Retail reports for flat or declining trade eBook sales have led to a perception of low interest by consumers for eBooks in recent years. At the same time, demand for digital audiobooks has been growing remarkably. As a result of the worldwide growth of Smartphones and connectivity, publishers have unique new channels to sell and profit from digital books sales in the global market. Steve Potash, Founder and CEO of leading digital book company Rakuten OverDrive, will report on areas of extraordinary growth including the dramatic success for digital books in schools, knowledge centers, and libraries. OverDrive sells eBooks and digital content to a global marketplace of 40,000 institutional customers in 70+ countries.
Mr. Potash will also report on the challenges and objections OverDrive is leading to protect the future of eBooks and the EPUB specification which is the subject of a transaction pending with the IDPF and the W3C.
Eine Keynote der Jahrestagung der IG Digital.
Montag, 11. Juni, 11:45 Uhr
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