Category: Publishers

DRM still haunting eBook Revolution

GoodeReader talks about DRM (digital rights management) and wonders how much it has messed with the success of the eBook Revolution.

Bestselling eBooks to week ending February 14, 2015

Digital Book World offers its list of 25 bestselling eBooks to week ending February 14, 2015.

Has the formula for enhanced eBook success been discovered?

Digital Book World talks about the positive impact the American Sniper movie’s success has had on its enhanced eBook counterpart.

Free eBook web sites.

GoodeReader posted a long list of web sites that offer free eBook downloads.

eBook bestsellers to February 7, 2015

Digital Book World posted its eBook Bestseller list to February 7, 2015. Exciting to see Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird climbing the charts.

Kindle Unlimited spreads to Canada and Mexico

VentureBeat says Amazon has launched its Kindle Unlimited eBook subscription service in Canada and Mexico. This despite a growing chorus of authors and publishing professionals who say the “$9.99/month, all you can eat” eBook borrowing service undermines the value of eBooks while seriously damaging the financial stability of up and coming writers and publishers. The …

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Scribd adds comic books to virtual shelves

According to the Verge eBook subscription service Scribd has added comic book titles to its catalog.

iBook Bestsellers for week ending Feb. 2/15

Publishers Weekly posted Apple iBooks Bestsellers for week ending February 2, 2015.

2014 eBook market in review and predictions for 2015

EContent provides a look at the 2014 eBook marketplace, and offers some predictions for 2015.

Blinkbox customers will migrate to Kobo

TechCrunch says Tesco will transfer its Blinkbox customers to Kobo. That’s a bit of déjà vu for the Rakuten-owned eBook company Kobo that did the same when Sony got out of the North American eBook business.