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Jul
18

“Why should I opt for eBooks? ” Loud musings of a budding writer

Now a days I can see many authors and publishers, including the famous ones,  taking an e-route to publishing. Some are using this path to supplement the traditional publishing while others specially the first time authors use only digital publishing to bring out their books into the market. eBooks are becoming popular and  same is… Continue reading »


Mar
29

Bye Bye ePubs – Hello HTML5 browser based reading!

I was at a publishing conference recently and someone asked the question “Why do publishers struggle to adopt to digital technologies?” My answer was “I got two words for you ‘CHANGE MANAGEMENT’ “. The big name publishers (also known to many as the Dinosaurs) have always shown resistance to change. Technologies are bringing about disruptive… Continue reading »


Mar
27

Publishing Industry showing a new Trend-Encouraging figures for Digital publishers

The Publishing industry is experiencing a paradigm shift. The recent statistics related to digital books sale & purchase , eReaders, tablets and ebook lending etc.  reveal that there is a boom in the eBooks domain. The rise in the sale of ebooks is having a dramatic affect on  the sale of print books. Major Publishers… Continue reading »


Dec
26

Top five Innovative digital publishing business models for 2012

This coming year promises to bring a lot of excitement in the eReading world! With sales of eReaders skyrocketing and digital editions taking close to 25 to 30% of total revenues for publishers, 2012 may see one of the following (if not all!) digital publishing models take centre stage in production departments of almost all… Continue reading »


Nov
16

Publisher specific eReaders with preloaded content??

Cook book publishers are always on the look-out for more ways to interact with their audience. As technology becomes more and more sophisticated, there are a number of ways in which cook book publishers can connect with their audience. After the print book, TV shows, Internet web pages, etc the newest trend to hit the… Continue reading »