Consumer Reports talks the pros and cons of eBook subscription services. They’re not for everybody. (Scribd and OverDrive pay Indie Authors actual royalties.)
Category: eBook Software
May 12
Kobo user data reveals reader habits
Publishers Weekly says Kobo’s user data reveals the true character of its readers.
May 11
Apple patents iPad cover display
9TO5Mac posted that Apple has been granted a patent for an iPad cover with built-in display and sketchpad. Sounds like there might be some eBook reading applications there.
May 10
Goodreads charges Indies $119 to participate in “free” eBook promotion
Digital Book World reports on Amazon-owned Goodreads exploiting Indie Kindle-authors by charging them $119 to participate in a FREE eBook giveaway promotion.
May 09
Are reader analytics valuable?
Digital Book World writes about the reliability/unreliability of reader analytics.
May 06
Red Empress offers cost-effective printing and shipping
Digital Book World reports that Red Empress Publishing is trying to attract Indie authors with an offer of cost-effective printing and shipping services.
May 05
HarperCollins moves direct eBook sales to Bookshout
TechCrunch reports that after its dismal showing in direct sales, Harper Collins is outsourcing its retail operation to Bookshout.
May 03
Harvard Book Store to bundle eBooks through Shelfie
Digital Book World says that the Harvard Book Store will bundle eBooks through a select partnership with Shelfie.
May 01
Calibre 2.56 offers fixes
Softpedia reports Calibre 2.56 eBook Management Tool upgrade offers new options, sources and fixes bugs.
Apr 27
Scammers scam Amazon while Amazon scams authors
Observer Business and Tech offers an update on the scammers scamming Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited. It turns out that Amazon was lying and scamming its legitimate authors and readers all along with false claims of actually knowing the number of pages read (and paying authors for those). It turns out that all Amazon actually knows is the last page …
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