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The Wall Street Journal has inked an agreement with Nielsen BookScan to publish best-seller lists in both physical books and e-sales.

Since 2009, Nielsen has been providing the WSJ, with lists based solely on hardcover and paperbacks.

Beginning this Weekend, four charts will debut:

1) combined e-book and physical sales for fiction
2) combined e-book and physical sales for nonfiction,
3) e-sales only for fiction
4) e-sales only for nonfiction

Eligible releases will include self-published books, children's books and "perennials," older works that continue to sell strongly.

This is the first time; Nielsen has compiled e-books, with Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple and Google among those participating.

BookScan numbers reflect around 75 percent of hardcover and paperback sales.

The key reason for making available the Best-sellers as ebooks is that consumers and booksellers continue to embrace the potential of e-books; and Nielsen will want to benefit from this increasing ebook adoption.

The New York Times and USA Today also include e-sales in their weekly lists.

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WSJ Best-seller List will NOW be available as e-books as well

Anil Singh Friday, October 28, 2011

Amazon.com has just launched a feature that lets you lend certain Kindle books. You can read the details about Kindle ebook lending here.

According to Amazon, books can be lent for up to 14 days. Only Kindle books that are made eligible for this feature can be lent. The publisher has to make the book available for lending.

Eligible Kindle books can be loaned once for a period of 14 days. The borrower does not need to own a Kindle -- Kindle books can also be read using our free Kindle reading applications for PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android devices. Not all books are lendable -- it is up to the publisher or rights holder to determine which titles are eligible for lending. The lender will not be able to read the book during the loan period.

Some articles are reporting that some major publishers are not participating in this lending feature including Avon, Hachette, Harlequin and Penguin. ---------

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Now you can Lend your Kindle ebooks

Anil Singh Friday, December 31, 2010

Apple has updated its digital-book reader iOS App, iBooks -- allows you to download digital versions of your favorite books directly to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.

The new version is iBooks 1.2.

iBooks 1.2 adds support for AirPrint, PDF and notes printing, Collections, and new fully illustrated children's books and art books available for download in the iBookstore.

iBooks 1.2 includes the ability to print notes or PDFs using Apple's newly released AirPrint functionality. AirPrint feature enables users to wirelessly print out content to AirPrint-enabled printers.

Another interesting functionaly added in iBooks 1.2 ( requires iOS 4.2.1 installed) is the abiltiy to allow more words per page by automatically hyphenating text.

How to Access the update: Either check out the latest version of iBooks by updating the current version on your iOS device or by accessing the Apps section in iTunes and updating. for thsoe who have still not started to use iBooks on their iOS devices, they can download it for free from Apple's App Store. ---------

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Apple iBooks 1.2 version launched, Airprint and Collections added

Anil Singh Thursday, December 16, 2010

Google has launched its Google ebookstore, complete with an e-reader app for Android. Google has launched an iOS version of the app too (for Apple’s mobile devices).

At the launch, the store has more than three million titles – including public domain classics and brand new bestsellers.

Key features:

1) provides option to read full e-books right within the browser. Google's e-books are compatible with any Javascript-enabled browser.

2)Google eBooks can be read on the go through dedicated mobile apps for Apple's iDevices and Android phones as well as the Sony eReader and Barnes & Noble Nook.

3)An autosync feature lets people read books on one device and then pick up where they left off on another device.

Those who don’t have an Android 2.1+ or iOS device can use Google’s ebooks Web Reader for cloud-based e-reading in the browser. The Google eBookstore will initially be available in the US only. ---------

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Google eBookStore launched with new e reader apps for Android and iOS

Anil Singh Tuesday, December 7, 2010

According to Harris interactive poll,

Electronic readers have surged in popularity in recent years and will continue to gain traction with Americans, but they might remain a niche device coveted mostly by avid book lovers.

The findings of the poll are as follows:

1) About 8 percent of U.S. readers use an e-reader. But the study showed that about 12 percent of Americans, or one in eight, said they are likely to get one in the next six months.

2) With e-reader sales expected to continue to climb and as more devices now become available, the reading habits of Americans will change.

3) e-reader owners were far likelier to buy books than other Americans.

4) 20 percent of of e-reader users bought 21 or more books in the past year. In contrast, about 12 percent of Americans made the purchase at the same rate.

5) E-books now make up about 3 percent of all book sales( analysts expect this figure to reach 12 percent by 2015). ---------

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8 percent of Americans use an e-reader, e-readers gain grip : Poll

Anil Singh Thursday, September 23, 2010

If you buy books from Barnes & Nobles and use Apple’s iPad, iPhone or iPod to read them, then you can can accomplish the task even better now.

As Barnes & Noble has updated its Nook e-reader software for the Apple iPhone, iPod and iPad (you can download the app from here).

The application will be an update to a previous app and it has been re-branded under the “Nook” label.
The 2.2 version of the Nook app adds full Apple iPad support and uses the window-shopping space well. In addition, the app allows a reader to tailor the way the content looks and this includes adjustable font sizes, colors and more.

Apple iPhone owners will also be able to read a variety of digital e-books with the Barnes & Noble app, as well as purchase new ones online. Other useful features are the ability to highlight passages and bookmark. One important feature absent is: ability of side-loading of Fictionwise e-books.

With the application for ipad, iPhone and iPod, B&N has realized that its future like that of Amazon(which already has applications for the Apple iPhone, iPad, Android and BlackBerry; though its e-reader Kindle line has a strong brand recognition) lies in electronic distribution of books. So it’s best to have relevant applications for book distribution in devices making rends or are more portable.

Barnes & Noble introduced its eReader software for the iPhone and PC in July 2009, several months before the debut of its Nook e-reading device.So updating an application on a device one has no control over, when B&N sells its own reading device; makes the update so special.

Apple who appears in an envious position at present; as world is flocking over to it; is even stepping into this market by selling iBooks as part of iOS 4. ---------

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Nook e-reader comes to Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod

Anil Singh Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Borders Group Inc has launched its e-bookstore.

The e-book store from Border comes nine months after Barnes & Noble Inc debuted its Nook e-reader and three months after Apple Inc introduced its popular iPad tablet computer.

Borders urgently needs to win a piece of the e-books business: sales at its namesake superstores open at least a year and on its website fell 11.4 percent during the first quarter, the latest decline in a long streak.

Borders, the No. 2 U.S. bookstore chain by sales after, had data and e-mail addresses for the 38 million customers in its loyalty program and has about 700 stores across US.

The position of Borders on the number of books it and its competition stacks is as follows:

Borders e-bookstore will offer 1.5 million titles, including free books. Amazon offers 620,000 books as well as 1.8 million free, out-of-copyright titles, and Barnes & Noble offers 1 million titles.

The position of Borders on the basis of market share:

Barnes & Noble told last week that it has already won 20 percent of the U.S. e-books market since launching the Nook, exceeding its share of physical books sales. By Borders’ President estmates, Borders has about 15 percent of the U.S. physical book market and hopes to get a similar share of e-book sales.
Currently, about 5 percent of Borders sales ( including physical books ordered online) go through its website, representing about $100 million this year.

Device-wise scenario:

Borders has chosen not to creat its own reader. Rather it will be offering its e-books on wide range of devices. In addition to the applications recently launched for Apple's iPhone and iPad, Borders on Wednesday introduced applications for Research In Motion's Blackberry smartphones and phones with Google's Android software to allow the downloading of books on a wider array of devices. Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com have relied on their own e-readers to spur e-books sales. ---------

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Borders launches e-bookstore

Anil Singh Wednesday, July 7, 2010

According to a Goldman Sachs report in April, the e-book sales, which make up 3 percent of overall U.S. book sales now, would rise to 12.8 percent by 2015.

The figures given by the two biggest retailers of US, Borders and Barnes & Nobles, are more ambitious,

Edwards (President Borders) expects that ultimately 20 percent of book sales will shift online. Barnes & Noble Chairman Len Riggio, although predicting separately, gave a similar figure. ---------

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Size of US e-book market by 2015

Anil Singh

Apple which has met with publishers in New York recently, ahead of the next week tablet launch, is planning to venture into the ebook market. Owing to two factors it seems that it can give a fight to Amazon:

1) Amazon’s attempt to attract self publishing authors by giving them a 70 percent royalty on ebook sales can hit a stumbling block for one reason. The offer is for e-books that are priced in between $2.99 and $9.99.This price band can deter some publishers. As it’s ok for ordinary selling books to sell between 2 and 10 dollars; but what about best sellers. Putting a $9.99 ceiling will underprice the best sellers, whose e-version normally sell much above that. Apple, on the contrary. If ventures into ebook market is expected to sell some titles between $14.99 and $19.99. The reason for this is the enhancements Apple will give to these e-books, but it is safe to assume that they will include best selling authors.

2) Based on the Apple’s talks with the major publishers, Apple will also be providing ebooks enhanced with video, author interviews and social-networking applications. Amazon's Kindle e-book reader lacks the color and video capabilities necessary for these enhanced ebooks. ---------

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Ways in which Apple’s foray into e-book market can give fight to Amazon

Anil Singh Thursday, January 21, 2010

The e-book market considered to be the fastest-growing segment of the publishing business, with some estimating that it accounted for up to 4 percent of U.S. publishing revenue in 2009. ---------

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Size of US e-book publishing market 2009

Anil Singh

In a bid to attract established writers to its self-publishing ventures, Amazon today launched an aggressive strategy to pay self-published authors an estimated 70% royalty on sales of all electronic books priced between $2.99 and $9.99. The move is aggressive as the standard publishing royalty on the fast-growing e-book segment is 25% of net proceeds.

Who will qualify?

 The e-books must be priced at least 20% below the list price of the physical book and be published through Amazon's Kindle Digital Text Platform, a self-publishing arm.

The royalty program goes into effect June 30 2010.

Authors and publishers selling works through Amazon can also sell them through other retailers.

The major hurdle to the Amazon’s aggressive move is its policy of pricing new hardcover best sellers at only $9.99 in the e-book format; as it can erode sales at bookstores, and create the impression that new books are worth only $10 or so. As this can undercut the traditional book market by under pricing the e-book.

The trigger for Amazon’s higher royalty offer for self-published works comes from the launch of Apple’s new tablet next week and Google’s soon to be ready Google Editions e-book store. Both will be competing with Amazon for e-book sales. ---------

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Amazon to pay self-published authors 70 percent royalty on all ebooks sales

Anil Singh

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