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Publishing News: Newspapers finally test tablet-content bundle
Newspapers bundle tablets and content, Google gets an ereader.
In the latest Publishing News: Sister newspapers in Philadelphia announced a tablet program, Iriver launched an ereading device with the Google eBookstore on board, and Peter Meyers says digital can fix footnotes.
Publishing News: Fantasy author is out for blood
An embargoed book leaked, Amazon bought The Book Depository, and why page flipping is a drag
In the latest Publishing News: George RR Martin wants a head on a spike, Amazon's purchase of The Book Depository is being challenged, and Pete Meyers has ideas on how images and text could work better together.
Publishing News: Survey finds ereader ownership doubled in six months
A Pew report breaks down ereaders stats, Random House and Politico team up, and lessons from Pottermore
In the latest Publishing News: U.S. readers are buying ereaders at a good clip, the 2012 election will be covered in realtime by a book publisher, and publishers can learn a couple things from JK Rowling.
Publishing News: Direct "Potter" ebook sales fire up the book world
Harry Potter goes digital (and exclusive), Amazon tablet rumors abound, and faster horses won't cut it
In the latest Publishing News: Pottermore will exclusively sell Harry Potter ebooks, Amazon tablets could arrive in August, and Joe Wikert talks about creating mobile experiences that surpass expectations.
Publishing News: Blogging and the law
How to blog and not get sued, magazine apps miss the mark, and a publisher gets aggressive with marketing.
In the latest Publishing News: Bloggers get tips on avoiding lawsuits, magazine publishers are building clunky apps, and Open Road outlines its aggressive marketing techniques.
Publishing News: Apple shifts on subs
Apple softens its subscription position, metadata could improve academic searches, and ebooks offer a new purpose for edits.
In the latest Publishing News: Readability's co-founder Richard Ziade offers his take on Apple's policy reversal, Creative Commons and the Association of Educational Publishers delve into web search, and Pete Meyers takes a look at the art of editing in storytelling.
Publishing News: Rebooting online news presentation
Ben Huh has a fling with news, checking in on the Twitter archive, and readers can now fund authors directly.
In the latest Publishing News: Ben Huh dishes on news organizations moving in the right direction; one year later, the Library of Congress' Twitter Archive is still being built; and the Unbound.co.uk publishing platform launched with some big-name authors.
Publishing News: Curation for the Kindle
Curated Kindle content, digital lessons from a web documentary, and the pursuit of concise categorization.
In the latest Publishing News: Dave Pell describes his new Delivereads project, Pete Meyers says "Welcome to Pine Point" is innovative and plain lovely to look at, and Open Library's George Oates discusses how a minimum viable record might work.
Publishing News: BAFTA nomination hints at app crossover appeal
The Malcom Tucker app might win a BAFTA, Kindle ebook sales outpace print, and a Kindle wish list.
For the first time ever, an app has been nominated for a TV BAFTA, Kindle sales might indicate the ebook tipping point, and the Kindle team gets some (unsolicited) pointers from Joe Wikert.
Publishing News: How to improve ebook marginalia
Improving ebook note tools, ask for data and you'll get it, the ABA partners with On Demand Books
Pete Meyers suggests ways to improve ebook note-taking tools, publishers can actually get consumer data from Apple, and the American Booksellers Association wants its member stores to have Espresso Book Machines.