Category: iPad

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.

Apple iBooks and Google Play Books eReading Apps Compared

Guiding Tech compares Apple iBooks and Google Play Books eReading apps.

eReaders Compared at Finder

Finder.com offers an excellent eBook Reader/eReader comparison chart and specifications list.

Audiobook Narrator and Narrator Coach Johnny Heller Interviewed

FangirlNation interviews audiobook narrator and narrator coach Johnny Heller.

Vellum and Pages eBook Design Apps Compared

iMore compares 180g’s Vellum and Apple’s Pages eBook creation apps.

Vellum 2.2 App Reviewed

iMore reviews Vellum 2.2, an app for making eBook and printed books with ease. Perfect for indie authors and publishers.

eReader Lovers Remain Convinced

William Wren’s contribution to The Globe and Mail spells it out for people who keep predicting the end of eBooks in his article “Why do so many people turn their noses up at eReaders?“ Not everyone’s going to like them, but an awful lot of us just LOVE eReaders and are planning for LONG and HAPPY lives with …

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Audiobook Narrator Kristin Kalbli Interview

FangirlNation interviews audiobook narrator Kristin Kalbli.

Indie Publishers Push into Audiobook Market

Publishers Weekly posted on Indie Publishing’s push into the Audiobook market.

Publisher Manipulation Failed to Sell Paper Books and Slowed eBook Sales

A Phys Org post reports that research in INFORMS journal Management Science indicates that publishers who tried to manipulate readers into buying paper books over eBooks, only managed to drive their eBooks sales down. The readers weren’t having it.