ENTRIES TAGGED "global"
Global ebook distribution complexities
Google's Arabic collection is just one example
A publisher at the Sharjah International Book Fair asked me about Google providing access to ebooks in Arabic. How could they do so without asking Arab publishers for permission, he was wondering. This was a simple question requiring a complicated answer.
Yes the iPad is sexy, but global sales are the real ebook growth news
A deep look at the ebook growth opportunities in global markets and how direct sales can offset print book cannibalization.
Twitter Faces Ramifications of Not Being Global
Twitter, the microblogging service, has had an uneven rollout of an economic model, and was never able to come to good terms on payments for instant messaging (SMS) through its application with mobile carriers abroad. Consequently, it has limited its instant message functionality to North America. On his blog, White African, Erik Hersman talks about the ramifications when you…