Category: Publishers

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.

Amazon Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition comes with perks for book lovers

Techtimes reports on the new Amazon Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition tablet. Aside from some lovely perks, it sounds like they’re also trying to bring Kindle Unlimited to the mainstream. The new device comes with a year’s free subscription. They claim that the year of Kindle Unlimited “Netflix for books” has a $120 value…but it sounds like …

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Women in charge at Kobo

According to the Guardian, female authors completely dominate Kobo’s 2015 top ten list.

Apple’s eternal struggle with guilt

9to5Mac updates us on Apple’s eternal struggle with the Department of Justice.

$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.

Simon and Schuster offers deal to public libraries

American Libraries says publisher Simon and Schuster is offering a new two-year eBook discount to libraries in a move to make its predatory pricing more agreeable to the cash-strapped institutions. (And…Simon and Schuster also knows how much pure profit they make on such eBook sales!)

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.

2015’s best eReaders

GoodeReader shows off the best eReaders of the year. Just in time for the gift-giving season, too.