GoodeReader posted Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn’s take on his company’s picking up where Sony left off.
Category: eBooks
eBook formats listed and discussed.
Aug 16
More victims of price-fixing conspiracy
Publishers Weekly posted on Judge Denise Cote’s order for mediation in a new dispute in which eBook retailers claim they were forced out of business by the 2010 eBook price fixing conspiracy led by Apple and five major publishers (Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan and Penguin).
Aug 15
Top ranking eBook publishers for 2014
Digital Book World ranks the top eBook publishers for 2014 (to date).
Aug 13
Obstacles to “fixed-layout” eBooks
Digital Book World offers five things for authors and publishers to watch for before making “fixed-layout” eBooks.
Aug 12
BiblioBoard library platform for eBooks increases catalog
Digital Book World reports that BiblioBoard eBook platform for libraries has inked deals with distributors to increase its catalog.
Aug 11
Amazon: eBook prices too high!
According to an Entertainment Weekly post Amazon continues the back and forth with publisher Hachette by saying that eBook prices are unjustifiably high.
Aug 10
Hatchette CEO responds to Amazon-inspired letters
Digital Book World has Hachette CEO Michael Pietsch’s rebuttal to Amazon’s call for readers to contact him directly as part of the ongoing battle between the publisher and the online book seller.
Aug 09
Amazon and Hachette continue to punch it out
The Verge offers the latest on the continuing feud between Amazon and Hachette publishing. Both sides are rallying the troops.
Aug 08
Bowker reports drop in print book production
Digital Book World reports that according to world-leader in book information, Bowker, the production of traditional print books dropped significantly in 2013.
Aug 07
Scribd upgrades its eBook subscription service
The Next Web reports that eBook subscription service Scribd has streamlined its platform.
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