Morgan Stanley has made available a massive research project that looks at the rise of the mobile internet, contextualizing the research with the thesis that:
I found it instructive to read through and contemplate these ideas from an ebook perspective especially with the recent kobo news. Below are the 8 themes that emerge from the research.
On December 9th and 10th I attended the ACP ’s CPDS (Canadian Publishers Digital Services) Digital Publishing Workshop, which focused on real solutions for the average Canadian publisher. I’m a BookNetter and not a publisher, but I managed to sneak my way into this workshop after I agreed to speak at it—more on that to follow.
This two-day workshop dived into the dirt of ePub production on day one and focused on practical solutions for digital workflow on day two.
The NY Times has uncovered an unconventional, if not totally unheard of, buying habit among US booksellers who want to sell the latest Stieg Larsson and don’t want to wait 6 more months for the American edition to come: buy it from Amazon.co.uk and jack up the price to cover costs.
As the keepers of the aggregated book data for the Canadian industry, we are often asked to provide statistics on e-books. These requests come from far and wide but are often made from those wishing to compare Canadian adoption rates of digital technology with rates of other markets.
Unfortunately, our desire at BNC to quantify this data is met with considerable challenges when trying to put the metaphorical rubber to the road. A few for your consideration…
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