Category: Publishers

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.

Amazon vs Public Libraries vs Legacy Publishers

Techdirt offers an update on the current Amazon vs. Public Libraries debate, and the ongoing struggle between legacy eBook publishers and eBook Lending Institutions.

Haiku-centric E INK eReader Available

Hackaday writes about an E INK eBook Reader that is for Haikus only.

Kobo Updates eReader Page

GoodeReader reports that Kobo has changed its eReader page.

Reasons Why You Should Switch to eBooks in 2021

News Anyway lists all the reasons why people should switch to eBooks in 2021.

Digital Memo Pomera DM30 E INK Typewriter Reviewed

GoodeReader reviews the Digital Memo Pomera DM30 E INK Typewriter.

Amazon eBook Price-Fixing Lawsuit Unpacked

PublishersWeekly offers a step-by-step unpacking of the eBook Price-fixing class-action lawsuit that is headed for Amazon and its Big-Five Publisher-accomplices.