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Barnes & Noble and managing the digital transition

August 21, 2013 by Mike Shatzkin 31 Comments

We keep making the case that the split that matters when trying to foretell the future of the book business (and everybody in it) is not “print” versus “digital”, but “bought online” versus “bought in stores”. Of all the major retailers, only Barnes & Noble has a stake in all four of the meaningful transaction […]

Filed Under: eBooks, General Trade Publishing, New Models, Supply-Chain Tagged With: "Fifty Shades of Gray", "Hunger Games", Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, BN .com, iBookstore, Kobo, Leonard Riggio, Nook, Staples

Business models are changing; trial and error will ensue

December 3, 2012 by Admin 29 Comments

The announcement late last week that Random House is starting three digital-first imprints was just the most recent example showing that publishers are exploring new business models. Just days earlier we got news of the partnership between Simon & Schuster and Author Solutions making S&S the third major publisher — preceded by Christian publishing titan Thomas Nelson […]

Filed Under: Authors, Conferences, eBooks, General Trade Publishing, Licensing and Rights, New Models, Publishers Launch Conferences, Self-Publishing, Supply-Chain, Vertical Tagged With: "Fifty Shades of Gray", "The Amazon Economy", Amanda Hocking, Amazon, Authonomy, Author Solutions, Book Country, Carolyn Pittis, Dan Blank, David Wilk, Financial Times, Harlequin, HarperCollins, Ingram, Jane Friedman, Jason Allen Ashlock, Joe Konrath, John Locke, Kate Stark, M.J. Rose, Macmillan, Matt Baldacci, Meryl Moss, Open Road, Pearson, Penguin, Perseus, Porter Anderson, Rachel Chou, Random House, Rick Joyce, Simon & Schuster, Susan Meyers, Thomas Nelson

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