GoodeReader writes about Amazon trying to coax publishers and agents into the Kindle Unlimited all-you-can-eat (kinda) eBook subscription service. It isn’t going to happen. The traditional publishers don’t want in, even if they’re offered perks and their titles do not have to be exclusive, because Kindle Unlimited has already snared a lot of the unpredictable Indie eBook competition …
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Apr 22
China government suspends iBooks and iTune movies
The Los Angeles Times reports Apple customers in China wanting refunds after their iBooks and iTune movies were suspended at the request of government authorities.
Apr 21
New options available for Kindle Fire Tablet
Digital Book World reports on Amazon adding new colors and storage to its Fire tablet. The black Fire will now be accompanied by tangerine, blue and magenta versions with the option of having 8-Gig storage for $49.99 or 16-Gig for $69.99.
Apr 20
Romance titles account for 50% or Smashwords’ sales
Citing a recent survey, Galleycat says that while Fiction accounts for 89.5% of overall sales at the Smashwords Indie publishing platform, 50% of them are Romance titles.
Apr 19
Supreme Court passes on Google book copying case
Digital Book World reports on the U.S. Supreme Court refusing to review the fair use finding in the ten-year-old book copying case against Google.
Apr 17
Russian platform vKontakte going after eBook pirates
TorrentFreak reports that Russian social networking platform vKontakte is FINALLY cracking down on eBook piracy. The marketplace expected that there would be some eBook piracy, but things are out of control. And up until now, it seemed there was very little being done about it. Let’s hope this is just the first of many efforts to slow …
Apr 15
OverDrive signs 500 new publishers
Digital Book World reports that industry-leading distribution platform for eBooks and audiobooks OverDrive has added 500 new publishers to its Global eBook Catalog.
Apr 14
Amazon veers away from democratized eBook reading
Techspective continues the discussion about the expensive new Kindle Oasis eReader as Amazon increases the price of reading an eBook by adding bells and whistles few have asked for. The Oasis is a good looking piece of hardware, but the online retail giant has forgotten it once championed the low cost, convenience and accessibility of eBooks. …
Apr 11
New report predicts US eBook market to reach $13-Billion by 2020
Talking New Media reports that the US eBook Market will continue to grow to $13-Billion by 2020.
Apr 08
Barnes and Noble outsourcing some Nook eBook services
Venture Beat reports Barnes and Noble outsourcing some of its Nook eBook services to Bahwan CyberTek (BCT) in India.
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