Thursday 7 August 2014

The Digital Reader

The Digital Reader


The Morning Coffee – 8 August 2014

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 07:08 PM PDT

Your short reading list this morning includes news of the narcissism of Authors United, the costs of self-publishing, Scribd’s discovery options, and govt funded translations. Japanese Government To Fund Translations of Books (Japan Real Time...

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Deal to Divide Perseus Between Hachette and Ingram Collapses

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 07:07 PM PDT

Reports are coming in today that the deal to sell Perseus Books and split its publishing and distribution businesses between Hachette Livre and Ingram Content Group has fallen through. Specific details have not been disclosed, but Publishers Lunch...

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Will the New Co-Branded Galaxy Tab 4 Nook Do Well in a Tepid Market?

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 01:34 PM PDT

Barnes & Noble is sending out invites today for a press event in two weeks. They haven’t revealed any specific details about the topic, but the invite, which you can find here, drops enough hints to let us know that we’re finally...

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B&N Partners with Google to Take on Amazon, But is This Really a Threat?

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 07:08 AM PDT

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s Amazon news comes a new report that Barnes & Noble is partnering with Google for a limited same-day delivery in several US cities. The NYTimes reported this morning that: Starting on Thursday, book buyers in...

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