Hugh McGuire
Founder/CEO, PressBooks / LibriVox / Iambik
Hugh McGuire is the founder of PressBooks, simple but powerful online bookmaking tool, that outputs EPUB, typeset PDF, and web versions of books. He’s the founder of LibriVox.org, a maker of free volunteer-read public domain audiobooks, and once called “perhaps the most interesting collaborative cultural project this side of Wikipedia.” Other projects include a commercial audiobook company, iambik audio.
Sessions
9:30am Thursday, 10/08/2009
Location: Online
Moderated by: Joe Wikert
Hugh McGuire (PressBooks / LibriVox / Iambik ), Neelan Choksi (Lexcycle), Trip Adler (Scribd), Michael Tamblyn (Kobo), Joe Wikert (O'Reilly Media, Inc.)
Hugh McGuire (PressBooks / LibriVox / Iambik ), Neelan Choksi (Lexcycle), Trip Adler (Scribd), Michael Tamblyn (Kobo), Joe Wikert (O'Reilly Media, Inc.)
Is $9.99 the new "normal" for ebook pricing? Or is the sweet spot closer to $3.99, or $1.99, through the iTunes store? As the age of ebooks dawns, publishers are struggling to find pricing that works for their customers and their business models. It's a time of transition fraught with challenges and opportunities.
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