Category: eBook Stores

A growing list of web sites that sell eBooks. Pros and Cons...

Smashwords to allow pre-orders of unfinished titles

According to a GalleyCat post Indie publisher and distributor Smashwords will now allow authors to offer pre-orders of their titles for up to a year in advance of a sales date.

Amazon updates Kindle Paperwhite

Engadget talks about Amazon’s updated Kindle Paperwhite eBook reader. It ships June 30th for $119 US.

Lumin to light the way at Oyster

The Verge posted on Oyster eBook subscription service’s light-adjusting Lumin feature for its eReading Apps.

Amazon will rankle short story writers with changes to Kindle Unlimited

Publishers Weekly reports on changes Amazon is making to its Kindle Unlimited “all you can eat” eBook subscription service. Now Amazon is going to pay authors based on each page read. (This is bound to rankle the short story writers who were cleaning up under the old “10% read for a full share” system.) What exactly constitutes …

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Tools to create professional eBooks

The Australian Financial Review offers simple tools to create professional eBooks.

Tips for Indie publishing success

The Express offers Indie author Rachel Abbot’s tips for success.

EU to investigate Amazon

The Guardian reports that a European commission will study the method to Amazon’s eBook domination.

Top ten Apple eBooks to June 8, 2015

abcNEWS offers the top ten Apple iBooks to week ending June 8, 2015.

HarperCollins adds thousands of titles to K-12 eReading platform

Digital Book World reports on HarperCollins adding “thousands” of titles to the Actively Learn eReading platform.

Social sharing eBook platform Glose for Android

Talking New Media talks about the Glose social sharing eBook platform now moving to Android.