E-Books and Interactive Publishing
July 17, 2019 at 1:41 pm
Pearson signaled a strategic commitment to the digital future of higher education, affordability and lifelong learning by announcing it is breaking from the traditional education publishing model of lengthy and expensive print revisions.
June 5, 2019 at 10:21 am
Hanover, PA — Akadémiai Kiadó is relaunching their AKJournals publishing program―60+ peer-reviewed STM titles―on Sheridan PubFactory’s online hosting platform. Balázs Réffy, CEO, Akadémiai Kiadó said: “As the most prestigious STM publishing organization in Central and Eastern Europe, we are driven to invest in our scientific communities and in technologies that enable us to increase global…
May 8, 2019 at 4:07 pm
New York, NY (May 6, 2019) – The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has published a white paper on “Exploring Open Access Ebook Usage”. The paper, co-authored by Brian O’Leary (BISG) and Kevin Hawkins (University of North Texas), is the product of an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-funded project, “Understanding Open Access Ebook Usage: Toward A…
January 28, 2019 at 2:37 pm
This webinar is designed to share insight on trends that can help publishers, authors and book manufacturers.
January 17, 2019 at 10:37 am
Hanover, PA—Human Kinetics, a leading publisher of specialized health and physical activity content for students, researchers, and professionals, has partnered with Sheridan PubFactory to host all their journal content and develop a new Video platform to launch in 2019. Human Kinetics publishes more than 25 journals, over 500 textbook and trade book titles, and more…
May 9, 2018 at 2:08 pm
The chart you see above is from Gallup and Pew measuring the percentage of adults in the U.S. who have not read a single book in the year measured. It was 8% in 1978 and has been hovering at 23-27% in recent years. This is not a trend one associates with a growth industry. Meanwhile,…
January 31, 2018 at 1:59 pm
Hear industry leaders’ perspectives on how current trends will impact your business goals this year and in the years to come.
October 27, 2017 at 4:43 pm
New York, NY (October 27, 2017): Open Road Integrated Media (OR/M) announced today that Jon Fine, a legal and business strategist for digital media startups and traditional publishers, will join OR/M as Senior Vice President and Publisher effective Monday October 30. Previously Fine spent nine years at Amazon as General Counsel, Vice President Business Development…
October 6, 2017 at 9:00 am
How To Build Bridges No matter what kind of book you’ve written, there is an audience of people who are interested in a book just like yours. Right now. The problem is, these eager customers don’t know that your book exists. These potential customers may be sitting at their computer wondering where they can find…
October 4, 2017 at 9:33 am
Book marketing doesn't have to feel like calling out across a vast ocean. Reframe the way you think about your audience and begin to build bridges. The post 3 Marketing Distances All Digital Authors Must Bridge, Part 1 appeared first on Digital Book World.
