Digital Book World reports on Inkling partnering with SPi Global to enrich the digital content experience.
Category: Publishers
Oct 09
Publishers continue to overprice eBooks
MetroNews reports on the outrageous prices traditional publishers are charging for eBook versions of their title lists. (And the same publishers “wonder” why their eBook sales are slowing…) It’s called “market manipulation.” It’s also called “more of the same.”
Oct 08
Harry Potter coming to Apple iBooks
TechCrunch reports on enhanced Harry Potter eBooks coming exclusively to Apple iBooks.
Oct 07
Barnes and Noble’s NOOK Trade-In/Trade-Up Promotion
Digital Book World says Barnes & Noble is expanding its line of NOOK® by Samsung eReaders by launching a new NOOK Trade-In/Trade-Up Promotion. By trading in select devices credit is applied to the purchase of any Nook Samsung device until November 7/15. Part of the promotion includes the launch of a new 9.6″ Samsung Galaxy …
Oct 06
Google ordered to release personal data
TorrentFreak reports that a Dutch court has ordered Google to reveal personal details of a user responsible for publishing pirated eBooks.
Oct 04
Amazon gets $50 Kindle Fire right then blows it!
Boingboing reports on Amazon’s popular new $50 Kindle Fire tablet’s inability to open side-loaded, non-Kindle eBooks from its premium SDXC card slot. An oversight? Unlikely, Amazon’s just playing monopoly again.
Oct 02
Calibre now supports Kindle KFX format
Softpedia reports a recent update to the Calibre eBook conversion software offers support for Amazon Kindle KFX format.
Sep 30
eBook price-fixer Simon & Schuster is comfortable gouging consumers
GoodeReader reports that Simon & Schuster (co-conspirator in the Apple eBook price-fixing scandal) believes that raising its eBook prices is effective. It’s effective if the publisher’s plan is to gouge consumers and slow the growth of the eBook Revolution by undermining competition in the marketplace. Effective also if they want to encourage eBook Piracy.
Sep 29
Mac options in Vellum 1.3
Graphics posted on Vellum 1.3 eBook creation software updated to design for Mac.
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