Getting to know Nikki Cockcroft by Suhaifa Naidoo29 June 2011 0 Comments
Nikki Cockcroft is the CEO of 3 digital companies, Chair of The Bookmarks Awards and Chairwoman of the DMMA. Nikki has proved that she's not just a pretty face by being incredibly successful in the digital industry. Apart from being beautiful and intelligent, she is a go-getter!I have only been in this industry for 2 years now and women like Nikki have given me encouragement to know that it is possible to succeed. I decided to take the time to get to know her a little better and this is what she had to say:
Is Print finally dead? by Wesley Lynch03 June 2011 0 Comments
Looking back just over a year ago to January 2010, the sale ratio was 6 e-books for every 10 physical books. A few months later in October 2010, Kindle bestsellers outsold print bestsellers two to one. Then BAM! Out of nowhere, Kindle does a hit and run to claim the title of bestseller, when it overtook the combined sales of paperbacks and hardcover books all together.
10 things about E-books you probably didn’t know by Wesley Lynch28 April 2011 0 Comments
E-books are similar to digital books, including images and/or text, and are available through mobile, web, or online platforms. They are also slowly becoming the answer to saving costs, paper, and inevitably the environment. I believe content, information, and knowledge accessible to everyone, is going to change the world.
Exclus1ves.co.za turns 1 by Wesley Lynch16 March 2011 0 Comments
It’s been exactly a year since we launched the new exclusives.co.za website. Exclus1ves required a fully functional e-commerce site. The aim was to leverage the existing brand equity and expand the brand perception to include non-book products like CD's, DVD's, games, e-books and audio books. There was also importance placed on promoting the Fanatics loyalty program. The site grew immensely over the last year and rapidly moved into the digital edge with full support of e-books and audio-books which is constantly growing.
Customer is King with Online Group Retail by Charles Stroud09 March 2011 0 Comments
Online group retail is all about getting a certain amount of people to purchase a deal for the transaction to take place. The product, service, or deal is available to all required group retail users. The required amounts of individuals are either determined by the company hosting the deal or the online group retailers themselves.
