British newspaper The Guardian has launched "Guardian Shorts," a new series of ebooks "providing detailed guides to topical news stories, public policy, sports and cultural events."
The first ebook of the series is Phone Hacking: How the Guardian Broke the Story and is about how The Guardian uncovered the phone hacking done scandal carried out by News of the World. It is currently available on Kindle for ￡2.29 ($2.99) and the paper promises that an iTunes BookStore version is coming soon.
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The media company plans to "cover all subject areas in which the Guardian has expertise, ranging from current news topics and opinion pieces to the highlights of our writing on books, music, film, food, sport, business, travel, education and many more," according to the product's FAQ page.
The Guardian will release "Guardian Shorts" ebooks several times per month, based on the news cycle. They will range from 5,000 to 30,000 words and cost between ￡1.99 and ￡3.99, while some will be free.
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This move comes at a time when traditional publishers are trying to take advantage of the burgeoning epublishing market. With Kindle books outselling real books on Amazon -- one of the industry's biggest players -- and traditional publishing taking hits from left and right, the publishing world has turned to ereaders and tablets as an escape.
The New York Times announced its ebook bestsellers list late last year, taking note of the importance of digital books. The Guardian isn't the first publisher to enter the ebooks market -- Vanity Fair, for one, just published an ebook covering the rise and fall of Rupert Murdoch.
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