The Guardian reports that the UK’s Blackwell is going to be playing around with print-on-demand and they are using On Demands Espresso Book Machine.
The Reading Habits of Americans
Even though they sit at the well-spring of a globe-spanning media industry that lays bare their smallest hopes and fears, Americans still have the capacity to surprise us. Today’s surprise? This fascinating study, commissioned by Random House, executed by Zogby International. It is packed with all kinds of intriguing tidbits about that most understudied species, The Reading American.
Q1 2008 E-Book Sales 35% Increase over Q1 2007
Hey Sailor! Looking for a Good Book?
Waterstones and Borders to Sell E-Books in UK
In US, Market Share for Online Retail Is Growing
BookRabbit: "Wiki" Bookselling
New Harper Imprint Goes Non-Returnable
The Wire and eBay: Economics, Scarcity, and Digital Product
All those who know me will surely not be surprised that I have managed to incorporate Stringer Bell into my personal analysis of eBay’s recent decision to stop selling eBooks in auction. For those who are unfamiliar with the depth of my obsessive dissection of both the HBO series and economic models for e-product, well, welcome to wonderland.
No More E-Books for eBay
As of April 29th, eBay will no longer sell downloadable items:
“We’ll be banning all goods that can be digitally downloaded or transferred electronically from being listed in any format on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie”
