Category: eBook Stores

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eBook Revolution Update

The Daily Mail Online reports on a PEW Research study that says half of U.S. respondents owned an eReader or tablet. Additionally, traditional “paper” books are holding their own in popularity so that’s a win-win for everybody. GalleyCat says Barnes and Noble is offering a Free eBook for a Nook app promotion in Australia. WilmingtonBiz …

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Marketing and social media platforms for Indie authors and publishers

Digital Book World gives a list of marketing and social media platforms for Indie authors and publishers.

eBook prices compared in the US and UK

Techcrunch compares eBook pricing in the U.S. and the U.K.

Simon & Schuster extends its international reach

Galleycat draws attention to a sometimes overlooked part of the eBook Revolution with a post on Simon & Schuster boasting their largest international growth with 2013 eBook sales reaching almost 200 countries.

Tips for eBook Designers

Digital Book World offers five tips for eBook designers who want to add some color and style to their displays.

Spanish-language books win on eReaders

The Los Angeles Times reports that Spanish-language books are finding their niche on eReaders.

Digital Publishing Headlines

Digital Book World offers five reasons why the global eBook marketplace registered huge growth in 2013. The World Bulletin says that the eBook Revolution is about to surge in Turkey. Talking New Media reports that Thin Reads has released its eBook singles best-seller list for 2013. Booktrade posted that Russia is now the third biggest …

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Barnes and Noble reports a decline in revenue over holiday season.

Deadline posted on Barnes and Noble marking a decline in revenue over the holiday season, with a real drop felt by its Nook devices.

Slump in eBook sales exaggerated

The Irish Times’ Eoin Purcell reports that the rumors of the 2013 slump in eBooks sales may have been greatly exaggerated. (Or miscalculated…)

Not on my bookshelf…

Here’s an interesting story at Time on how digital publishing allows perfectly normal human curiosity to peruse a thousand shades of crazy that you’d never be caught dead reading.