Category: iPad

eBook Pirates could face ten years imprisonment in the UK

GoodeReader reports that eBook Pirates in the UK could face up to ten years in jail as part of a crackdown on the illegal practice.

Speed readers wanted.

GoodeReader reports on eBook subscription service Entitle shutting down. That leaves Oyster, Scribd and Kindle Unlimited for those speedsters who read enough to need an all-you-can-read membership.

Netherlands charts 25% increase in eBook Sales

GoodeReader reports on the Netherlands coming online (in eBook Revolution terms) with a 25% increase in eBook sales.

eBook creation at iBooks Author 2.3

Teleread reports iBooks Author 2.3 support for EPUB 3 opens eBook creation to everyone.

eBook Development tool breakdown

Digital Book World posted on eBook development tools.

Top five eReaders for summer 2015

GoodeReader recommends the top five eBook readers for summer 2015. Looks like there are some new machines available, too!

Inkitt Beyond Time Free Sci-Fi Writing Contest

Check out Inkitt’s Beyond Time Free Sci-Fi Writing Contest. First to third place prizes for the competition that closes July 27.

On Apple losing its appeal and digital windowing

Disruptive Competition Project’s Matt Schruers offers some excellent thoughts on Apple losing its appeal and digital content “windowing.”

eBook subscriptions hit snags

Digital Book World says eBook Subscription service Scribd will remove romance novels from its catalog in order to streamline growth. With Amazon’s July 1st retooling of its Kindle Unlimited eBook subscription service to pay participating authors less, could it be we’re seeing the failure of the “all you can eat” eBook platform? Here’s an idea: how about they sell eBooks …

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Apple still guilty of eBook price fixing

The Hollywood Reporter says Apple is still guilty of eBook price fixing after its failure to overturn the U.S. Justice Department’s guilty verdict against it.