Publishing Perspectives

Hachette Livre’s Luc Audrain on the Practicality of EPUB3 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. Read more »
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Explore HTML5 and ePUB3 at the Frankfurt Book Fair 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. Read more »
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Murakami, Japanese Authors Pulled from Chinese Bookstores The Ashai Shimbun reports Chinese booksellers are pulling Japanese titles from shelves, including Nobel favorite Murakami, in response to the ongoing territorial dispute. Read more »	Kobo Launches in Portugal Through FNAC Partnership 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. Read more »
From the Archives:
DRM, Pricing and How We Can Help Piracy End Itself 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. Read more »