Dungeons & Dragons goes Digital

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Popular Mechanics reports on Wizards of the Coast’s creation of the D&D Reader app and digital marketplace for Dungeons & Dragons accessories. D&D Reader will be available for iOS and Android this fall

Reading eBooks versus Paper books

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PhysOrg compares reading paper books to reading eBooks on screens and offers some interesting initial results. (Though drawing more meaningful conclusions will require time and a lot more research into the new eBook technology.)

Amazon Games Publishing/Publishing Games Amazon

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Quartz writes about how some criminals, “authors” and “publishers” have scammed Amazon’s Indie publishing system by providing fake reviews, fake reads and fake statistics. All so that Amazon does not have to just sell you an eBook outright and pay the author a fair royalty.

A proprietary system like Amazon Kindle’s that attempts to control the reader and the author by selling you rights to read an eBook rather than sell it to you deserves to be gamed.

Google will show eBook availability at Local Libraries

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The Verge reports that Google will now show you if the eBook you’re looking for is at your local library.

Penguin Random House Canada digs into audiobook market

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Quill & Quire reports that Penguin Random House Canada is launching an audiobook platform.

Say goodbye to Cassini with a FREE Saturn eBook!

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PhysOrg posted that IOP Publishing is celebrating the end of the Cassini Saturn Mission by releasing FREE downloadable eBook copies of The Ringed Planet by Dr. Joshua Colwell.

HP & Lightning Source Deal Defines Digital Future

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Printing Impressions reports on a deal between HP Inc. and Lightning Source LLP that assures “digital” will dominate publishing as the technology expands into distant markets. Legacy and Indie publishers, print-on-demand, and eBooks will define the future.

Read an eBook September 18 & Win a Kobo Aura!

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Read an eBook on Read an eBook Day September 18th for a chance to win a Kobo Aura eReader from OverDrive. More information at ReadaneBookDay.com.

New Tech for Battling eBook Pirates

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VentureBurn talks about South African startup Custos’ novel scheme for combating eBook Piracy.

Kobo is now offering Audiobooks

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According to Digital Trends Kobo is now offering audiobooks in addition to eBooks and eReaders.