(2018-07-14) Ebooks Are Stupid Says Head Of One Of Worlds Biggest Publishers

'Ebooks are stupid', says head of one of world's biggest publishers

The head of one of the world’s largest book publishers has described the ebook as “a stupid product” that is unlikely to see further growth. Arnaud Nourry, chief executive of Hachette Livre, made the comment to the Indian news site Scroll

“I’m convinced there is something we can invent using our content and digital properties beyond ebooks, but I reached the conclusion that we don’t really have the skills and talents in our companies

Hachette – currently the world’s third largest trade publisher, according to Publishers Weekly – has tried to tackle this by acquiring three video-game companies over the last two years. (Disruptive Innovation)