NextScreen Labs Tech Brief #5

Tablets responsible for the rebirth of reading, says The Economist

The use of tablets and e-readers is growing at the expense of print and web use, with The Economist's iPad readers spending on average around 90 minutes with the app each week. Unlike the desktop and laptop web experience, these devices are allowing users to read at their leisure. Read More

USA Today Becomes Latest Publisher To Embrace Kindle Fire With Custom App

Amazon's Kindle Fire continues to draw interest from publishing companies, including ones who have already embraced Android tablets. This time, USA Today has decided to launch a specialized app for the Kindle Fire despite having already developed an Android tablet application. Read More

Apple poised to bring important changes to its iBook platform

Apple may be poised to announce changes coming to iBooks, and perhaps eBook publishing, sometime this month. In particular, we believe the announcement may have important reverberations for textbook publishers and buyers. Read More

Publishing makes shift to digital

According to a study commissioned by the British Library, 90% of newly published work will be available digitally by this time. Only half of this will also be available in print form, with just 10% of new titles available only in print. Read More