Publishing Random House Responds to iPad By Jason Boog on Jan. 27, 2010 - 3:23 PM Today Apple (AAPL) rocked the publishing world with a tablet computer called the iPad, a device with 9.7 inch LED-backlit screen, a special iBooks application and bookstore, and a base price of $499. Publishing partners mentioned ...
Digital The $75 eBook By Jason Boog on Jan. 27, 2010 - 2:23 PM During a Digital Book World panel discussion about eBook pricing, BookSquare‘s Kassia Krozser made an unexpected proposal: the $75 eBook. Her case study focused search optimization (SEO) expert and author Aaron Wall. Earlier ...
Digital eBookNewser Radio By Jason Boog on Jan. 27, 2010 - 11:23 AM As we count the hours to Apple’s big announcement at 10am PT (1pm ET), our digital sibling eBookNewser has been all over the news this morning. Craig Morgan Teicher, publishing journalist and editor of eBookNewser, was the g ...
Revolving Door Michael McKenzie Promoted to Senior Publicity Director at Ecco By Jason Boog on Jan. 27, 2010 - 10:23 AM This week HarperCollins promoted Michael McKenzie to senior publicity director at Ecco. Harper director of publicity Tina Andreadis announced the promotion in a staff memo. The Ecco imprint publishes a varied list of big-time auth ...
Publishing The Economics of Digital Readership By Jason Boog on Jan. 27, 2010 - 9:23 AM In a morning presentation at Digital Book World, Kelly Gallagher (pictured, via) of RR Bowker provided a preliminary look at the evolving e-readership. Most dramatically, he reported that 37 percent of eBook readers earned over $6 ...
Digital McGraw-Hill CEO Explains Apple Tablet By Jason Boog on Jan. 27, 2010 - 1:23 AM Our eagle-eyed sibling eBookNewser spotted that video from CNBC as McGraw-Hill CEO Terry McGraw nonchalantly talks about the Apple Tablet–apparently it is a “terrific” device with some major publishing partners. ...
Digital What Will the Apple Tablet Do? By Jason Boog on Jan. 26, 2010 - 4:23 PM Tomorrow Apple (AAPL) will announce a brand new device. Many speculate that it will be a tablet computer with endless possibilities for building and reading eBooks–an iPod moment for the book. Others speculate that the actua ...
Bookselling Book from Sixth Season of Lost Revealed By Jason Boog on Jan. 26, 2010 - 4:23 PM On the Morning Media Menu today, Open Letter Books director Chad W. Post broke some literary news about the upcoming season of Lost. In a mediabistro.com exclusive, Post revealed a book that will play an role in an upcoming episod ...
Reviews Official Press Release for GalleyCat Reviews By Jason Boog on Jan. 26, 2010 - 4:23 PM Today mediabistro.com officially announced the launch of GalleyCat Reviews. The official press release contained more information about our newest program. Here are a few choice excerpts, but the complete release follows after the ...
Digital Avid Readers Want Both eBooks and Print Books By Jason Boog on Jan. 26, 2010 - 3:23 PM During lunch at Digital Book World, Verso Digital business development director Jack McKeown delivered a statistical presentation looking at the reading habits of 110 million Internet users. “Avid readers are using their eRe ...