This article was originally published on our parent site for the book publishing industry, Publishing Trends. * * * When we first got Google’s virtual reality headset at my house, called the Google Daydream, I can’t say I was too excited. But then I tried it. I downloaded BBC’s The Turning Forest, grabbed the controller, and put on the headset. A man who sounded vaguely like Martin Freeman narrated a fairytale-like story that took place in a beautiful digital forest. The short tale is complete with a fantastical beast, an interactive […]
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Turning the Virtual Page: Virtual Reality and Traditional Publishing
0 Comments | Category: Industry Insight | Tags: Android, BBC, Between Page and Screen, Bookmobile, Bosch, Chimera Reader, Dan Berkowitz, Digital Book World, Don Leper, Editions at Play, Engadget, Facebook, Giroptic, Google, Google Cardboard, Google Daydream, Helen Klein Ross, Kickstarter, Kindle, LitHub, London Book Fair, Oculus, Oolipo, Peter Brantley, Publishers Weekly, Rift, Robert Stromberg, The Author's Guild, The Guinness Book of World Records, The Martian, The New York Times, The Turning Forest, UC Davis, Virtual Reality Company, YouTube
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 11/3-11/7
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. Scribd announced that they’ve added 30,000 audiobooks to their preexisting ebook subscription service for no additional charge. In more audiobook news, Barnes & Noble brought back their audiobook department which includes an app for the Android platform. This week Diversion Books launched EverAfter, an app […]
0 Comments | Category: Book Biz Now | Tags: Android, audiobooks, Barnes & Noble, Diversion Books, EverAfter, Harlequin, HarperCollins, Rosetta Books, Scribd, William Morrow
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 10/27-10/31
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. Sony is developing a new DRM that would allow the sale of used ebooks. Doubleday and Vintage Books announced the launch of a new imprint with movie company Blumhouse Productions. Here are the highlights from Literary Agent Andrew Wylie’s keynote address at the International Festival of […]
0 Comments | Category: Industry Insight | Tags: Andrew Wylie, Android, Blumhouse Productions, comics, Doubleday, DRM, Google Play Books, International Festival of Authors, Kobo, Marvel, nonfiction, skim mode, Sony, used ebooks, Vintage Books
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 6/16-6/20
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. The fate of Byliner continues to hang in the balance as CEO, John Tayman, and other executives left the company this week. Oyster made their services available for Android devices, including the Kindle Fire, and Barnes and Noble’s Nook HD. After many failed attempts to […]
0 Comments | Category: Book Biz Now | Tags: Amazon, Android, Apple, BEA, BookExpo America, byliner, ebook price fixing, J.K. Rowling, John Tayman, Kindle Fire, Nook HD, Oyster, Robert Galbraith, The Silkworm
Top 5 Publishing News Stories 1/20-1/24
Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. The Second Court of Appeals granted Apple a temporary stay of their monitor, a small win for Apple in this ongoing case. Amazon’s publishing arm announced a new Christian imprint called Waterfall Press. Android users got a treat this week with the release of magazine […]
0 Comments | Category: Book Biz Now | Tags: Amazon, Android, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Christian publishing, Issuu, Millennium Trilogy, Nook, Quercus, Second Court of Appeals, Stieg Larsson, Waterfall Press
