Engadget reports on Barnes and Noble closing its international Nook store outside of the U.S. and UK after parting ways with business partner Microsoft.
Category: Publishers
Jul 09
Oyster and Scribd double available Macmillan titles
Digital Book World reports that Macmillan has doubled its offering of titles on eBook subscription services Oyster and Scribd.
Jul 08
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!
Jul 07
Fussing over fonts
Digital Book World responds to Amazon Kindle’s new Bookerly typeface and Google Play’s Literata font and wonders what all the fuss about. …And then makes a major fuss about the general look of eBook displays. (These ain’t your granny’s paperbacks, sister!)
Jul 05
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.
Jul 03
Participating authors to take financial beating in updated Kindle Unlimited Platform
The Consumerist reports that those authors voluntarily enrolled in the “Amazon Select” Kindle Unlimited eBook subscription platform will be paid .006 cents per page read under the new scheme. Can you say masochists?
Jul 02
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.”
Jul 01
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 …
Jun 30
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.
Jun 29
Kindle and Kobo: eBooks, eReaders, Apps and prices compared!
Expert Reviews compares Kindle and Kobo: eBooks, eReaders, Apps and prices.
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