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Since the release of the original Kindle from Amazon in 2007, e-book business has taken a new turn. Although it is not a new category in literature, e-books have been in the market since the 90s but they were limited to laptops and desktops. However, the new Kindle, e-reader, pushed the edge of the envelope […]
The e-book will cost Amazon $20 but it will sell it for let’s say $7 to boost the sales of its Kindles. Although Amazon is cutting its profits on books, it is actually investing in the sales of its e-reader. The low prices however, made falsified image on the consumers that e-books are less expensive […]
The new model is not a money maker, neither in the short term nor in the long term. As the previous price of the book was set at $7, the original price at any e-book store, $20, is out of question. So the publisher will set the price at let’s say $10. According to the […]
For readers, the experience should be simple: buy a digital book and read it on any device and even give it to friends and family members, as it can be done with a paper book. However, it is not always the case. Different file formats and encryptions (DRM) to prevent copy infringements complicate the purchase […]
“We have more than seven million unique users per month. We did a survey on how best is the scanning solution. Customers told us they need a format that can be read on on different devices and has an extensive catalogue. We have over 60,000 items, so that readers can see digital books on any […]
Arantza Larrauri, CEO of Libranda—the company created by seven publishing groups in Spain to distribute digital books, explained that “most publishers and authors charge distribution with DRM. Although more and more people taken the option out, some editors have chosen not to use it and authors like Lorenzo Silva, Bethlehem Gopegui or Matilde Asensi prefer […]
Apple Inc.’s iPhone was a revelation not only in the communications business but it also brought mobile computing into the picture. The later was a concept introduced by iPhone itself. Apple’s handheld revolutionized the smartphone industry, there is no doubt about it but spurred a chain reaction that brought many other businesses to their knees. […]
