News from Publishing Perspectives:

Dutch Delay App Gives You Stories Tailored to Your Free Time A trio of Dutch publishers have released an iPhone e-reading app that offers readers the ability to choose a story based on their available time to read.  Read more »

Should Books Tell You How Long They Will Take to Read? Would putting the estimated number of hours it would take a reader to finish a book right there on the jacket be a good marketing tool? Or put readers off?  Read more »

Biggest Publishers’ 2011 Revenue Hits $68bn, But Dwarfed By Tech Companies 54 companies make the annual list of the world's largest publishing companies by revenue, with Pearson sitting on top with $8.4bn. All together equal $68bn.  Read more »

Pinball London Produces First Feature Film to Debut on iPad Defying traditional models of film distribution, The Silver Goat debuted on the iPad allowing it to instantly reach a broad international audience.  Read more »

New French Government Drops VAT on Books From 7% to 5.5% France's new Minister of Culture said the VAT rate for books would return to 5.5%, following its raise to 7% in April under Nicolas Sarkozy's government.  Read more »