Gigaom reports Indie author publisher Smashwords has inked a deal with Overdrive that will see thousands of its titles made available for purchase by the 28,000 libraries the international distributor services.
Category: eBooks
eBook formats listed and discussed.
May 19
Book blurbs can make a strong first impression
Digital Book World posted a story on the importance of book blurbs.
May 18
Kindle DX vs Paperwhite 2
GoodeReader compares the Amazon Kindle DX to the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2.
May 16
eBook Revolution Update
Digital Book World says that according to the CEO of Scribd the eBook subscription service has 400,000 eBooks and is ahead of competitor Oyster in publisher revenue. Lifehacker posted on a FREE eBook about the ins and outs of Apple App design. Media Week says the AOP Digital Publishing Awards shortlist has been announced. Publishers Weekly has a …
May 15
Free eBooks make good business sense
GoodeReader has a post chronicling the ongoing (though failing) war between traditional publishing and the new author-friendly eBook publishing model. FREE eBooks work if you cannot force readers to buy your books, or entice them with corporate-sized promotions. Ask any Indie author.
May 14
Readers’ Choice Awards for eReaders and Tablets
Find out about PC Mag’s Readers’ Choice Awards for eReaders and Tablets at the link.
May 13
FREE 3-Month eBook Subscription at Scribd
Scribd offers a FREE 3-Month (All-you-can-read) eBook subscription to Paste Magazine readers.
May 12
Is Kobo developing its own GoodReads?
GoodeReader reports that Kobo may be developing a new social eBook club to rival Amazon’s GoodReads after its recent acquisition of Sony’s U.S., European and Australian eBook-buying clients.
May 11
Italian bookstore chain to sell Kindles
Digital Book World reports that Amazon has partnered with the leading Italian bookstore chain, Giunti, to sell Kindles.
May 09
Digital publishing update
Engadget reports that the transition is underway for Kobo to take over Sony’s eBook business. PCMag says U.S. Navy sailors will receive free Navy eReader Devices, the fruits of a partnership between Findaway World and the Navy General Library Program (NGLP). Digital Book World has a story that suggests Amazon is getting hostile with Hachette Book Group. …
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