
For many of us, spring marks a new beginning. A period of reinvention. An opportunity to grow. It seems the same can be said of digital publishing. With e-book sales slowing, publishers are experimenting with new retail channels and digital marketing opportunities, while other key players are transforming their business models in hopes of reaching more readers. Here are the latest developments…
Trains, Planes, and…E-books
Publishers are setting their sights on travelers…
Free Kobo E-books Now Available on Southwest Airplanes
Kobo has teamed up with Southwest Airlines to offer free e-books to travelers who want to read digitally…http://bit.ly/1FqoAl8
HarperCollins Takes Flight with JetBlue Ebook Partnership
Back in November, JetBlue rolled out its new in-flight digital content platform, which came equipped with a selection of samples of twenty best-selling ebooks published by HarperCollins…http://bit.ly/1uBmDWV
Amazon Goes Airborne With JetBlue
Amazon is adding one more advantage to the long list of services it already offers its premium customers. So long as they fly with JetBlue, Amazon Prime members will have unlimited access to the airline’s Wi-Fi, allowing them to stream all the Amazon Prime content available to them – for free. This includes thousands of films and TV shows via Amazon Instant Video, more than one million songs, curated playlists and 500,000 eBooks on Kindle’s Owner’s Lending Library… http://bit.ly/1KVnThU