Why there's no EU Kindle: the view from a European suburb
At least at first sight, there are three reasons why the development of e-book markets is much slower in continental Europe than in the USA. Firstly, there is no European Amazon. The reason for this is...
View ArticleE-book bestseller chart with prices: 1st Feb 2011
Here is today's e-bestseller list with prices from major e-tailers. Prices supplied by Luzme.com (formerly ebookprice.info).The FutureBook e-bestseller list is compiled by The Bookseller's chart expert...
View ArticleE-book bestseller charts with prices: 22nd Feb 2011
Philip Stone, charts editor: It's "as you were" at the sharp end of this week's e-bestseller list with numbers one-thru-four all holding position week-on-week. "The next Stieg Larsson" Jo Nesbø's The...
View ArticleE-book bestseller chart with prices: 14th March 2011
Charts expert Philip Stone: The first book in Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, returns to the summit of The Bookseller's eBestseller chart after a week's hiatus,...
View ArticleE-book bestseller chart with prices 4th May 2011
Philip Stone, charts expert: Michel Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White tops this week's e-book charts thanks to its recent four-part TV adaptation hitting BBC Two. Sales of the print edition of...
View ArticleThe difference between the US and EU digital markets – the need for a new...
The 4th Editech Conference in Milan, held on June 9th, was mostly about the fragmented nature of the European digital market. That was not unexpected – the majority of the audience was Italian, and the...
View ArticleAs the Kindle summer draws to an end, let’s start looking forward to an Argos...
On Friday, The Bookseller reported that Argos is planning to sell e-books and expand its print book offering. And noted, ‘The retailer said it would not rule out producing its own e-reader in the...
View ArticleE-book lending in The Netherlands
This week, the news came out that libraries and publishers have agreed to disagree on e-book lending. This will finally clear the way for a fast development of e-book lending in The Netherlands.read more
View ArticleDutch e-book market finally accelerating
E-book sales in The Netherlands passed the 600,000 mark over the first half of 2012, with close to 16,000 available titles. E-book revenue constitutes 3% of the market, against 1,6% over 2011 and 0,7%...
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