A Reuters story says that online retailer Rakuten, the owner of Canadian eBook company Kobo Inc., has reached out to purchase the American library eBook lending service OverDrive Inc. for about $410 million.
Category: eBook Stores
A growing list of web sites that sell eBooks. Pros and Cons...
Mar 19
Barnes and Noble stands behind Nook
GoodeReader reports on Barnes and Noble’s renewed commitment to its Nook Book division, with the bricks and mortar book giant now planning the addition of Nook Audio books. This initiative from an eBook Revolution challenger that has been counted out more than once can be attributed to the dilution of the market that many blame on Amazon’s restrictive Kindle Unlimited …
Mar 18
How Apple iPad is changing education
Techradar describes how Apple iPads are changing education.
Mar 17
Top Apple iBooks-US for week ending March 16, 2015
Chron lists the top ten Apple iBooks-US for the week ending March 16, 2015.
Mar 16
Enter Barnes & Noble’s #NOOKReadingStyle Sweepstakes
MarketWatch reports on Barnes & Noble’s #NOOKReadingStyle Sweepstakes that will run from March 16-31. Book lovers can enter for a chance to win exciting prizes at the NOOK Facebook Page. Details on winning a $500 Gilt E-Gift Card, a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK and 100 $25 Barnes and Noble Gift Cards at the link.
Mar 15
Barnes and Noble Nook still in the game
MarketWatch reports that while Barnes and Noble may be shifting its focus to digital content the Nook eReader still figures in its future.
Mar 13
Kobo developing eReading App for Windows Phone 8
According to GoodeReader Kobo is developing an eReading App for Windows Phone 8.
Mar 12
Top 10 iBook bestsellers to March 9/15
ABC News offers up the top ten iBook bestsellers for the week ending March 9, 2015.
Mar 11
Time to get mobile-friendly
Digital Book World posted on the necessity for publishers, actually anyone in the publishing industry with a web presence, to make their web sites “mobile-friendly” to suit Google’s new search algorithm.
Mar 10
Best eBook Readers Compared
Tech Times compares the best and brightest eBook readers in this post.







