The number of books available as iPhone apps now exceeds the number of games. The iPad–and better functioning iPad-like devices being released by other companies soon–is likely to spark a reading revolution that will also touch the Christian writers and publishers.
According to data released earlier this month by the mobile phone advertising company Mobclix, there are more than 27,000 books now available as apps. Games lag behind, with 25,400 published this year, followed by entertainment, education and travel.
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The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA), on behalf of a coalition of its member publishers, has asked the High Court in London, England to hold Andrew Amue, the founder of the www.evanglibrary.info and www.evanglibrary.com websites, in contempt of court. He had repeatedly refused to comply with a 2008 Court Order requiring him to cease display of over 130 copyright Christian books on his sites without permission, according to a press release issued by ECPA.
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Debtwire.com has alleged that financially troubled Borders Bookstores has been paying large publishers on time but delaying payments to smaller independent publishers.
Major publishers reported they had been paid on time, but the average time to pay independent publishers jumped to 97.9 days, up from 64.9 days a year ago, according to Debtwire.com. [Read More]
Most Christian self-publishers are selling their books on Amazon.com. They use the Amazon.com Advantage program which lets them sell on consignment for an annual membership fee. Amazon.com pays you every 30 days for books sold.
There is one major disadvantage in the Advantage program, and that is the people who buy your book are Amazon customers, and not your customers. One of the best ways to build up a self-publishing business is to have the contact data, particularly the e-mail addresses of people who buy your book, so that you can up sell them or offer new products in the future. The Advantage program eliminates that possibility.
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Thomas Nelson Publishers, the 7th largest trade publisher, with a predominately Christian catalog, has sued the Zondervan Corporation, the Christian publishing division of HarperCollins, the number 2 trade publisher, which is owned by Newscorp. At stake is the fate of Gigi, God’s Little Princess and the Princess Twins, books and multimedia products aimed at girls 4-8 years old. [Read More]
