A Guardian article confirms that the decrease in UK eBook sales can be blamed directly on the Five Biggest UK Publishers’ insistence on using Agency Pricing that allows them to set their eBook prices disagreeably high. (A practice they’ve adopted to undermine the eBook market and to force consumers back to print.) The article goes on …
Category: eBook Software
Feb 03
eBook publishing and design tips
Digital Book World offers some eBook publishing and design tips.
Feb 02
Publishers thinking outside the box
Digital Book World talks about some interesting developments in digital publishing.
Feb 01
Kobo wants Indie “Writing Life” authors to purchase $100 ISBNs
GoodeReader writes that Kobo wants Indie authors who publish through Kobo Writing Life to purchase ISBN numbers for $100 a pop. (Sounds like Kobo Writing Life is shooting itself in the foot.)
Jan 27
Kobo to offer reading time estimates
GoodeReader says Kobo is developing a system on their website that will estimate how long it takes to read an eBook–before you buy it. (Obviously a tool for the attention-impaired.)
Jan 26
Kindle eBook gift card kiosks
Geek posted on Amazon’s new Kindle eBook gift card kiosks. I still think the best way to jump-start the eBook Revolution is to dissolve the Kindle Unlimited eBook subscription service, lower the price of eBooks from legacy publishers across the board and get to it. The sales plateau was manufactured by vested interests. Soylent Green is people!
Jan 24
Amazon India hopes Kindle discount will attract readers
PC-Tablet reports Amazon is continuing its push into the Indian digital reading market with a special discount on its Kindle eReader.
Jan 22
Publishers and libraries beginning to find answers
American Libraries reports that publishers and libraries might finally be coming to an agreement (and price) regarding eBook ownership (and deciding how many times a digital title can be loaned before it wears out).
Jan 20
Social eReading app Glose gets update
Talking New Media reports on an update to Social eBook reading app Glose.
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