News: digital

Thrillers were the most-bought fiction iBooks in 2017

Three psychological thrillers were the most-bought fiction iBooks in 2017. Read more

Snapchat chair joins Pearson board

Michael Lynton, chairman of messaging app Snapchat, and a former chair and c.e.o. of Sony Entertainment, has been appointed to the Pearson board of directors. ... Read more

CUP launches content-sharing pilot

Cambridge University Press is launching a content-sharing pilot on its Cambridge Core platform, which will allow users and authors to share read-only versions of journal... Read more

Over a third of UK research available immediately via OA

Thirty-seven per cent of UK-authored research articles were made freely available to the world immediately on publication last year, via Open Access, according to a report from... Read more

Cengage launching unlimited subscription service in US

Cengage is to launch Cengage Unlimited, a subscription service enabling students to access its entire digital portfolio for one set price, in the US.... Read more

Nosy Crow launches fiction audio list

Nosy Crow has unveiled its first fiction audiobooks as the market grows. Read more

Corporates are 'beating up' agents over audio rights

An animated debate about whether publishers should automatically lay claim to audiobook rights unfolded at the FutureBook Conference. Read more

Industry needs 'educating' on audio rights says Kobo chief

Kobo’s chief executive Michael Tamblyn has said that an "education needs to happen" in audio rights for publishers and agents to prevent one player dominating the... Read more

Bolinda's Herrmann named FutureBook Leader of the Year

Rebecca Herrmann, founder and co-c.e.o. of Bolinda, has been named FutureBook Leader of the Year. Read more

'Reach out to ignored readers', FutureBook panel urges

Publishers can't afford to be complacent if they are to help authors get more of their books into the hands of readers, agreed a panel of... Read more

Be wary of 'sexy' tech, says Tribe

Educational publishers should be focusing on technology that can actively help improve teaching and learning, Hodder Education m.d Lis Tribe has told The Bookseller's FutureBook conference.... Read more

Publishers have 'huge opportunity' in content marketing says Chowney

There is “huge opportunity” for the publishing industry to make money out of content marketing, an industry predicted to grow to $413bn (£305bn) by 2021.... Read more

New venture for Mendeley co-founder Jan Reichelt

Jan Reichelt, who co-founded influential start-up Mendeley, is launching a new venture aimed at improving access to research articles. Read more

Springer Nature shares SharedIt stats

Springer Nature’s free content-sharing initiative SharedIt has racked up over 3.25m shares in its first full year, the publisher has revealed. Read more

HC to release original Lewis Hamilton audiobook

HarperCollins has revealed its first original audio release, Lewis Hamilton: Championship Year 2017 by Formula One reporter Rebecca Clancy of the Times.... Read more