Sep 29
Graphics posted on Vellum 1.3 eBook creation software updated to design for Mac.
Sep 28
Talking New Media reports on the launch of a new digital publishing platform called Pronoun.
Sep 25
Fortune gives the real story on a report from the Association of American Publishers that eBook sales are slowing. It seems that is not the case. Instead, market share for “established publishers has been declining, while sales of independently published e-books have been growing.” Go Indies!
Sep 23
Talking New Media reports on the state of digital publishing. The eBook Revolution continues to mature.
Sep 22
Liliputing reports on the impending closure of the Oyster eBook subscription service. It looks like the all-you-can-eat “Netflix for books” they offered is too hard to swallow. The commitment of time require for reading books makes adoption of such subscription services nonsensical for all but the most voracious readers. It’s impossible to make a $9.99 monthly membership pay unless you read a minimum of …
Sep 21
GalleyCat reports on the release of the Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law as an interactive eBook.
Sep 18
Cult of Mac reports on Apple’s continued efforts to fight the guilty verdict it received for conspiring with five major publishers to cheat consumers by illegally inflating the price of eBooks. The original crime slowed the eBook Revolution by undermining consumer confidence. (Something that Apple continues to do annually by dragging the lawsuit into the light with these …
Sep 17
SlashGear reports on Amazon’s new $50 Fire tablet. It will be interesting to see if these are adopted, and how it will impact the eBook Revolution.
Sep 16
Digital Book World reports that this year’s International Read an eBook Day is Friday, September 18. So, get ready to read an eBook.
Sep 15
Torrent Freak reports that Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN is taking Google to court to obtain the personal information of an account holder that was selling pirated eBook titles through Google Play.
