In Canada, Newspapers’ Attempts to Experiment with Ebooks Haven’t Seen Much Success

Ebooks have failed to live up to their promise as a new revenue stream for newspapers. That's the lesson from experiments at at least three dailies across Canada.

The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, the National Post, and the Edmonton Journal each experimented with a different ebook strategy, with varying degrees of success. In theory, publishing ebooks sounds like a good fit for newspapers. Longform content is often secondary to daily news, readers don't have time to read a 10,000-word article every day