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Publishers Desperately Trying To Protect Print Sales, And Failing

Posted on December 14, 2011 by davidgaughran

It has been apparent for quite some time that large publishers had been desperately trying to slow the (inevitable) transition to e-books – much as they might deny it. Despite all the breathless talk of “transmedia” and “metadata” and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AAP, bookstore closures, borders, collapsing print, digital revolution, market share, price fixing, publishing, recommendation ecosystem, surging e-book sales | 92 Comments

The Relentless March of E-books

Posted on July 24, 2011 by davidgaughran

The AAP released their monthly figures (for May) on Thursday, and the same trends that we have seen all year have continued. Print is in freefall. Adult hardback dropped 38.2% year-on-year, adult trade paperback fell 14.3%, and adult mass-market paperback … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AAP, amazon, barnes & noble, barnes and noble, BISG, borders, e-book market share, e-books, ebooks, kris rusch, mike shatzkin, nook, print, print books, print market share | 42 Comments

Borders Inches Closer to Liquidation. What Happens Next?

Posted on July 18, 2011 by davidgaughran

The deadline to save Borders passed yesterday, meaning that they will now proceed to a bankruptcy-court auction tomorrow. It’s not quite over for America’s second-largest bookstore chain, and a bidder could still emerge in the next day-and-a-half to save the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #SelfPublishing, agents, bookstores, borders, borders liquidation, konrath, publishing, publishing news, query letters, self-publishing, should i self-publish | 40 Comments

AAP Figures Released: E-Books Keep on Truckin’ But Print Isn’t Dead Yet

Posted on May 20, 2011 by davidgaughran

The American Association of Publishers (AAP) have released their figures for March. The headline figures were that e-books grew 145.7% year-on-year from March 2010 (in revenue terms), and print bounced back after a terrible start to the year, with two … Continue reading →