Comments on: Majors’ e-book, POD and e-audio titles soar, Wiley has the most e-book titles, and Kindle NYT bestsellers are cheapest, says Publishing Trends http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/30/majors-e-book-pod-and-e-audio-titles-soar-wiley-has-the-most-e-book-titles-and-kindle-nyt-bestsellers-are-cheapest-says-publishing-trends/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Fri, 16 May 2008 19:21:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/30/majors-e-book-pod-and-e-audio-titles-soar-wiley-has-the-most-e-book-titles-and-kindle-nyt-bestsellers-are-cheapest-says-publishing-trends/#comment-747231 David Rothman Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:07:51 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/30/majors-e-book-pod-and-e-audio-titles-soar-wiley-has-the-most-e-book-titles-and-kindle-nyt-bestsellers-are-cheapest-says-publishing-trends/#comment-747231 Heck, Mike, E has to start from <em>somewhere</em>. Shudder, shudder, this is an E-focused blog reflecting our regulars' fondness for a medium relevant to <em>them</em>. OK, now on to your second cup of coffee. Thanks. David Heck, Mike, E has to start from somewhere. Shudder, shudder, this is an E-focused blog reflecting our regulars’ fondness for a medium relevant to them. OK, now on to your second cup of coffee. Thanks. David

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/30/majors-e-book-pod-and-e-audio-titles-soar-wiley-has-the-most-e-book-titles-and-kindle-nyt-bestsellers-are-cheapest-says-publishing-trends/#comment-747217 Mike Cane Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:55:44 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/30/majors-e-book-pod-and-e-audio-titles-soar-wiley-has-the-most-e-book-titles-and-kindle-nyt-bestsellers-are-cheapest-says-publishing-trends/#comment-747217 All of this is irrelevant except for the history books. Just as the mass market didn't pay attention to microcomputers (Ancient Term Alert!) until the Apple II went on sale, the mass market isn't interested in ebooks until -- yeah, when APPLE does them. All of this is irrelevant except for the history books.

Just as the mass market didn’t pay attention to microcomputers (Ancient Term Alert!) until the Apple II went on sale, the mass market isn’t interested in ebooks until — yeah, when APPLE does them.

]]> By: Bob Colby http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/30/majors-e-book-pod-and-e-audio-titles-soar-wiley-has-the-most-e-book-titles-and-kindle-nyt-bestsellers-are-cheapest-says-publishing-trends/#comment-747146 Bob Colby Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:41:26 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/30/majors-e-book-pod-and-e-audio-titles-soar-wiley-has-the-most-e-book-titles-and-kindle-nyt-bestsellers-are-cheapest-says-publishing-trends/#comment-747146 My comment relates to the issue of mass digitization of backlists (something I would really love to see as well). Unfortunately, digital rights have only been a standard part of publishing contracts in recent years - without these rights publishers do *not* have the ability to do this. Demand for "modern classics" in e-book format must rise to the level where it is worth the publishers' while to track down the rights holders and obtain those rights, otherwise we might have to wait until contract-renewal time. My comment relates to the issue of mass digitization of backlists (something I would really love to see as well). Unfortunately, digital rights have only been a standard part of publishing contracts in recent years - without these rights publishers do *not* have the ability to do this. Demand for “modern classics” in e-book format must rise to the level where it is worth the publishers’ while to track down the rights holders and obtain those rights, otherwise we might have to wait until contract-renewal time.

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