Category: iPad

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.

Turn your Indie Titles into Audiobooks

FangirlNation offers a post for indie authors who want to produce their own audiobooks.

Apple’s New Book App Preview

GoodeReader shared Apple’s new Book App preview.

New Apple Book App Brings Enhanced Reading and eBook Discovery

Publishers Weekly writes about Apple’s new “Book” App due this fall that will headline a renewed emphasis on eBook and audiobook sales. Apple says that the “Book” app will deliver an enhanced reading experience with a focus on easier book discovery. Watch for increased eBook action this fall as Apple and the Kobo/Rakuten-Walmart Alliance bring the heat to …

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More eBook Players Prepare for Coming Market Battle

Ars Technica writes about recent improvements to Apple’s iBooks app that will be redesigned in function and named: Books. More jockeying as the major eBook retailers prepare for the upcoming eBook Revolution Resurgence which will show the old guard Apple, Kobo/Rakuten-Walmart and Barnes & Noble square off with Amazon for market domination.