Category: eBooks

eBook formats listed and discussed.

Monetizing back-lists

Digital Book World offers authors three tips for monetizing their back-lists.

eBook Revolution Update

Huffington Post has some excellent ideas for eBook layout that include putting the Table of Contents at the back. Digital Book World says Apple added 16 million iPads and nearly 44 million iPhones to the marketplace last quarter. That’s a lot of eReading devices! Forbes offers Amazon Indie publishing tips. A post at Digital Book World reports young …

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No trial delay for Apple

Tech2 reported that US District Judge Denise Cote has denied Apple’s bid to delay a trial that will allow more than 2 dozen states to pursue damages in relation to the iPad maker’s participation in a price-fixing conspiracy for which it was found guilty in 2013.

Authors at odds with MacAdam Cage

A Publishers Weekly story says authors are at odds with publisher MacAdam Cage over unpaid eBook royalties.

eBooks inspire art show

Digital Book World reports on a New York art exhibit inspired by eBooks.

Kids have adopted paper and eBooks

A Phys.org post says that children have solved the paper versus digital book debate by using both.

“Add Amazon Books” coming to Goodreads

Digital Book World reports that Goodreads members in the U.S., Canada, and Australia will soon be able to take advantage of an “Add Amazon Books” feature. Service to be available in the next few weeks.

Amazon builds eBook service for Samsung devices

CNET reports that Amazon has custom-built an eBook service for Samsung devices that will give users a free eBook every month.

63% of men in poll rarely read books

The Bookseller quotes a Reading Agency survey that says 63% of men queried rarely read books preferring to catch movie versions of popular titles.

The American Library Association says library and publisher eBook relationship improving

Digital Book World posted on an American Library Association report that says the relationship between libraries and publishers regarding eBooks is getting better but needs work.