Using Ereaders And Ebooks In Ireland 2011 Edition – Part Two
IN part two of our series on ebooks and ereaders in Ireland we look at Apple and Easons. Apple Personally I’ve never rated Apple’s commitment to books as a category and not just because their recently deceased founder dismissed reading as something…
Using Ereaders And Ebooks In Ireland: The 2011 Edition – Part One
2011 has seen an upsurge in interest in ebooks and ereaders in Ireland. IPN started to notice a huge spike in search traffic for Kindle’s, ebooks and a number of other devices in November. In an effort to help people…
Guest Column: Crowdfunding A Book Release
David Gaughran talks about Crowdsourcing his latest self-published novel, A Storm Hits Valparaíso , through the recently created Irish website, Fund It. Self-publishers have lots of advantages over the traditional route: we are quick to market, we can price very…
Friday Comment: Irish Booksellers Are Missing Out On Digital Sales
Last week a new science-fiction and fantasy title, A Dance With Dragons, sold 2,200 copies in hardback in Ireland. What’s more, it did so at over €20 per copy. An impressive result and a great boost for the booksellers who…
Enter The Mammoth: Guest Column
Karl Whitney, co-founder of newly formed The Mammoth, writes about the site and the logic behind it. Instead of the internet reducing your attention span, we think it provides an opportunity to publish lengthier, more in-depth work – in short,…