Category: eBook Software

Sep 27

eBook Designed for Browser Reading

Co.Design posted on a book that was designed for browser reading. Click the title to check out Poetic Computation: Reader by Taeyoon Choi.

Sep 26

Seven FREE tools for writers and publishers

Digital Book World posted seven FREE tools for Indie writers and publishers.

Sep 25

eOneBook Dual-Screen Digital Manga Reader

GoodeReader reports on eOneBook dual-screen digital manga reader from E Ink and Progress Technologies Inc.

Sep 22

Dungeons & Dragons goes Digital

Popular Mechanics reports on Wizards of the Coast’s creation of the D&D Reader app and digital marketplace for Dungeons & Dragons accessories. D&D Reader will be available for iOS and Android this fall

Sep 21

Reading eBooks versus Paper books

PhysOrg compares reading paper books to reading eBooks on screens and offers some interesting initial results. (Though drawing more meaningful conclusions will require time and a lot more research into the new eBook technology.)

Sep 20

Amazon Games Publishing/Publishing Games Amazon

Quartz writes about how some criminals, “authors” and “publishers” have scammed Amazon’s Indie publishing system by providing fake reviews, fake reads and fake statistics. All so that Amazon does not have to just sell you an eBook outright and pay the author a fair royalty. A proprietary system like Amazon Kindle’s that attempts to control the reader and …

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Sep 19

Google will show eBook availability at Local Libraries

The Verge reports that Google will now show you if the eBook you’re looking for is at your local library.

Sep 18

Penguin Random House Canada digs into audiobook market

Quill & Quire reports that Penguin Random House Canada is launching an audiobook platform.

Sep 15

Say goodbye to Cassini with a FREE Saturn eBook!

PhysOrg posted that IOP Publishing is celebrating the end of the Cassini Saturn Mission by releasing FREE downloadable eBook copies of The Ringed Planet by Dr. Joshua Colwell.

Sep 14

HP & Lightning Source Deal Defines Digital Future

Printing Impressions reports on a deal between HP Inc. and Lightning Source LLP that assures “digital” will dominate publishing as the technology expands into distant markets. Legacy and Indie publishers, print-on-demand, and eBooks will define the future.