Comments on: PBS MediaShift starts publishing ebooks; first topics: cord-cutting and self-publishing http://paidcontent.org/2013/05/13/pbs-mediashift-starts-publishing-ebooks-first-topics-cord-cutting-and-self-publishing/ The economics of digital content Fri, 13 Dec 2013 18:54:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Lura http://paidcontent.org/2013/05/13/pbs-mediashift-starts-publishing-ebooks-first-topics-cord-cutting-and-self-publishing/#comment-207487 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:42:44 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=229219#comment-207487 Will PBS be selling it’s eBooks to Libraries? Either through aggregators like ebrary & Ebsco, or, even, using a direct-to-Library model? With or without DRM?

]]> By: Jim Stovall http://paidcontent.org/2013/05/13/pbs-mediashift-starts-publishing-ebooks-first-topics-cord-cutting-and-self-publishing/#comment-207004 Fri, 17 May 2013 02:26:28 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=229219#comment-207004 This kind of thing is happening all over. The University of Tennessee School of Journalism and Electronic Media is now publishing its own line of journalism texts for high school and collegiate journalism courses. (Disclosure: I’m author or co-author of several.) The books are available on the iPad (multimedia), in print and on the Kindle. The focus here is developing multimedia textbooks. We have just uploaded our 11th title.
http://tnjnseries.com

]]> By: Mark Glaser http://paidcontent.org/2013/05/13/pbs-mediashift-starts-publishing-ebooks-first-topics-cord-cutting-and-self-publishing/#comment-206799 Tue, 14 May 2013 17:48:26 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=229219#comment-206799 Glad you found it useful, Tom!

]]> By: tomwhiteindc http://paidcontent.org/2013/05/13/pbs-mediashift-starts-publishing-ebooks-first-topics-cord-cutting-and-self-publishing/#comment-206752 Mon, 13 May 2013 22:21:12 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=229219#comment-206752 Well, after buying the book, it does indeed have a lot of good info, even for those who cut the cord a while ago. And the essays are great – who knew Romenesko had 3 large screen TVs in a 1 bedroom apartment?

]]> By: Ian Lamont http://paidcontent.org/2013/05/13/pbs-mediashift-starts-publishing-ebooks-first-topics-cord-cutting-and-self-publishing/#comment-206735 Mon, 13 May 2013 17:58:06 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=229219#comment-206735 It sounds like an interesting idea, especially if PBS can leverage its own programming and content resources (brands, personalities, etc.) PBS and GigaOm also hold a huge advantage over other ebook publishers in that they already have huge audiences that they can directly market to on the Web, via email, and in PBS’ case, its broadcasting partners.

Ian Lamont
Publisher, “In 30 Minutes” guides

]]> By: Mark Glaser http://paidcontent.org/2013/05/13/pbs-mediashift-starts-publishing-ebooks-first-topics-cord-cutting-and-self-publishing/#comment-206721 Mon, 13 May 2013 16:54:47 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=229219#comment-206721 Cutting the cord sounds simple, but there are a lot of services to choose from. Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, plus now Aereo, along with hardware like Roku, Boxee, Apple TV. It’s more complicated than it should be, plus this e-book looks not only at the various services but also there are some intelligent essays on the subject as well.

]]> By: Mark Glaser http://paidcontent.org/2013/05/13/pbs-mediashift-starts-publishing-ebooks-first-topics-cord-cutting-and-self-publishing/#comment-206720 Mon, 13 May 2013 16:52:45 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=229219#comment-206720 Thanks for the post, Laura. Update: We now have the e-books available for Nook. Links are now up on our e-books page.

]]> By: tomwhiteindc http://paidcontent.org/2013/05/13/pbs-mediashift-starts-publishing-ebooks-first-topics-cord-cutting-and-self-publishing/#comment-206700 Mon, 13 May 2013 13:55:21 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=229219#comment-206700 I think getting into e-books is a great idea. I’m just not so sure the “How to on cord-cutting” is the best idea. A whole book? How about: 1) cancel cable; 2) buy a Roku box; 3) join Netflix, Hulu, etc.

]]> By: ghostgrrl007 http://paidcontent.org/2013/05/13/pbs-mediashift-starts-publishing-ebooks-first-topics-cord-cutting-and-self-publishing/#comment-206695 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:59:41 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=229219#comment-206695 Reblogged this on Informed Ideas and commented:
This intrigues me. I am a huge fan of PBS programming, which I think is among the best available. If they carry the same level of content excellence through to their ebooks, I suspect this will be a very rewarding experiment for them. The risk, of course, is if the quality of the ebooks is not up to the same standards of quality as their programming, in which case it could erode the trust and superior reputation PBS has worked so hard to build. I guess we’ll see as more ebooks are published.

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