Google One Pass debuted, marginalia could be a revenue stream, and why brick-and-mortar bookstores aren't headed for extinction.
by Jenn Webb
| @JennWebb | 25 February 2011
In this week's edition of Publishing News: Apple's subscription policy sparked market competition; despite claims to the contrary, marginalia won't die by the digital hand; and thoughts on why publishing has entered a golden age.
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Kassia Krozser says digital publishing won't kill bookstores if it's properly acknowledged.
by Jenn Webb
| @JennWebb | 24 February 2011
Though stories abound about the impending doom booksellers face in the digital era, Kassia Krozser says brick-and-mortar retailers still have a future.
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by Mike Hendrickson
| @mikehatora | 23 February 2011
In this final post, I provide a summary of the first four posts, provide some insight into a view of top authors, and include some data on electronic books and how parts of the digital world are surpassing the print world.
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Digital didn't kill marginalia. In fact, digital could turn it into a revenue source.
by Jenn Webb
| @JennWebb | 23 February 2011
As The New York Times bemoans the death of marginalia, forward thinking members of the publishing community have visions of a new digital revenue stream.
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Subscription competition could yield one good thing: lower price points.
by Jenn Webb
| @JennWebb | 22 February 2011
Apple may have a lion's share of the tablet and app markets now, but new competition may create a more level playing field.
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The book of the future requires collaboration, so let's start the change before we have to.
by Mike Hendrickson
| @mikehatora | 22 February 2011
During lunch at TOC last week, we had a roundtable discussion that centered on the future of the book. The conversation touched on many different areas as you would expect: from distribution and inventory, to pricing and formats, to audience ownership and engagement.
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