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How Book Publishers are Preparing for Change

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Hassan Kotob

While eBooks represent less than 3% of total book sales, a new and ongoing study by the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) examining “consumer attitudes toward e-book reading” recently presented at the Tools of Change for Publishing conference revealed some statistics that are shaping the early market:

  • Nearly 45% of buyers who have started acquiring eBooks mostly or exclusively purchase eBooks over print books
  • Affordability is paramount
  • The PC is currently the most-used device for reading an eBook (47%), followed by Amazon Kindle (32%), then the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch (21%)

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Amazon e-Book share to fall from 90% to 35%, Analyst Says

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Todd Eckler

The race is on and that’s good for the eBook market. Three strong competitors (Apple, Google and Amazon) in this market will fuel the need for more content and for enhanced content. The issue will be can publishers keep up? There is so much happening right now with clearing of eRights, back list conversion and dealing with just getting the current product to ePub, how will publishers get to the next stage of dynamic and interactive books? Continue reading →

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Publishers expand content/price for Kindle

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Todd Eckler

Comments on NY Times Article: Kindle Books in Snack Sizes
By MOTOKO RICH
Published: February 8, 2010
FT Press is selling stripped-down, 1,000- to 2,000-word versions of books, for $1.99, and a new series of essays of about 5,000 words, for $2.99…. Continue reading →

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