Category: eBook Software

Sideloading eBooks to the Amazon Kindle

Review Geek tells us how to side load eBooks to Amazon Kindle.

Scribd eBook/audiobook Subscription Service Reviewed

Tech Radar reviews the Scribd eBook-audiobook subscription service and finds it fit to take on Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited.

FREE eBOOKS for your Digital Library

Here are some web sites with Free eBooks 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 says.  A huge selection. Project Gutenberg  Their mission statement: …

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Quo Digital Highlighter Coming for Constant eReaders

Yanko Design writes about the next must-have for eBook aficionados in the new Quo digital highlighter by Possibility Design.

Federal Judge Joins Legacy Publisher Attack on Libraries

A Reuters story confirms that  federal judge Deborah Boardman has joined with the Association of American Publishers in their ongoing attack on public libraries.

Penguin Random House Continues to Cash In on Book Banning

Publishers Weekly suggests Penguin Random House is still up to no good cashing in on a banned book’s sudden popularity by squashing its availability at the Internet Archive’s Open Libraries Initiative.

ePUB and MOBI eBook Formats Compared

Cloudwards compares the ePUB and MOBI eBook formats.

Penguin Random House Tries to Cash In On Book Banning

Above the Law writes about the impact of book banning on a publisher, and the greedy publisher’s resulting impact on public libraries when said “banned” book rises to the top of the bestseller lists.

Surrey Library eBooks Eliminating Overdue Fines

The North Delta Reporter says Surrey libraries in British Columbia, Canada, are eliminating overdue fines as eBook borrowing eliminates the need for them.

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.