Penguin Random House ebooks available for loan at libraries
Penguin Random House (PRH) ANZ’s catalogue of more than 4000 local ebooks have been made available for loan at Australian public libraries. The decision comes at the same time PRH...
Report reveals global ebook trends
Publishing consultant Rüdiger Wischenbart has released his latest report into global ebook trends, ‘Global eBook: A Report on Market Trends and Developments’, which estimates ebook penetration by country using data from previously published reports. According...
International Library News
Swedish startup to allow ‘real time’ e-lending negotiations between publishers and libraries In Sweden, new digital startup company Atingo is promising to ‘radically change’ library ebook lending by allowing publishers and libraries...
Bloomsbury launches ebook promotion
Bloomsbury has created a website called JustGreatReads to promote its ebooks to readers who may have received ereading devices over Christmas. The website, which launched on Christmas Day and will run...
Neil takes on Asia Pacific responsibilities for Kobo
Kobo’s Malcolm Neil has taken on responsibility for the ebook provider’s vendor relations in the Asia Pacific region. Neil is now Kobo director of vendor relations for the Asia Pacific,...
International Library News
Macmillan US developing ebook lending pilot program In the US, Macmillan has said that it is working on a pilot program for ebook lending in libraries, reports Publishers Weekly. The...
Government supports BISG recommendations on ebook lending rights
The Federal Government has formally responded to recommendations made by the Book Industry Strategy Group (BISG) last year, including recommendations relating to ebook lending rights. The BISG recommended that Australian...
Quote of the week
'If the publisher's split is a weak one, favouring the online retailer, that is not the author's problem. Authors should not be expected to compensate or make up for shortfalls...
Quote of the week
There are many more people who would be interested in a general-purpose tablet than in an e-book reader [...]. But if the PC and smartphone industries are any guide, people...