Category Archives: Bookselling

Nazi-Occupied Childhood Inspires Tales of Humor and Mysticism—Now Available as E-Books!

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Evan O'Connor

Ingeborg Lauterstein survived a tumultuous childhood in Nazi-occupied Vienna, Austria during World War II. She watched the world around her crumble, and lived to tell the tale: some 40 years later, her life and her volatile homeland formed the basis … Continue reading →

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Lending Library or Intellectual Property Heist?

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Evan O'Connor

With the first shipments of its e-reader tablet, the Kindle Fire, Amazon announced its new “Lending Library”—a free service available to “Prime” subscribers that allows them free access to more the 5,000 e-books. This $79.99/year membership also offers free 2-day … Continue reading →

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Your book is printed and bound, while you wait—Worldwide

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Evan O'Connor

The Espresso (or Electronic) Book Machine (EBM), a creation of On Demand Books, is designed for the efficient and worldwide distribution of Print-On-Demand (POD) books. The first EBM was installed and demonstrated in June 2007 at the New York Public … Continue reading →

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World’s 1st Online Book Store Announces Comeback at Frankfurt

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Evan O'Connor

Open Book Systems has been innovating from within the publishing industry since 1982. “OBS” originally stood for “Online BookStore,” the first online book store on the internet in 1992, and now, we are revisiting what it means to publish online. … Continue reading →

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