Wednesday, February 27, 2013

eLearning: Back to Basics

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Two reports have recently questioned the technology investments made by schools in England. They raise the question of, not whethe...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

So What Does LG know that the rest of us don’t?

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Remember Palm and their operating system WebOS? It was bought by HP in 2011 for $1.2bn. At the time HP gave it 100% backing, but much...

So What Does Nook Want To be When It Grows Up?

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The news that Barnes & Noble’s losses in its Nook Media division will be higher than the previous year and that revenue projectio...
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Monday, February 25, 2013

What determines the device and format of music?

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Some will say that the tipping point comes when the sales hit a certain level. But is that just the result and what drives consumer...

Samsung Add Another Galaxy to the Mix

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Samsung is about to throw in another tablet to the mix, the Galaxy Note 8.0. The device is neatly positioned to start to offer Sam...
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Sunday, February 24, 2013

The Circulation Library: Learning From The Past

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We love to find those hidden gems which those in the know often take for granted but which genuinely surprise and inspire us. Today w...
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Friday, February 22, 2013

Should We Condemn DRM to Room 101?

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The latest lawsuit to surface in the US has been raised by three independent US book stores and is against Amazon and the major...
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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Martyn Daniels joins Haven Books as Non-Executive Director

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PRESS RELEASE:        For immediate release: 6/2/13 Martyn Daniels joins Haven Books as Non-Executive Director The Haven...
Thursday, February 14, 2013

Is The BBC Losing Its Way?

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The BBC now appears to be losing its way in a sea of redefinition and a constant stream of new Director Generals. This week they anno...

eBooks Free With Ads

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The Victorians gave us the Penny Press, Short form and episodic fiction, serialisation and book and pamphlet advertising. Some will su...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

‘Pay to Peek’ Is Not The Answer For Bookstores

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It is often hard to see the opportunities when we look at the threats to book retailers today. Many just see dome and gloom and creat...
Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Amazon Patent Digital 'Used' MarketPlace

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The first sale doctrine which currently restricts the resale of digital files and in doing so obviates the second hand market, has...
Monday, February 04, 2013

Pono: Rock and Roll Can Never Die

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Neil Young, the musician, is now 67 and has lived through the last half century of changing music scenes, business models, formats and ...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

The Pantone Reference Library

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Imagine buying some books in the store… ‘We’ll have two blue ones, a crimson and a nice soft yellow, please’ ‘We only sell the cr...
Monday, January 28, 2013

How will shrinking shelf space impact publishing?

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This week Barnes and Noble boldly stated that they envisaged a store reduction of around a third over the next decade. Some however m...
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