Category: Smashwords

Format Your eBooks for Kindle

LifeHacker posted a trick for formatting your eBooks to read on your Kindle. (For Free!)

Turning eBooks into Audiobooks

BollyInside shares tips for converting eBooks into Audiobooks.

Draft2Digital Acquiring Smashwords to Form Biggest US Indie Publishing Platform

Draft2Digital is acquiring Smashwords with a deal that is set to close on the first of March. They’re talking growth, not replacement, with the two indie-publishing platforms combining their catalogs, technology, and distribution channels to form a super-sized presence for the global eBook marketplace.

Record Number of Libraries Hit Million Digital Lend Mark

Publishers Weekly posted on OverDrive’s report of a record number of libraries surpassing a million digital lends.

eBook Popularity Continues to Rise

Book Riot quotes a Pew Research Study that shows continued growth in eBook popularity with nearly one in three Americans now reading them.

Best eReaders to Gift this Holiday Season

CengNews lists the best eBook Readers for the year 2021. (If you’re planning to gift one over the holiday season.)

Free eBook Options

Here are some web sites with Free eBooks to help pass the time while social distancing, and to stock your eLibrary. You’ll find a wide selection of classics, contemporary, and non-fiction titles. Bookmark these pages. Manybooks.net This has become my favorite with thousands of free titles in a wide variety of trouble-free formats. GetFreeeBooks.com Just what it …

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Scribd Talent Changes Focused on Growth

GoodeReader writes about changes at eBook subscription service Scribd.

Best eNotes and Writing Tablets for 2021

GoodeReader lists their best eNotes and writing tablets for 2021.

Calibre 5.31.1 Update Now Available

Neowin introduces the new Calibre 5.31.1 update for the excellent open source eBook library management platform.