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E-books will account for 40 per cent of book revenue within five years, predicts Reisman

Two years ago, Heather Reisman, CEO and "chief booklover" of Indigo Books and Music, predicted that e-books would cannibalize 15 per cent of traditional book sales at her stores in five years' time. Reisman has ... Read More »

April 11, 2011 | Filed under: Bookselling, Digital publishing and technology, Industry news

Book links roundup: Kobo expands, Bezmozgis racks up the raves, and more

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: Deirdre Baker's tribute to the life and work of fantasy author Diana Wynne Jones Kobo kicks off European expansion: e-book stores set to open in Spain and Germany in ... Read More »

April 11, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Anansi puts Rob Ford on a streetcar

By Sue Carter

When House of Anansi Press was strategizing its marketing campaign for The Little Book of Rob Ford, a collection of quips, quotes, and colourful comments from Toronto's mayor, it took a more subtle approach than ... Read More »

April 1, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Bibliomania and the not-so-light side of book hoarding

By Natalie Samson

Last week, the National Post's Mark Medley wrote a piece about his ever-expanding book collection and the difficulty he has lightening his load by even a single volume. "I am a book hoarder," he says. ... Read More »

March 31, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: turning poetry into e-books, and more

By Sue Carter

Breaking lines: the challenges of translating poetry collections into e-books British children's fantasy and sci-fi author Dianne Wynne Jones has died Muggles can now rent Harry Potter films through Facebook, but still no word of ... Read More »

March 28, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Daily links round-up: Google deal aftermath, Lindle lives, and more

By Sue Carter

The rejected Google deal settlement: what does the rejection really mean? One day after Amazon cut off Lindle's access to its e-book databases, the e-book lender is back up and running Nino Ricci's concern for ... Read More »

March 23, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Daily links round-up: Free Kindles, James Frey, and more

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: Robert Fulford on the "long service in the trench warfare of editing" of Oxford University Press's William Toye The Association of American Publishers reports a staggering 116 per cent ... Read More »

March 17, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Kobo celebrates e-book week with a round of financing

By Sue Carter

Kobo today announced it has closed a new round of financing. The amount of the Series C investment has not been disclosed, but in a statement, the Toronto-based e-publishing company says, Indigo Books & Music ... Read More »

March 8, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Random House titles now available at U.S. iBookstore, not in Canada

By Sue Carter

At Wednesday's launch of the iPad 2 in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs confirmed that 17,000 titles from Random House U.S. will now be available in Apple's iBookstore. Titles began appearing on the iBooks ... Read More »

March 3, 2011 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Borders Australia updates creditors and unpaid staff

By Sue Carter

Administrators for Australia's bankrupt REDgroup Retail, the company that owns book retail chains Borders, Whitcoulls, and Angus & Roberstson, held their first creditors' meetings on Monday in Melbourne and Auckland, New Zealand. Steve Sherman, from ... Read More »

March 1, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: ebooks

E-books will account for 40 per cent of book revenue within five years, predicts Reisman

Book links roundup: Kobo expands, Bezmozgis racks up the raves, and more

Anansi puts Rob Ford on a streetcar

Bibliomania and the not-so-light side of book hoarding

Daily book biz round-up: turning poetry into e-books, and more

Daily links round-up: Google deal aftermath, Lindle lives, and more

Daily links round-up: Free Kindles, James Frey, and more

Kobo celebrates e-book week with a round of financing

Random House titles now available at U.S. iBookstore, not in Canada

Borders Australia updates creditors and unpaid staff

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