Category Archives: Industry News

E-book Outselling Print Book?

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Marion Jensen

A new book out from HarperCollins is selling more copies of their e-book than they are of their print book. Is this a big deal? I think so. I think this shows the viral potential of digital books. You read … Continue reading →

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Boom or Bust?

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Marion Jensen

With the rise of the e-book, there has been a lot of hand wringing around the demise of the print book (now sometimes referred to as the p-book, which makes the 8-year-old boy inside of me chuckle). I lost track … Continue reading →

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Latest News

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Marion Jensen

One blogger’s opinion on why the Kindle will beat out the Nook. The article has some good insight. One of several articles reporting that Amazon is selling more e-books than hardcover. This article also had this interesting stat, hinting that … Continue reading →

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Rise of the E-books?

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Marion Jensen

The Los Angeles Times and the New York Times are both reporting that Amazon is selling 80% more e-books than hardcover books. Jeff Bezos, CEO, says, “Astonishing when considering that we’ve been selling hardcover books for 15 years and Kindle … Continue reading →

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Readers Vs. Slush Pile

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Interesting article over at salon.com. Laura Miller, an industry insider, pokes fun at e-books and the changes in the publishing industry. Miller takes a slightly snarky tone in describing the current state of publishing. New technology allows authors to bypass … Continue reading →

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E-Book Growth

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Marion Jensen

The nice thing about the Huffington Post is that they have such a wide variety of people writing for them. When they totally miss the mark on one article, they have another article that nails it. A few weeks ago … Continue reading →

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Amazon Follows Suit

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Marion Jensen

As Daron Fraley pointed out in the comments section of my last post, Amazon has already dropped the price on the Kindle to $189. That’s a step in the right direction, but I’m still waiting to see what happens as … Continue reading →

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Nook Drops Price

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Looks like competition is bringing down prices. Barnes & Noble has dropped the price on the Nook, their answer to Amazon’s Kindle. You can buy the basic version for $149, and their Wi/Fi enabled version for $199, roughly $60 less … Continue reading →

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E-books for Young Readers?

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Random House just announced that they will be releasing all 6,234 books in the Magic Tree House series in e-book format. I’m interested in this for several reasons. First, I love to see the e-books movement progress in any shape … Continue reading →

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E-Books released first?

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Random House is releasing the e-book version of one of their books before the print version. While I’m sure this has been done before, it’s nice to see one of the larger publishing companies try it out. Many of the … Continue reading →

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