Category: eBook Stores

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

InkCase Plus turns your smartphone into an eReader

Liliputing has a review of the InkCase Plus E Ink case for smartphones. Very interesting little gadget.

Old biases remain in eBook publishing

The Huffington Post has a piece that defines some of the biases toward Indie authors and online retail sales that were prevalent in the pre-eBook world, and continue to this day.

Race to purge illegal titles from used eBook seller’s catalog

Gigaom updates us on used eBook seller Tom Kabinet purging illegal eBooks from its catalog as it races to comply with a judge’s order that shut the online retailer down.

Barnes and Noble Nook Reading Challenge

Authorlink  posted on Barnes and Noble’s upcoming Nook Reading Challenge for 2015.

eBook bestseller list to January 17 shows agency pricing return

The Digital Book World bestseller list to week ending January 17 show new deals with Amazon have allowed publishers to start “agency” overpricing their titles.

Used eBook sales site ordered closed

PCWorld says the used eBook sales site Tom Cabinet has been ordered closed by the Dutch courts pending a revamp of its sketchy ownership verification procedures, and a purge of illegally obtained or pirated eBooks.

iBooks gains 1-million new customers a week

Gigaom reports that Apple was wise to include iBooks pre-installed in its fall launch of iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite. iBooks has logged one million new customers per week since mid-September.

Oyster, Scribd and Kindle Unlimited compared

GottaBeMobile compares eBook subscription services Oyster, Scribd and Kindle Unlimited.

Waterstones to purchase Blink Box

GoodeReader reports that UK bookseller Waterstones is in talks to acquire Blinkbox Books to add a digital offering to their bricks and mortar chain of retail stores.

Social Media may be more talk than action for authors

Digital Book World posted on the true value of Social Media for authors.