Category: eBook Software

Calibre gets upgrade before year’s end

Softpedia reports on Calibre eBook Edit and Conversion platform’s final upgrade of the year.

eBook reader and digital newsstand apps updated for holidays

Talking New Media reports on the release of updates to digital newsstand and eBook reader apps (Google Play Books, Kindle, Kobo and PressReader iOS) before the holiday season kicks in.

Keeping afloat in a competitive eBook marketplace

Digital Book World offers some tips for surviving in an “Amazon” world.

Used eBook sellers could face jail time

TorrentFreak reports on used eBook sellers receiving threats of jail time.

Kobo and Kindle update their iOS apps

Talking New Media says book reading platforms Kobo and Kindle have updated their apps for iOS.

$25-million in sales at Smashwords

GoodeReader reports Indie eBook publishing platform Smashwords generated $25-million in sales through its various outlets/partners from April 2014 to March 2015.

The next big thing in the eBook Revolution

Talking New Media explains the rumored lull in digital book sales (it just ain’t so) while trying to predict the next big thing in the continuing eBook Revolution.

Leading “open” eBook formats

Opensource highlights the leading “open” eBooks formats. They list some excellent reasons why open source is vital to the eBook Revolution.

Choosing the right Amazon eReader

PCWorld offers tips on picking the right Amazon eReader for you. (Just in time for the gift-giving season.)

Publishing success through automation

Digital Book World says authors and publishers should use automation and technology to create publishing success.