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If you’re interested in getting an overall picture of ereading stats in the US, have a gander at this infographic provided by OnlineUniversities.com.

Via Tan Light, a Humber Publishing grad!

Check out this article on the increase in e-reading on backlit screens.

Probably not, but the rumours continue.

This is rather funny considering the last post I made.

This somewhat longish article explains in some detail why publishers are moving away from device-specific apps and towards HTML5 to deliver content on mobile devices. There are a lot of reasons for this, but basically, it’s cheaper, easier and arguably just better to deliver content via a website instead of an app.

Gluejar is a fascinating new publishing model that will enable fundraising to encourage rights holders to re-release existing content under a Creative Commons license. So, a one-time fee to make your content free. Not sure how this will go over as I think many creators prefer the idea of a lifetime of royalties, even small amounts, over a one-time payment that may prevent them from re-monetizing content at a later date. Having said that, this could work in conjunction with other models for sure – give the short version or previous edition away for free, and charge for a premium or illustrated version, perhaps?

This amazing video will make you forget that there are traditional publishers struggling with new publishing models. And from the sounds of it there is a new breed of publisher who will make authors and consumers forget that traditional publishers ever existed.

This editorial is over a year old now, but still pertinent to anyone working with social media tools in the publishing industry, or really any other industry in which online marketing plays a part.

Today, Techcrunch has a short feature on Hyperink, a service enabling bloggers to turn their posts into ebooks. My first impulse is to question the need for a paid service getting in between the blog-to-book process, especially as Techcrunch pegged costs at “under $1,000 on average,” which I found a bit high until I discovered Hyperink actually provides copyediting and fact-checking services, which every self-published author should pay for.

While this article features a picture of a flexible e-Paper prototype, the Onyx Boox won’t be flexible. The idea is that this ultra-thin display is less susceptible to damage. Once you get past that, the list of compatible formats is pretty impressive.