Category: Publishers

A drop in eBook price for Big Five publishers

Author Earnings reports a drop in eBook prices for the Big Five publishers. This after the same Big Five publishers artificially raised prices to poison the eBook market and force readers to buy print books. The result was a general stagnation in sales, loss in consumer confidence and a degeneration in eBook discoverability. This new shift …

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Best eBook apps for iOS and Android

Phone Arena talks about the best eBook reading apps for iOS and Android.

Kobo Glo HD and Kindle Oasis Compared

GoodeReader compares the Kobo Glo HD eReader and the Amazon Kindle Oasis. (Video at the link.)

Apple iBooks bestsellers to May 25/16

Publishers Weekly offers Apple iBooks bestsellers to May 25/16.

Color E Ink displays inch closer to the eReading market

Engadget writes about E Ink’s long-awaited full-color displays. So far, it’s just for signage, but adding the colorful and easy-on-the-eyes technology to eReaders could invigorate the hand-held device market.

Simon & Schuster cheats authors on eBook royalties

GoodeReader writes that Simon & Schuster is cheating authors out of eBook royalties.

Calibre 2.57 adds driver for the BQ Cervantes 3 Reader

Softpedia says Calibre 2.57 eBook Management Software has added a driver for the BQ Cervantes 3 Reader.

eBook Boom in India’s Future

Digital Book World predicts an eBook boom in India.

eBook Subscription Services – Pros and Cons

Consumer Reports talks the pros and cons of eBook subscription services. They’re not for everybody. (Scribd and OverDrive pay Indie Authors actual royalties.)

Big publishers continue to mess with eBook market

GoodeReader writes about the mess that the big publishers have made of the eBook market.