Romance novels are soaring in the ebook industry

Flicking through my copy of Pride and Prejudice it seems that like many others in these tough economic times. After all, in a recession, we all want a happy ending. But not everyone is suffering… Harlequin... [read more…]

E-book sales up 68.4% to $113 million in 2008

According to the Association of American Publishers sales reached $113 million in 2008, up 68.4%. The PDF they posted uses 2002 as a base year and includes additional data for 2003-2008. The report shows... [read more…]

Fictionwise sold for $15.7 million

Barnes & Noble, the world’s largest bookseller, has announced that it has aquired Fictionwise for $15.7 million. The industry is noticeable becoming more geared towards an e-book future. Barnes... [read more…]

Will e-Readers make the home library obsolete?

For people who appreciate books, a home library would feature as a talking point in much the same way I would imagine a centrepiece grand piano would for lovers of classical music. But are we danger of... [read more…]

The economics of e-books

After reading numerous articles about the ebooks and their costs, there has been specualtion on whether the book industry will follow in the footsteps ofthe way music has evolved, by lowing their costs... [read more…]

It is coming: The e-Book revolution

Computer World blogger Mike Elgan has an interesting post at why he believes e-Books are going to catch fire and ‘ignite’ in 2009. Here is the lowdown on why Mike believes e-Books will boom... [read more…]

Will the Kindle reduce book sales?

As posted on Publishing Frontier, they believe that the Kindle will have a negative effect on physical books sales, predicting that people will buy less …because the architecture and business model... [read more…]

Ebooks and Print Books are Not Mutually Exclusive

Can Will printed book survive alongside e-books? Mac Slocum at TOC recently wrote: Many folks love the sensory associations of a printed book, and they’ll defend those feelings vociferously —... [read more…]