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• Article | Mathilde RIMAUD | 14.06.13 | 16:33

  Spanish booksellers intent on their share of the digital market

  
  [NEWS] Spanish booksellers are fighting the book market’s slump with an extensive program including an overhaul of the Todos tus libros platform, appeals to the government, a war against Amazon and much more.
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• Article | Mathilde RIMAUD | 30.05.13 | 18:58

  Reading communities: the new boon?

  
  [NEWS] The purchase of Goodreads by Amazon highlighted the importance of reading communities for publishing professionals. Publishers are now plunging in, but will they manage to convince readers?
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• Article | Mathilde RIMAUD | 07.05.13 | 09:21

  German publishers seek to get up to speed with e-books

  
  [NEWS] Currently only representing 1% of book sales across the Rhine, the German e-book market seems to have the jitters. Traditional publishing players are starting to realize the scope of the challenge. Is this a reflection of the situation in France?
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• Article | Nicolas VAQUIER | 08.04.13 | 16:22

  Digization, sole growth engine for Europe's creative industries?

  
  [NEWS] According to a recently published study entitled The Digital Future of Creative U.K., digitization is the sole growth engine for Europe’s creative industries.
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• Article | Mathilde RIMAUD | 08.04.13 | 16:17

  Editors still wary of geolocated literature

  
  [NEWS] The launch of the application “France seen by writers” is an opportunity to take a closer look at how publishing professionals are tackling geolocated literary content.
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• Article | Natalie HIDEG | 18.10.12 | 17:04

  Penguin back in the e-lending game, for now

  
  [NEWS] Library patrons with Kindles, Nooks, and iPads – amongst other devices – have to keep up with publishing industry news in order to know which ebooks they have access to. Now, adding one more hoop to jump through, they will now have to go through different distributers as well.
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• Article | Mélanie BOURDAA | 06.09.12 | 12:11

  Transmedia: between augmented storytelling and immersive practices

  
  Between augmented storytelling and immersive practices, transmedia strategies form the new architecture for developing franchises in the creative industries. The boundaries of the concept are, however, not always well understood.
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• Article | Natalie HIDEG | 01.06.12 | 13:31

  Amazon Extends CreateSpace Self-Publishing to Europe

  
  [NEWS] Amazon’s KDP program facilitates the publishing process and provides new authors and indie publishers with instant exposure. More and more authors are enticed by the allure of self-publishing thanks to Amazon’s library incentives as well as its expansion into the European print book market.
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• Article | Natalie HIDEG | 15.03.12 | 12:06

  Goodreads takes the lead in online book recommendation sites

  [NEWS] Book cataloguing website Goodreads has been around since 2007, but is just now beginning to reap the benefits of its hard work. 2011 was a successful year, and permitted the company to distinguish itself from its competitors.
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• Article | Natalie HIDEG | 15.12.11 | 17:30

  Amazon’s new program sparks debate about e-book library lending

  [NEWS] On Nov 2011, Amazon launched a new service offering its AmazonPrime customers free access to e-books on its Kindle products. Penguin reacted by pulling e-books from libraries. Four major publishing houses are now reconsidering their business models. Has Amazon’s move endangered e-book library lending?
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