NPD Buys Nielsen's Book Services
The market research firm NPD Group's acquisition includes Nielsen's U.S.-based BookScan, PubTrack Digital, and Books & Consumers services. more...IDPF Close to Finalizing W3C Merger
Despite challenges from OverDrive CEO Steve Potash, IDPF officials said at a meeting yesterday that they are finalizing plans to join the W3C after an overwhelming vote in favor of the merger last November. more...and more.
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Content / e-booksiBooks Bestsellers: Patterson Returns
James Patterson's latest novel, 'Never Never,' which is co-written with Candice Fox, rose to the top of the iBooks bestsellers list last week, followed by another strong showing from Billy Taylor's self-published' Just Friends.'
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Content / e-books
Scribd Adds More Magazines
Scribd is adding access to seven new magazines, among them 'The Atlantic' and 'Mother Jones', to its online subscription reading service.
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Content / e-books
Next Steps in Digitization for Book Publishers
Improving discovery and workflow efficiency are in the digital cards for publishers in 2017.
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Retailing
The Bad News About E-books
E-book unit sales fell 16% in 2016. We take a closer look at the numbers.
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Content / e-books
Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, January 15, 2017
The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended January 15, 2017.
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Content / e-books
iBooks Bestsellers: No ISBN? No Problem.
On this week's iBooks bestsellers list, Lauren Blakely's self-published 'Full Package' rocketed to the top in spite of its lack of an ISBN.
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Content / e-books
The Potential of Virtual Communities in the Publishing Ecosystem
(Sponsored) The Internet, and the platforms now available to create various online gatherings, have changed our world and continue to do so. New ways to combine the power of assembled individuals—financially, socially, creatively—are being introduced all the time.
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Copyright
The Pallante Era Begins at AAP
On January 17, former U.S. register of copyrights Maria Pallante officially joins the Association of American Publishers as president and CEO, replacing the retiring Tom Allen. Without question, Pallante is a copyright policy heavyweight.
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Apps
PW Online On Air: Week of January 16, 2017
Yiannopoulos Controversy Continues, and more.
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Content / e-books
Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, January 8, 2017
The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended January 8, 2017.
