Laura Hazard Owen
Aug 31, 2011 9:59 AM
2011 is widely believed to be a year of explosive growth for e-books, but few statistics are available yet for this year. However, here’s a pretty impressive stat from Random House: In the first half of 2011, digital sales accounted for over 20 percent of Random House’s revenues in the…
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Laura Hazard Owen
May 25, 2011 9:20 PM
Can publishers develop the skills they need to survive in a digital world—social marketing, search engine optimization, app development—from within their companies, or do they have to hire from outside the industry? In a Publishers Launch Conferences panel moderated by Lorraine Shanley, principal of book industry consulting and executive recruitment…
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David Kaplan
May 5, 2011 11:32 AM
Bertelsmann AG has acquired digital media agency Smashing Ideas, Inc. for its Random House division. While the match between an established book publisher and a digital marketer seems curious at first glance, Random House and Smashing Ideas have been partners since last fall. Plus, the deal reflects the changes in…
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Robert Andrews
Mar 2, 2011 11:05 AM
HMV (LSE: HMV), HarperCollins, Penguin and Random House are financing a new “social retail” service aiming to help readers find, buy and share books.
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Joe Mullin
Mar 1, 2011 8:21 PM
UPDATE: Random House confirmed this morning that it will make its full catalog of 17,000 e-books available on Apple’s iBookstore. Publisher Random House has announced that it is joining its competitors by adopting the “agency model” for its e-book sales. The new system will allow it to set retail prices…
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