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Open eBooks works for low-income youth

Digital Book World reports on how the Open eBooks App is helping low-income youth to read.

Barnes and Noble making changes to UK Nook book sales

Ubergizmo reports on Barnes and Noble shutting its UK eBook store, while phasing out its Nook App and Video stores. The bricks and mortar book giant plans to focus on its U.S. Nook eBook stores.

New features and improvements in Calibre 2.53

Softpedia says to expect new features and many other improvements in today’s maintenance release of Calibre version 2.53 eBook Reader and conversion program.

Macmillan adds 6,000 new titles to Scribd

Digital Book World says Macmillan has added 6,000 new titles to the Scribd eBook subscription service.

eBook startups ready to make their mark in 2016

Digital Book World lists four up-and-coming eBook startups that are eager to make their mark in 2016.

Where to get cheap eBooks.

PCMag offers tips for getting free or cheap eBooks. (Indie publishing platform Smashwords is missing from their list.

Apple loses appeal. Must pay $450-million

Gizmodo reports that the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Apple’s appeal of its guilty verdict in a years’ old price-fixing lawsuit. The iPad maker must now return $450-million to consumers.

eBook Market growth continues despite publisher tampering

Teleread tries to hash out the figures reported by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) that show a static eBook market. Turns out it isn’t static at all. There is growth; unfortunately, the publishers represented by the AAP have shut themselves out of it with artificially high eBook prices. They are losing market-share by their own actions. …

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Barnes and Noble renews commitment to Nook

Liliputing reports that Barnes and Noble is citing a drop in Nook losses as one of the reasons for the bricks and mortar bookstore giant’s continued commitment to their popular Nook eReading devices. Barnes and Noble knows that eBooks are here to stay, and the B&N brand is synonymous with books.

Amazon’s Giveaways now available to more Indie authors and publishers

Digital Book World posted on Amazon’s Giveaways for Kindle and explained the upside of giving your books away.