Category: Smashwords

Kobo user data reveals reader habits

Publishers Weekly says Kobo’s user data reveals the true character of its readers.

Kobo launches in Turkey

Digital Book World reports that Kobo has launched in Turkey.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

Integrated light for Energy Sistem Screenlight HD eReader

GoodeReader offers an unboxing video of the Spanish Energy Sistem Screenlight HD eReader.