eBooks vs. pBooks: A Lesson in Value
The New York Antiquarian Book Fair was an eye-opener when it comes to the value of pbooks. There is no doubt that when it comes to value, pbooks are far more valuable than ebooks.
View ArticleWorth Noting: One Small Publisher Says Enough!
An article in yesterday’s New York Times is worth noting: “Daring to Cut Off Amazon.” It seems that Amazon is squeezing where it can. At least this one small publisher, who only has pbooks, offering...
View ArticleWorth Noting: One Bookseller’s View of Amazon as a Soul Sucker
Thanks to Nate Hoffelder’s blog The Digital Reader (one of my favorite blogs), I came across Matt Blind’s article at The Rocket Bomber blog, “Amazon is a soul sucking leech on the book business.” This...
View ArticleShould Editors Certify That an eBook has Been Edited?
Should editors certify that an ebook has been professionally edited?
View ArticleThe Value of eBooks: Is $2.99 The New Value
The Agency 6 are rapidly creating an expectation in readers that ebooks will be priced at $2.99 or less by their own pricing, even if just for a limited time, at that level.
View ArticleThe Business of Editing: A Rose By Another Name Is Still Copyediting
Publishers are trying to save editorial money by asking proofreaders to do copyediting as part of the proofreading task. What this demonstrates is that publishers regret offshore outsourcing of...
View ArticleOn Books: The Agony of Reading Franz McLaren’s Clarion of Destiny
A good story by an indie author can still result in lost sales when the author badly misuses grammar and language. Homonym misuse becomes quickly tiresome. The three legs upon which success is built...
View ArticleOn Books: Value in an eBook World
The next few years will be interesting as regards ebook pricing. Will the valuation of ebooks change so that content is the decider or will the wrapper valuation continue to dominate and also make...
View ArticleAre Free eBooks Killing the Market?
Free ebook programs like Amazon's are both depressing the pricing of ebooks and causing many ebookers to simply wait for an ebook to become available for free rather than buying the ebook. This is...
View ArticleWhy is the Book Market Different from the Art Market?
If Wiley wins in the Supreme Court its case Wiley vs. Kirtsaeng, it will be the death knell of all markets for all goods except the primary market, which is the original transfer from...
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