Barnes & Noble is trying to make inroads in the British market with its Nook e-reader. Although the chain doesn’t have a significant brick-and-mortar presence there, it sees the future of book-buying and that involves e-books. That’s a good thing.
I’m still surprised that it’s taken so long… Read more 
Do you go to the movies anymore? If you’re like most people, probably not. You watch stuff on television (television has long been better than most contemporary films), or on your tablet or phone or laptop.
Chances are you still read, but more likely on your tablet, laptop or phone.… Read more 
From what I've gathered over the last year or so regarding digital publishing, I got 10 top tips on how to do it successfully. 
If you can’t innovate, consolidate.
That’s what two large publishers are doing as they face stiff competition from Amazon (as retailer, powerful publisher and enabler of increasingly popular self-publishing) and the world of e-books.
Random House and Penguin Books will combine forces to battle the… what? The fact… Read more 
Offer your readers your opinions of books, articles and blogs.
Especially books.
Everyone, of course, is always asking friends for advice on this or that book. And all of us look at lists of recommendations. Some of us even take those recommendations and act on them.
You’re in a position… Read more 
Books aren’t going away yet.
That’s a good thing.
But don’t think that because many people in their 20s still read books in the traditional format, that you can forget about going digital. You can’t.
According to a Pew Research Study, 83 percent of Americans aged 16 to… Read more 
After the success of our summer signing last year, we’re delighted to be teaming up with Forbidden Planet once again for another big signing event.
This Friday (26 October) SF authors Charles Stross and Michael Cobley, and urban fantasy …
Pricing is important for e-books. Big publishers charge more, self-published authors charge less.
It will probably be that way for a while.
Big publishers have larger overhead and, at least for the foreseeable future, bigger-name authors whose works can command higher list prices. According to an article on Digital Book… Read more 
Consider releasing your work in pieces.
Once you’ve got a chunk of your book done, put it up there – utilize the power of e-publishing to continue to broaden your reach. You can also repurpose your work – from existing articles, or newsletters or research you’ve done – to find… Read more 
Another print icon will disappear.
Newsweek, the 80-year-old magazine, will stop publishing a print edition at the end of the year, but continue with online versions.
When was the last time you picked up a physical copy of Newsweek? Or Time? Or any number of other newsweeklies?
Probably… Read more 
I’ve run the world’s largest networking organization for many years and occasionally I hear people express concern about family obligations interfering with their ability to attend business meetings.
Earlier this year I published a large scale survey that addressed gender issues in networking. I was expecting to… Read more 
Get acquainted with Orbit author Gail Carriger in the most recent episode of Sword & Laser! Gail joined Veronica and Tom for tea and to talk about her Parasol Protectorate series (starting with SOULLESS [US | UK | …
Taking advantage of flexible digital platforms, Gill & Macmillan has launched a series of new ‘bite-sized’ ecooksbooks based on their newly released Sophie Kooks by Sophie Morris. The monthly ebooks will be priced at €1.99. Readers will be able to download the ecookbooks in seasonal chunks, that each month for the next year. The first of the [...]