Longbox Digital Comics was developed as a comic book launch platform (an iTunes for digital comics) rumored to offer issues at .99 each for download to Mac, PC, and Linux. You can read the story here at comicbookresources.com. Individual publishers are free to price their own products, but the smart ones will keep it sensible. We talked about uclick.com doing …
Category: eBook Stores
A growing list of web sites that sell eBooks. Pros and Cons...
Jun 25
Slow News Day at eBook Rumors…
Okay, this is hardly breaking news but Legend Press is entering the eBook market with the release of one (I know just one…) of their titles. They’re including author video among other added features. Read about it here at Bookseller.com. I think it deserves mention for two reasons. First of all, I’m a Dr. Who fan …
Jun 21
Google Books
All right, I’ve put this off long enough. I suppose I was waiting for all the legal blather to pass (wishful thinking on my part). You can read about the court wrangle over Google Books at PCWorld here. Google Books offers tons of public domain material for download, as well as sales and samples from a growing …
Jun 18
Interesting development at MP Publishing.
From a press release: “MP Publishing is acquiring thousands of book titles from publishers all over the world and making them available for instant download through their website, www.skoobestore.com, and through mass distribution channels.” Read the full release here. What I like about this crew is they’re open to established publishing houses and independent authors. …
Jun 16
Kindle DX ‘sold out…’
Amazon.com’s new Kindle DX with the 9.7 inch screen and $489 price tag sold out within three days of its June 10 release. Read a story about it here. The Kindle DX should be back on sale (restocked) by June 17. I’ve been skeptical of market babble like ‘sold out’ ever since I discovered that …
Jun 13
Simon and Shuster gets into the act…
Stephen King publisher Simon & Shuster has taken the leap and opened a virtual storefront at Scribd.com. Read the story here. Called the Youtube for eBooks, the document sharing site, Scribd.com, allows publishers and independent authors to offer samples of their eBooks and make direct sales to readers. Simon & Shuster is making 5,000 titles …
Jun 11
And it’s WAR!
Okay. ‘War’ may be overstating, but you have to agree this is going to stir the pot. I love it! Borders is offering a Sony® Reader Digital Book PRS-505 with a list price of $299.99 for just $199.99. Check out the specifics here. It’s a sale, yes. A limited time offer too, but it’s exactly what …
Jun 09
Steampunk Tales Issue #1 NOW AVAILABLE!
Steampulp Publishing LLCÂ has released the world’s first electronic pulp fiction magazine created exclusively for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Emulating the style of the pulp adventure magazines of the 1920s and ’30s, Steampunk Tales #1 contains first-run and original fiction written by an A+ list of award-winning authors. Issue #1 contains 10 short stories …
Jun 08
Digital book “ecosystem?”
Here‘s a story at Top News about Google’s plans to get up in Amazon’s grill and offer a sales and search platform to eBook authors, publishers and stores. I’m cool with it. Competition is good for business. My only concern is we’re really talking about an online marketplace for digital books, aren’t we? It worries me when …
Jun 07
It’s a good day to read…
Okay. A slow eBook news day is a good day to read an eBook. Check out these collections and free offers. The libraries and web sites in the list are constantly adding new titles and different editions so it’s always worth going back to download something to read, or to grab eBooks old or new …
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