Content producers aren’t always thrilled when they think about content being ‘released’ on torrent sites. Visions of pirated copies, unauthorized distribution and out-and-out mayhem arise for most—but not for the University of Seattle’s program director, Dan Morrill.
What Happens to E-Readers in a Recession?
Frankfurt Talks Digital
SEO for Publishers
New E-Textbook Model Helps Students and Publishers
The University of Texas is trying out a new e-textbook initiative that they say could “fundamentally change the industry”.
Sony Refreshes, and Maybe Amazon?
Sony had a release event this week to announce their new Reader, revamped store and renewed commitment to the Reader as an ebook platform in the US.
Whack an E-Reader Revisited
Back in May Morgan shared one of her favourite you tube videos—whack-a-book or whack-an-e-reader is more appropriate. Check out this demo that Plastic Logic did at Demo 2008:
Textbooks Gear Up for Digitization
Marketing Online: Where to Begin?
At the BNC/ABPBC Defining Success: Online Marketing for Book Publishing conference last week, one of our speakers, Monique Trottier of Boxcar Marketing, did an excellent presentation of what I’ve come to think of as pre-marketing. It goes a little something like this…

