GoodeReader has a story on how the competition is getting tough for eBook retailers Kobo and Sony in light of Amazon’s planned acquisition of GoodReads.
Category: Publishers
Mar 31
Publishers report eBooks bolster profits.
Publishers Weekly has a post about the impact of eBook sales on profits for publishers who have previously cried poor about eBook pricing. In some cases, the profits are reported by companies that paid out penalties for their part in an illegal price-fixing conspiracy with Apple. While it’s good to see the eBook adoption and …
Mar 30
Amazon to buy GoodReads
GoodeReader reports that Amazon is in the process of purchasing GoodReads. Authors and readers should benefit from the review and rating integration that will follow, but Amazon’s competitors are going to wish they’d purchased the social site themselves.
Mar 29
Mix of traditional and Indie publishing is key to the future.
Digital Book World offers this post on the current state of publishing for authors (traditional and Indie) and predicts a bright future for hybrids.
Mar 27
What’s next in digital publishing?
Paid Content offers a post on what’s next in digital publishing. New payment models, platforms and more leading up to paidContent Live on April 17 in New York City.
Mar 26
Educators create low-cost, high quality eTexts!
GoodeReader reports on a grassroots effort by educators that created low-cost, high quality eTextbooks for students.
Mar 25
eBook Revolution headed to France
PBS MediaShift says that despite rumors to the contrary the eBook Revolution is underway in France with 1 in 5 people having taken a dip in the digital waters and read an eBook. There’s still a lot of resistance with half the population polled saying they’d never adopt the technology, but that’s a familiar story …
Mar 24
eShorts popular at Amazon
GoodeReader has a post on Amazon Kindle Singles editor-in-chief David Blum and the popularity of the eShort stories (5,000 and 30,000 words).
Mar 22
Digital Publishing Updates
Mediabistro reports that almost half of Americans plan to buy an eBook this year. Digital Book World says publisher Simon & Schuster is bringing anti-piracy data to authors. Anything to sink their hooks deeper into their stock of writers. The Economist posted on developments in electronic lending and libraries. The challenges continue. GoodeReader reports that …
Mar 20
Blio restructured to form Media Arc
GoodeReader says that eMusic and K-NFB Reading have teamed up to restructure audio book and technology provider Blio to form a new entity Media Arc.
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