Publishers bemoan falling revenues

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TechCrunch posted on the recent drop in publisher revenues. Everyone including Indie authors has been hit by a general drop in sales.

The main suspects for the falling revenue are rising prices of traditionally published titles and the devaluation of eBooks and cannibalization of sales by Amazon’s all-you-can eat and exclusive eBook subscription service Kindle Unlimited.

Barnes and Noble to keep Nook

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The Christian Science Monitor reports that Barnes and Noble plans to keep its Nook business.

Disappointing payouts from Kindle Unlimited

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Digital Book World reports on discontent from authors as Amazon’s exclusive Kindle Unlimited program continues to disappoint with lower payouts per book borrowed.

DRM still haunting eBook Revolution

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GoodeReader talks about DRM (digital rights management) and wonders how much it has messed with the success of the eBook Revolution.

Favorite eReader company poll results

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GoodeReader offers polling results for digital readers’ favorite eReader companies and it looks like Kobo and Kindle are running neck and neck with Nook a distant third.

Bestselling eBooks to week ending February 14, 2015

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Digital Book World offers its list of 25 bestselling eBooks to week ending February 14, 2015.

Has the formula for enhanced eBook success been discovered?

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Digital Book World talks about the positive impact the American Sniper movie’s success has had on its enhanced eBook counterpart.

Sell your old eBook Reader at Shop e-Readers

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GoodeReader reports on Shop e-Reader, a used eBook Reader re-seller.

Thinking of upgrading your eBook Reader? Here’s a place where you can sell your old Kindle, Kobo or nook.

Free eBook web sites.

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GoodeReader posted a long list of web sites that offer free eBook downloads.

eBook bestsellers to February 7, 2015

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Digital Book World posted its eBook Bestseller list to February 7, 2015. Exciting to see Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird climbing the charts.