Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Publishing Perspectives


EPUB3 is a scalable, flexible format for publishers, says Hachette's Luc Audrain, but even a year after its introduction not all retailers are ready for it.
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Discussion:
The Frankfurt Book Fair will host a workshop, HTML 5 and EPUB3: Digital Books Beyond Digitized Text, with Hachette's Luc Audrain on October 11.
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More News from Publishing Perspectives:
The Ashai Shimbun reports Chinese booksellers are pulling Japanese titles from shelves, including Nobel favorite Murakami, in response to the ongoing territorial dispute.
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Through a cooperation with bookseller FNAC Portugal, Kobo has launched its e-book platform in Portugal. It will sell devices through FNAC stores and website.
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From the Archives:
Rod Younger of Books4Spain on why DRM hurts sales and bothers readers — get rid of it, price things fairly, and piracy will take care of itself.
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