Here is Gizmag’s 2013 eReader Comparison Guide. Just so you to know where your new gifted eBook reader stands against the competition. (Or in the event you’re going to go after your E Ink reading device during the Boxing Day sales to come…)
Category: eBook Stores
A growing list of web sites that sell eBooks. Pros and Cons...
Dec 23
Library eBook checkouts surge in 2013
Digital Book World says that according to eBook distributor OverDrive, six U.S. libraries counted over 1-million eBook checkouts in 2013.
Dec 22
Kindle PaperWhite versus Nook Glowlight
Digital Trends pits the Amazon Kindle PaperWhite against the Barnes & Noble Nook Glowlight to see which eReader is the best value.
Dec 20
eBook Revolution Update
Forbes has a post on the new Vellum eBook production tool. Digital Book World offers ten predictions for the eBook Revolution in 2014. GoodeReader has a piece on the value of eBook bundles to writers and readers. Android Police says the Amazon Kindle App update offers font selection, collections and more.
Dec 18
Apple iBooks now gift-worthy…
Macworld reports that Apple will now offer eBook “gifting” in the iBookstore.
Dec 17
Follet adds Macmillan to school eBook distribution list
Digital Book World reports that Follet has now added Macmillan to its list of publishers (Simon & Schuster, Random House and Hachette so far…) with whom it has inked deals to distribute their eBooks in schools.
Dec 16
Entitle eBook subscription service launches.
Mashable has a story on the new Entitle eBook subscription service that plans to be the Netflix for eBooks with a twist.
Dec 15
Oscar-hopeful screenplays available as free eBook downloads.
GoodeReader reports that the screenplays for this year’s movies in contention for Academy Awards are available as free PDFs for online or tablet viewing, or for the eBook savvy as files for conversion to a compatible reflowable text format. For all those Oscar fans in the crowd.
Dec 12
eBook best-seller price war heats up
Digital Book World continues to track the eBook best-seller price war that is brewing as the holiday season approaches with the average title reaching an all-time low.
Dec 10
Indie booksellers lose case against Amazon
Gigaom says a New York Federal judge has thrown out an almost year-old case brought by independent booksellers against Amazon, where they say the Kindle-maker conspired with publishers to create a monopoly whereby the Kindle eReader’s proprietary digital rights management (DRM) software forced consumers to purchase from Amazon exclusively.
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