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Brave New Booksellers Part 4, E-Book Publishing in China

March 20, 2017 By Bennett Voyles

On the surface, digital publishing would seem to be at an early stage in China. Observers say that traditional publishers are not pushing e-editions of their books very hard, and until recently, the government, which is still the industry’s dominant shareholder, has not put its weight behind the format. Look more closely, however, it’s clear that a new publishing ecosystem is already taking shape in China, but it’s not the Amazon co-prosperity sphere model. Instead, digital publishing platforms are becoming the dominant channel for young writers.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Digital Economy Tagged With: E-Books, E-reading, self-publishing

Can Amazon’s Fire Phone Replicate the Kindle’s Success?

August 5, 2014 By Major Tian

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is placing big bets on the new Fire Phone. But the first challenge is to get the Fire Phone in the hands of customers already addicted to other smartphones like the iPhone. Since its introduction in June, Amazon’s new gadget, the Fire Phone, has drawn lots of skepticism on whether the phone […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Conversations, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Marketing, Q&A, Technology Tagged With: Amazon, Business Models, Consumers, E-Books, E-reading, eCommerce, Fire Phone, Google, Jeff Bezos, Kindle, Marketing Strategy, Slider, Smartphone, Technology

Chris Stibbs, CEO of The Economist: A Finger on the Reader’s Pulse

June 9, 2014 By Neelima Mahajan

Chris Stibbs, the new CEO of The Economist, on staying competitive in the fast-changing world of publishing, native advertising, new sources of competition and more.   Few publications have the kind of loyal readership that The Economist enjoys. Despite being more than 170 years old (it was first published in 1843), the magazine has continued […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Branding, C-Suite Interview, Conversations, ExpertSpeak, Marketing, Strategy, Technology, Videos Tagged With: Advertising, Andrew Rashbass, Chris Stibbs, E-reading, Journalism, Media, Mobile Advertising, Mobile Apps, Native Advertising, Slider, Technology, The Economist

E-books: Black, White and E-read All Over

January 29, 2014 By Suzanne Edwards

E-books are heralded as the future of publishing all over the world. Is China blazing a trail or dragging its feet? No one expected China’s electronic book scene to get so steamy in the spring and summer of 2013, but all of a sudden, E.L. James’ sexual thriller Fifty Shades of Grey was everywhere, though […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Technology Tagged With: Amazon, E-Books, E-reading, QQ, Slider, Technology, Xiaomi

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