Just when you thought life was distracting enough, Mashable says the Booktrack digital publishing tool lets publishers customize a playlist of music or songs to be synchronized with your eReading.
Category: Publishers
Sep 10
eBook subscription services on the way.
Digital Book World has posted on eBook subscription services Oyster and eReatah.
Sep 08
Apple can keep its 30% share of in-app eBook sales.
ComputerWorld says a U.S. Federal Judge has upheld Apple’s restrictive 30% share of in-app e-book sales after the anti-trust guilty verdict has seen other controls move into place for the iPad maker.
Sep 06
Digital Publishing Update
A New York Times post says that the judge has set final restrictions on Apple’s eBook business after a guilty verdict in the Department of Justice’s price-fixing lawsuit against the iPad maker. Mashable says Oyster has released a subscription-based Netflix for eBooks App. Legal Newsline posted Amazon’s explanation of the benefits of the price-fixing settlement against …
Sep 04
New Amazon Kindle Paperwhite shipping September 30
Gizmodo reports on an accidental leak by Amazon of details about their new Kindle Paperwhite due to ship September 30. Some Paperwhite specifications and picture at the link.
Aug 26
eBook subscription platforms must reach the young to succeed.
Digital Book World says in a post that proponents of the eBook subscription platform will have to look to the youth market for success.
Aug 22
Are publishers the new villains in the eBook Revolution?
The Guardian Books Blog wonders why publishers are the new villains in the digital age.
Aug 21
In defense of the eReader.
CIO’s James A. Martin gives us a few words in defense of the dedicated eBook Reader. Think E Ink, dedicated device, and escape from all the bells and whistles.
Aug 20
Google wants sound in eBooks
Geekwire posted on Google’s desire to patent sound effects (audio trigger points) for eBooks in accordance with the Internet search giant’s wish to engage more of the reader’s senses.
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