An unlikely band comes together to heroically achieve a goal. A writhing sequence of events beset with bloody struggles, mysterious moments, and difficult obstacles overcome. This is the story of how Houghton Mifflin, HarperCollins, and Yudu brought Peter Jackson's production of Tolkien's timeless tale to digital life.
Does the world need another e-publishing app? Evan Ratliff, Nicholas Thompson, and Jefferson Rabb think so, and they've created The Atavist to prove it: an iTunes-like store for a la carte, original, long-form narrative journalism -- combined with a multi-platform e-reader optimized for iOS devices, Kindles, and (soon) Android.
American publisher Scholastic has just surveyed youngsters thoughts about books, and it's good news for traditional publishing: E-readers haven't dominated the world, and two thirds of kids still say they'd keep printed matter books.
The endless hand-wringing over the death of print books -- and its supposed corollary, diminished intellectualism -- overlooks a key point: Digital media can actually enhance how we read.
Barnes & Noble is considering putting itself up for sale to "maximize shareholder value." Could that be part of a plan to ditch those brick-and-mortar stores and focus on Internet retail?
Random House today announced a huge reorganization aimed at moving the company from its analog roots to its possible digital future. Details as to how this will affect the hydra-headed company's output aren't exactly clear, but there are some hints at intriguing new developments for digital publishing, including serialization, advertising, and subscriptions.
It's a stretch to say that Amazon loves Macmillan books again ... but at least the publisher's books are back in Amazon's online bookstore, and its e-books are available for the Kindle. Who won the fight? Probably Apple, as it turns out.
Random House today announced a huge reorganization aimed at moving the company from its analog roots to its possible digital future. Details as to how this will affect the 