For anyone who hasn’t joined the eBook Revolution yet, here is a HoumaToday comparison of eBook Readers and Tablets.
Category: iPad
Feb 18
eBooks inject new life into publishing
A story at Yahoo Finance says that book sales have been on the rise since 2008 when eBooks started injecting new life into the market.
Feb 17
Are traditional publishers driving writers into Indie publishing?
Digital Book World offers a post suggesting some of the forces driving writers away from traditional publishers and toward Indie author success.
Feb 14
Digital Publishing Headlines
CNNMoney talks about eBook subscription services. Digital Book World has a post on sorting out the truth about author earnings and eBook sales success. Forbes says eBook retailer (and publisher) Amazon is giving the big five publishers a run for the money. PC Pro offers tips for finding Indie publishing success.
Feb 11
Apple’s appeal dismissed.
Mediabistro reports that Apple’s appeal regarding a court-appointed monitor has been dismissed. The monitor was appointed to keep an eye on the iPad maker’s business practices.
Feb 07
Digital Publishing Headlines
Gigaom tells us that Sony is leaving the North American eBook business. (Sony customer libraries will be switched to Kobo.) They never seemed to have their hearts in it. GoodeReader has more on what the Sony/Kobo deal means to readers. GlobalNews reports that a competition deal signed with publishers should see a 20% drop in …
Feb 06
eBook Bestsellers for week ending Feb. 1, 2014
Digital Book World offers its eBook Bestsellers for the week ending February 1, 2014. You’ll see that the price of #1 on the list is $4.99, so that makes us very happy here at eBook Rumors. (Low prices are the fair prices that will drive the eBook Revolution.)
Feb 05
Kobo replaces CEO with top exec from parent company Rakuten
Gigaom reports that Kobo has replaced its CEO with a top executive from its Japanese parent company Rakuten. No reason was given for changing horses in the competitive marketplace currently dominated by Amazon.
Feb 04
Adobe refuses to quit on “cracked” DRM
Techdirt reports on another attempt by Adobe to re-introduce a failed and failing DRM (Digital Rights Management) to the eBook Revolution.
Feb 03
Larger eBook samples a must
GoodeReader reports that eBook samples should be bigger so readers can get a better gauge of the titles they’re interested in. One trick is to check author sites. They often provide a bigger sample than e-retailers like Amazon, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, etc.
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