Publishers Weekly says Kobo’s user data reveals the true character of its readers.
Category: Smashwords
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 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 13
Amazon Kindle Oasis sleek but not cheap
Mashable posted more on the new Amazon Kindle Oasis that offers a sleek design and improvements for up to $379.00 (without ads).
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.
Apr 07
Integrated light for Energy Sistem Screenlight HD eReader
GoodeReader offers an unboxing video of the Spanish Energy Sistem Screenlight HD eReader.







