Category: Publishers

E Ink’s New On-Cell Touch ePaper Screens Could Make eReaders Cheaper

Gizmodo reports that E INK’s new On-Cell Touch ePaper Screens with a pre-loaded Touchscreen layer should lower the price of eBook Readers.

The Benefits of eBook Reading

GoodeReader lists some great reasons for embracing eBooks and other advances in digital content consumption.

New Amazon Fire Tablet on the Way?

GoodeReader says that Amazon might have a new Fire Tablet in the works.

Amazon Amazes by Evolving Kindle Display Surface to Meet Industry Standard

Slashgear reports on Amazon’s breakthrough update to Kindle eReaders. You can now set the device to show the cover of the book you’re currently reading. Honestly? This is news primarily because Kobo and other eReaders have been doing this since the early days of the eBook Revolution. The truth is, Amazon resisted that logical step …

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Sigil EPUB Creation Tool

ItsFoss writes about EPUB-editing software Sigil for Linux, Windows and MacOS.

Borrow eBooks & Audiobooks with BorrowBox

TechGuide writes about the BorrowBox app that will let you borrow eBooks and Audiobooks from your local library.

Barnes and Noble Glowlight 3 eReader Returns

GoodeReader reports that the Barnes and Noble Glowlight 3 eReader is back in stock after selling out in March.

Amazon and Big Five Publishers Collude in Anti-trust/Price-fixing

ArsTechnica untangles the anti-trust and price-fixing litigation surrounding Amazon and the big five legacy publishers—HarperCollins, Hachette, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Random House. The same publishers pulled this scam colluding with Apple (that paid $450-mil settlement on denial of appeal) in 2007, but the five settled out of court. (Publishers paid out tens of …

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Read Your Way Out of Quarantine

Looks like COVID restrictions are continuing to give us great reasons to dig into a good eBook. Isolated or quarantined? Here are some web sites with Free eBooks to help pass the time while social distancing, and to stock your eLibrary. You’ll find a wide selection of classics, contemporary and non-fiction titles. Bookmark these pages. …

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Amazon KDP Ditches MOBI File Format for Publishing

GoodeReader reports that Amazon KDP will no longer support the MOBI, PRC or AZK file formats for Kindle eBook publishing.