Measuring the Asian E-book Market

December 6, 2012

Tracking the Digital Movement at the ASEAN eBook Conference Held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and attended by more than 200 participants, the inaugural ASEAN eBook Conference is a two-day event (running from December 4 to 5) that provided a snapshot of the e-book industry in several countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. more » Artbook | D.A.P. Opens New Showroom in Los Angeles Artbook | D.A.P., the largest source for books on twentieth century art, photography, architecture and art criticism, has opened a showroom in downtown Los Angeles where both gift and book buyers can view the hundreds of art books on display before placing their orders. more » Trajectory Releases a Classics Illustrated Comics App Trajectory, a Cambridge, Mass. e-publishing technology and distribution vendor, is releasing the Trajectory Classics App and relaunching its iconic line of Classics Illustrated digital comics as an app through the Apple app store. The Trajectory Classics App offers the original full color comics for $3.99 and $1.99 for Classics Illustrated Junior issues via in-app purchase, in addition to offering free previews and a new navigation system. more » Lion Hudson Launches Christian Fiction Imprint U.K. publisher Lion Hudson has announced the launch of a new imprint, Lion Fiction. Inaugural titles--in the thriller, fantasy, mystery, and women's fiction genres--will release in spring 2013. Publisher Nick Jones said the imprint would provide "a platform for Christian novelists from all traditions." Kregel Publications will handle distribution in the U.S. more » Today's Job MennoMedia is seeking a Director of Sales and Marketing. Maybe it's you! For more about this and other jobs, visit PW JobZone. (Advertisement) 2013 Robert F Kennedy Book Award Call for Submissions Recognized as one of the most prestigious honors an author can receive, the RFK Book Award honors the book that most faithfully and forcefully reflects Robert Kennedy's mission. Past winners include: Vice President Al Gore, Toni Morrison, Michael Lewis, and Jonathan Kozol. Click here for more information. » Psaltis Joins Gallery Books as Marketing Director Elizabeth Psaltis will join The Gallery Books Group in the newly created position of marketing director, reporting to Louise Burke. Psaltis has worked at Penguin for the past 14 years and since 2005 has been the advertising and promotion director for Berkley Books, New American Library, InterMix, Riverhead Trade Paperback, The Penguin Press and Perigee Books. At Gallery, she will be responsible for the marketing efforts for traditional imprints – Gallery, Threshold, and Pocket Books – as well as Pocket Star, the exclusively digital imprint. more » » Steven Scott Named Publicity, Marketing Director at Archie Comics Archie Comics has named Steven Scott director of publicity and marketing, responsible for directing the company's public outreach and its social media and marketing strategies. more » » Job Moves: December 6, 2012 Benjamin Lee will join Atria as associate publisher on January 2. He has been with Simon & Schuster since 2007. more » » THE ROUNDUP NYT Reviews Self-Published Book: And gives it an enthusiastic review. How Amazon Piles Billions in Tax Shield: A Reuters examination of accounts filed by 25 Amazon units in six countries shows how they allowed the company to avoid paying more tax in the United States. 'Hobbit' Works as Trilogy: Says Peter Jackson. Italy Offers Free E-books on Trains: RCS Libri, Italy's second biggest publishing group, is to launch a service which will give passengers on Italian trains free access e-books in order to study the way consumers read and discover digital content. Bedbugs Hitch a Ride in Library Books: NY Times: Reading in bed, once considered a relatively safe pastime, is now seen by some as a riskier proposition. VIEW ALL » BLOGS PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash 15 Weird Christmas Books Including "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies." more » Beyond Her Book Barbara Vey Harlequin Christmas Open House The folks at Harlequin are gearing up for the holidays with their annual virtual party. more » ShelfTalker Josie Leavitt How to Survive the Holidays Some helpful hints on how bookstore staffers AND customers can have a stress-free holiday season. more » Genreville Rose Fox Money Flows from the Writer Duotrope will begin charging authors on January 1. more » ListenUp Adam Boretz Audio Bestsellers: Through 11.25.12 The King is dead. Long live the Queen. more » PICTURE OF THE DAY Taschen Celebrates Klimt On December 1st, Taschen hosted the U.S. launch of their new monograph, Gustav Klimt: The Complete Paintings at New York City's Neue Galerie, the esteemed museum of early twentieth-century German and Austrian art and design, located at 1048 Fifth Avenue. The launch was attended by over 100 VIP guests, including Warren Weitman, chairman at Sotheby's, Jane Kallir, director at Galerie St. Etienne, Dr. Theodore Feder, president of Art Resource, and Tom Lamb, director of books and manuscripts at Bonhams. Pictured: author and Nobel laureate Dr. Eric Kandel and Dr. Tobias G. Natter, author of the book. Photo Credit: Isabel Asha Penzlien	Of Note Amazon Launches Brazil Kindle Store Amazon has launched the Brazil Kindle store with over 1.4 million books, including 13,000 Portuguese-language books. The Kindle device will go on sale in the country in the coming weeks for R$299. more » HMH in Big Book Donations Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has made a $650,000 book donation to the Department of Children and Families in Massachusetts. The books will be distributed as holiday gifts to children all over Massachusetts as part of HMH's global book donation program. Previously, through a partnership with First Book, HMH donated more than $750,000 worth of books and educational materials to support the rebuilding of school libraries, afterschool programs, community centers and community libraries devastated by Hurricane Sandy. more »

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