When can a book be digital-only, and when does it need to be print too?
Book publishers discussed digital-first and digital-only initiatives at the Making Information Pay conference this week. Read more »
Cosmo, Harlequin will kick off ebook line with two books by bestselling author Sylvia Day
Cosmopolitan and Harlequin are launching a line of ebooks called Cosmo Red Hot Reads this summer. Sylvia Day, who originally self-published the bestselling Bared to You, has signed a seven-figure deal to write the first two Red Hot Reads. Read more »
Newspaper restructuring — think steel, cars and airlines
The Journal Register newspaper chain has filed for bankruptcy for a second time, which some say means its “digital first” vision is flawed. But all it really means is that the kind of transformation required for the newspaper business will be measured in decades. Read more at GigaOM »
