The five-chapter essay (5000+ words) is titled, “From Papyrus to Pixels: The Digital Transformation Has Only Just Begun.” A few highlights: In 2013 around 1.4 million International Standard Book Numbers (ISBNS) were issued, according to Bowker, a research firm, up from around 8,100 in 1960. Those figures do not capture the many e-books that are…
By Isabell Hülsen and Claudia Voigt Der Spiegel Amazon is delaying deliveries in Germany in a bid to raise its share of e-book earnings. A number of the country’s biggest publishers say the strategy amounts to blackmail and are refusing to cave in. But their refusal to compromise could cost them their future. The battle for the…
By Isabell Hülsen and Claudia Voigt Der Spiegel Amazon is delaying deliveries in Germany in a bid to raise its share of e-book earnings. A number of the country’s biggest publishers say the strategy amounts to blackmail and are refusing to cave in. But their refusal to compromise could cost them their future. The battle for the…