PW‘s Web coverage of Digital Book 2008 is here, with well-deserved mentions of experimentation at Harlequin, Random House and elsewhere—including RH’s tests of an ad-supported model and user-customized books. Just add your photo and dedication.
I don’t see any PW references to ePub, bizarrely, even though it was on the agenda. Hey, what do you expect?
Interesting stat: “Sean Devine, CEO of CourseSmart talked about rethinking the textbook market, citing statistics showing that college students spend over $1,000 on books, and carry 20% of their body weight worth of textbooks.”
Another one: The $150M e-book market in Japan. Glad to see PW taking note.
Related: Paul Biba on CourseSmart. Also see our report on new E Ink machines unveiled at DB ’08.
Also from PW: Fighting facts and figures: Wikipedia’s the elephant; is there room for traditonal references?