Category: Free eBooks

Free Quality Ebooks available on the web.

May 02

Indie author access to sales data makes them more adaptable.

GoodeReader says Indie authors have better access to sales information than traditional scribes. Does this make them more adaptable and competitive?

May 01

Will Indie authors push publishers into extinction?

Forbes suggests in a post that Indie authors are in the process of making publishers irrelevant. Will writers and readers hold all the cards in the future?

Apr 07

Judge deals blow to “used” eBook market.

Publishers Weekly says that a judge has dealt a serious blow to the much talked about (and dreamed about by Amazon and Apple) “used” eBook market.

Mar 29

Mix of traditional and Indie publishing is key to the future.

Digital Book World offers this post on the current state of publishing for authors (traditional and Indie) and predicts a bright future for hybrids.

Feb 14

Doctorow’s problem-versus-fact scenario.

Author and Indie-publishing expert Cory Doctorow had some interesting things to say about eBook Piracy in this GoodeReader post.

Feb 11

Overdrive offers free eBook trial to schools.

GoodeReader reports that the eBook lending service provider Overdrive is launching a free eBook trial for schools.

Feb 05

Librarians and the future of eBooks.

The Atlantic Cities posted on what Librarians can expect in an increasingly digital world.

Feb 04

Digital content on the way from GEN Manga

GoodeReader reports that Free eBooks and Korean comics magazines are coming soon from GEN Manga.

Feb 03

Publisher fears undermine public library system.

The Seattle Times op-ed by Alex Alben tells it like it is. Traditional publishers’ fear of digital books is undermining the eBook Revolution and seriously hampering public libraries’ ability to make the transition to the future or reading.

Jan 31

Libraries can score eBook publishers.

The Christian Science Monitor says a new scorecard system is being made available to libraries so they can rate publishers on their eBook offerings in an attempt to improve relationships between the reading facilitators.