Category: eBook Software

Aug 28

11 Places to find FREE eBooks!

Mashable offers ELEVEN places for eBook readers (and fans) to pick up FREE eBooks.

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Aug 27

NYC Library turns Instagram into an eBook Reader

According to a VentureBeat post, the New York Public Library has turned Instagram into an eBook reader by re-purposing the social media platform’s Instant Stories feature.

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Aug 25

Calibre 3.30 eBook Management Software Now Available

Neowin reports that FREE open source eBook library management software Calibre 3.30 is now available.

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Aug 24

eBook Revolution to Reset with Kobo/Rakuten-Walmart Challenge

AppleInsider describes Kobo/Rakuten-Walmart’s eBook challenge to Amazon and Apple. It looks like there is a battle for dominance in the offing that will restart and likely reset the eBook Revolution.

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Aug 22

More on Roll Out of the Rakuten/Kobo-Walmart eBook Alliance

TechCrunch has more on the roll out of the Rakuten/Kobo-Walmart eBook Alliance that brings Kobo eReaders and over six-million eBook titles to Walmart’s bricks and mortar stores, and online sales sites. Visit Walmart’s eBook site here.

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Aug 21

Kobo eReaders and eBooks Roll out to US Walmarts

GoodeReader is offering wide coverage of the Kobo/Rakuten-Walmart alliance as it rolls out, with Kobo eReaders and eBooks beginning to arrive at all US Walmart stores and online today. They’re also reporting on the impending arrival of a new Kobo eReader in October. And it looks like part of the new initiatives by Kobo includes Overdrive functionality …

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Aug 20

Librarians Dispute Tor Book’s Library eBook Embargo

Publishers Weekly says librarians are disputing Tor Book’s (a division of Macmillan) eBook embargo. (It sounds like another attempt by a legacy publisher to undermine the eBook Revolution.)

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Aug 17

German eBook Sales Increase 16.4% in First Half of 2018

According to a GoodeReader post, German eBook sales increased by 16.4% in the first six months of 2018. The growth is attributed to lower eBook prices.