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In today’s increasingly digital world, people are more inclined to consume content through mobile apps than the printed format. In the publishing business, even as we contemplate the outcome of the elusive tug of war between digital content and printed content, the world is reading, buying and communicating through mobile apps more than ever before.Read more

The publishing industry has undergone a paradigm shift since the emergence of eBooks. Digital publishing has witnessed tremendous growth in terms of benefits such as low cost of production and the ability to reach out to a wider audience on a global scale. People want to consume content while on the go. Digital content notRead more

Internet, and thus, by extension, digitization, has changed the way things have been working before their advent. The concept of moving online has even driven every industry towards digitization. Of course, it has been rightfully done so given the advantages linked to digitization. Although it benefits all sectors we work in, we will focus onRead more

The medium of higher education textbook consumption has shifted from physical books to digital devices. This shift demanded an immediate change in the publishing process. Although Higher Education Textbook publishers are adapting to this growing need for eBooks, they are still facing challenges in terms of designing an engaging e-textbook. Merely transferring the content fromRead more

In recent times, the publishing industry has adopted cutting-edge technologies and is changing the way content is delivered. In a highly competitive world, the publishing eco-system has to deliver an error-free output with minimum turnaround time. In addition, they need to innovate and offer the best value to clients, who constantly demand something new andRead more

In this day and age, technology is taking over, which can have its positive and negative consequences on digital publishing. Today, more than 26% of consumers prefer the tablet or Smartphone versions of articles than their printed editions and from August 2012 to February 2013, there was a 200-percent average growth in readers of digitalRead more

Let’s know more about the first degree of Self-publishing   In January, the University of Central Lancashire had announced the launch of what it described as the world’s first degree in self-publishing. The course would consist of a mix of lectures, seminars, and workshops, featuring expert industry speakers, with modules to include production, marketing andRead more

Audiobooks to lead the way? Let’s find out   In the traditional publishing era, there was a wait for the final book to be printed and be ready for reading; but with the advent of digital technologies which gave birth to eBooks, it made life simpler for authors, publishers, and readers. Many authors decide toRead more

Let’s know more about the Government – Publisher – Retailer saga   Following an 18-month investigation into the Canadian eBook industry, the competition bureau signed a consent agreement with the major publishing companies in Canada viz: Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Canada Ltd., Macmillan Inc., and Simon & Schuster, which produce many of the country’s bestsellingRead more