ignore technology and stick to traditional formats, now a digital platform is not just a necessity but an expectation among readers raised in classrooms where smartboards are replacing blackboards and computers being used instead of rough books.
via londonbookfair.co.uk
Потому что дети уже живут с компьютерами и интернетом.
Apple has signed a deal with the largest distributor of independent publishers to sell electronic versions of it books on the new device, report Motoko Rich and Brad Stone on Media Decoder.
Perseus Books Group, a large independent publisher that also distributes works from 330 other smaller presses including Grove Atlantic, Harvard Business School Press, Zagat and City Lights Books, signed a deal last week with Apple, following five of the six biggest publishers that have already signed agreements with Apple.
According to Lagardere, e-book sales in December in the U.S. were $5 million, a total that surpassed e-book sales for all of 2008. E-book sales represented 3% of full year sales at HBG USA in 2009.
via publishersweekly.com
За месяц как за весь предыдущий год. 3%
via readwriteweb.com
Полный и абсолютный привет сразу нескольким нишам на рынке — детская литература, references, путеводители. К путеводителю DK Paris, по совершенно личным причинам, у меня особо трепетное отношение. Наблюдать его в таком виде — сложная смесь шока, восторга, досады и сарказма. А использование «дополненной реальности» в звёздном атласе — полный восторг! Если кто-то интересовался тем, что такое rich media content по отношению к книгам — вот прекрасные примеры.
Краткий обзор Frederic Lardinois тоже стоящий.
Top US publishers are in ‘secret’ negotiations with Apple for the launch of the expected Apple Tablet/Slate/Pad later this month, with reports suggesting that they are seeking greater control over pricing and supply of digital material.
via thebookseller.com
Джобс молодец — слова не держит, если его можно продать ;)
In January of 2008, we sold two print books for every ebook on oreilly.com. Now it’s 3 ebooks for every print book. Remarkably fast transition.
via links.toc.oreilly.com
Соотношение 2:1 в пользу бумажных книг за два года у O’Reilly стало 3:1 в пользу электронных.