Category: Publishers

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt acquires MeeGenius eBook and tech assets

Talking New Media writes that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) has acquired MeeGenius eBook and technology assets.

Does a large-screen Kindle fit into your future?

GoodeReader reports on Amazon’s rumored large screen eReader. Is it in the cards?

The eBook Revolution enters the future

The Idea Logical Company’s Shatzkin Files offers some interesting insights into the future for publishers in the eBook Revolution.

Amazon Kindle turns five.

The Guardian celebrates Kindle’s fifth birthday with the focus on Independent women authors.

New VP of Strategy for Scribd

Digital Book World says eBook subscription service Scribd has hired a new VP of Strategy.

Dot smartwatch also an eBook Reader

Engadget reports on the first Braille smartwatch that is also an eBook Reader.

eBook Revolution Headlines

Digital Book World offers authors some tips for marketing themselves online. GoodeReader posted on literary agents seeking clients through Twitter. GalleyCat reports that publishers are rethinking their contentious relationships with libraries. The Slovak Spectator says eBook sales continue to rise in the Slovak marketplace.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook deal at Barnes and Noble

GoodeReader posted on a fantastic deal at Barnes and Noble. At select stores an offer good to August 22 will get you the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 7 inch (tablet) for just $149.99.

Kobo selling eReaders and eBooks in Mexico

GoodeReader reports that Kobo is now selling eReaders and eBooks in Mexico after striking deals with the nation’s top bricks and mortar bookstores.

Ten Things Not to Say to a Writer

The Observer started a list of Ten Things Not to Say to a Writer, and the Twitterverse added to it.