 Where Best-Selling Ebooks Get Listed
As of yesterday, the New York Times ebook best-sellers list is only available online. Additionally the Times will no longer include cover prices on its best-seller lists. This, because of "the fluid variety of pricing in today's marketplace," Pamela Paul, editor of The New York Times Book Review, told The New York Observer.
You know that DBW publishes a weekly ebook best-seller list. In fact, this week's list comes out tomorrow. But maybe you haven't read the methodology, which describes how and why the DBW list shows price and publisher: "titles are grouped into sub-lists by price (four separate price-band lists: $0 - $2.99; $3.00 - $7.99; $8.00 - $9.99; and $10.00 and above) and listed according to the minimum price that appeared at any point during the week on any retailer used for determine price band." The understanding is that low price is an important driver of ranking. |
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| Publishing Hackathon to Solve Book Discovery (DBW)
Hundreds of developers came together in New York City this weekend to solve the publishing industry's discovery problem and other concerns. The 30 best ideas to come out of the event are here. And, there will be prizes. Winners will be announced at BookExpo America.
Digital Discovery Options for Indie Booksellers (PW)
Now that Amazon owns Goodreads, many independent booksellers are looking to new sites to aggregate influencer reviews, gauge reader sentiment, and promote digital discovery. |
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| | Increasing Profitability Through Metadata - Free Webcast Tomorrow | | Metadata is essential to the success of ebook discoverability and profitability. In this webcast on the advantages of automated publishing systems, you'll hear one publisher's success story of transitioning from manually managed metadata to an automated publishing system and the effect that transition has had on sales and employee productivity. And, discover just how important correct metadata is for overseas sales Sign Up Now - Only a Few Seats Left! | |
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| | | The Essential Guide to Metadata for Books | | This ebook provides an overview of information found in The Metadata Handbook. You'll learn: How book metadata moves through the publisher supply chain, who the major industry players that create and use metadata are, what the industry metadata standards are, essential metadata elements and much more! Download your copy today! | |
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| | | DBW 2013 On Demand: Ebook Discovery and Discoverability | | How do you help readers find your book in a world where they have nearly infinite choices on what to read next? In this series of presentations from the Digital Book World Conference + Expo you'll learn about how readers discover new books, the technology behind helping them discover your books and how publishers can close the "discovery gap." Get the collection now! | |
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Storybook App Creation Demystified
In digital publishing today, storybook app creation is still a niche. Compared to printed books, creating book apps is in its infancy and still chartering the road "less traveled by."
In this new download, Wasabi Productions, explains how they created their first app (Lazy Larry Lizard) and provides insight into the development of soon-to-be-released app (Gorilla Band). They'll share notes on how the storybook apps are produced from start to finish, including costs, production process, people, technology, pricing, release cycle, marketing and more!
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The Essential Guide to Metadata for Books
The ability to describe products completely and accurately and to efficiently share that data with trading partners and consumers is essential for e-commerce in every industry. This ebook provides an overview of information found in The Metadata Handbook. It provides you with a basic introduction to metadata concepts, standards, and best practices within the publishing industry.
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