Category: Publishers

Indie authors and publishers lift UK eBook sales

The Guardian says that Indie authors and publishers are responsible for energizing the UK eBook market.

Samsung and Adobe partner for Papergarden

Talking New Media reports that Samsung has partnered with Adobe on a new magazine marketplace called Papergarden for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S.

Europe loves Romance eBooks

Digital Book World posted the European sales stats for Romance eBooks.

Hachette sells 60% of its eBooks through Amazon

GoodeReader has some interesting background for the Hachette/Amazon book pricing standoff with the publisher deriving 60% of its eBook sales from the Internet retail giant.

New Kindle App allows you to read or listen to your digital book

PCMag says a new Kindle App allows iOS and Android users to easily switch between reading and listening to audio books.

Ingram partners up with EBSCO

Digital Book World reports that Ingram has partnered with EBSCO to add more content and tools to the OASIS library platform.

On the plus side of piracy

Torrent Freak has a post on the positives of eBook Piracy.

Digital Publishing Update

Digital Book World says that Barnes and Noble will partner with Samsung to create a new Nook tablet (Named Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook). Forbes reports on the Entitle eBook subscription service. The Huffington Post has a Mark Coker story on the impact Apple’s new iOS 8 will have on eBook reading.

Hachette’s titles slip on best-seller list

Digital Book World reports that Hachette’s titles are sliding a little on the best-seller list as eBook prices continue to rise. That news and the top 25 eBook best-sellers at the link.

eBooks to outsell paper books by 2018 in UK

According to the Guardian eBooks are set to outsell traditional paper books in the UK by 2018.