Publishers Need to Expand Digital Backlist, Says Bilbary Founder

Publishers need to place a greater emphasis in getting their backlist titles published digitally in order to make the e-reading market more "credible" according to Bilbary founder Tim Coates. Speaking at the OReilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference in New York yesterday (February 14th), Coates said in order for the e-book industry to satisfy its customer base publishers need to move away from simply publishing "more" books to providing greater access to their older titles online. "Specifically readers want more access to the extensive and famous backlists from the major publishing houses.