ArsTechnica untangles the anti-trust and price-fixing litigation surrounding Amazon and the big five legacy publishers—HarperCollins, Hachette, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Random House. The same publishers pulled this scam colluding with Apple (that paid $450-mil settlement on denial of appeal) in 2007, but the five settled out of court. (Publishers paid out tens of …
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Mar 31
Spanish Audiobooks Coming from Scribd
GoodeReader says the Scribd eBook subscription platform is going to produce original audiobooks for the Spanish marketplace.
Mar 27
Publishers (and Amazon) Continue Fight Against Public Libraries
Publishers Weekly reports on a popular Library eBook Bill moving quickly through Maryland State Government that will force publishers (and Amazon) to offer “reasonable” terms when selling their titles to public libraries.
Mar 26
Read Your Way Out of Quarantine
Looks like COVID restrictions are continuing to give us great reasons to dig into a good eBook. Isolated or quarantined? Here are some web sites with Free eBooks to help pass the time while social distancing, and to stock your eLibrary. You’ll find a wide selection of classics, contemporary and non-fiction titles. Bookmark these pages. …
Mar 24
Check Out the Bigme S3 7.8-inch Color eReader
GoodeReader offers up a peek at the Bigme S3 7.8-inch Color eReader. Video at the link.
Mar 20
Amazon KDP Ditches MOBI File Format for Publishing
GoodeReader reports that Amazon KDP will no longer support the MOBI, PRC or AZK file formats for Kindle eBook publishing.
Mar 18
Amazon vs Public Libraries vs Legacy Publishers
Techdirt offers an update on the current Amazon vs. Public Libraries debate, and the ongoing struggle between legacy eBook publishers and eBook Lending Institutions.
Mar 14
Onyx Boox Nova 3 Color eReader Review
GoodeReader posted its Onyx Boox Nova 3 Color eReader review.
Mar 12
eBook Options other than Amazon
InputMag offers up some eBook options if you want to buy into digital reading without going all-in with Amazon Kindle. (We’d add the indie-driven Smashwords retail eBook platform to the list.)
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