US ebook market unit sales rose 31% in April – Nielsen. Meanwhile the PA’s Lotinga plays down 2019 digital gains in UK’s “best year ever”
Digital formats (ebooks, e-journals, online subscriptions, learning management systems, etc)...
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Category: Ebooks
Online book and ebook store Al Manhal launches in UAE with 90,000 titles. “The world’s largest Arabic online bookstore”
There’s room for confusion with the launch of a new online bookstore in the UAE, which claims to...
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The StreetLib-TNPS global-perspectives newsletter for serious self-publishers, Publish Global # 5, is now out
The free StreetLib-TNPS B2B global-perspectives newsletter for the serious self-publisher with...
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Amazon finally sounding out publishers as Amazon Sweden venture readies
We’ve known for some while now that Amazon has been considering a Nordic launch, with...
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Bulgaria will cut its VAT rate on books and ebooks from 20% to 9% on July 1. But only for 6 months
While many EU countries have taken the 2018 VAT harmonization ruling to reduce the tax on ebooks...
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Debut children’s author from Qatar makes shortlist for international indie book award
Published by Qatar’s Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) and written by debut author...
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Sweden: Bookbeat’s new data-sharing tool could be a watershed moment for subscription publishing
We’ve long known the attraction of digital subscription books to consumers. But the benefits for...
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Mapping the New Normal: James Daunt U-turns on ebooks. Plans to invest in Nook and restore Waterstones ebooks. Rewrites history to suit
No, I double-checked the date. It’s not April 1 and James Daunt, CEO of the UK’s Waterstone’s and...
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Bookstat misses 18% of Hachette UK top ten ebook sales
The UK trade journal the Bookseller has once again shared the top ten ebook sales number as...
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Quote Unquote: “Our strategy of expanding and leveraging our digital rights and products means increased demand for audio and ebooks. A perfect moment for ebooks.” – Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury Publishing defies Covid-19 expectations, with revenue down just 3%, thanks to robust...
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Mexico book market plummets 88.2% amid pandemic. Mexican publishing reinvents itself digitally to save the day
The latest data on the Mexican book market, as reported to El Economista by Nielsen Bookscan...
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Lockdown exposes the deep flaws in Data Guy’s Bookstat guessing game
From the very first Author Earnings Report the efforts of the web-scraping expert known as Data...
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