We’ll take advantage of a slow news day in the eBook Revolution to give you a link to a GoodeReader video tutorial on borrowing Overdrive library books with your Nook Tablet.
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Dec 01
Library usage jumps over eBooks
The Grande Bibliotheque in Montreal, Quebec, Canada claims that eBooks are responsible for a 45% increase in library usage. A GoodeReader story says the Montreal library has added 200,000 new Book titles to facilitate the growth.
Jul 18
The Best Places to get eBooks
Lifehacker offers a list of its five best for eBook download or purchase. I’m going to add one myself because I don’t believe any eBook download list is complete without mentioning the FREE ManyBooks.net.
Jun 29
Update on library eBook lending.
GoodeReader posted on the restrictions that face libraries that are joining the eBook Revolution. Some months ago, HarperCollins fired the first shot by arbitrarily deciding that 26 was the magic number of loans (downloads) allowed on a title before libraries had to renew the eBook license. It looked like a crock then, and it looks …
Jun 19
New reality versus outdated thinking…
Techdirt offers a post where Indie author J.A. Konrath has a few words regarding the Mystery Writers of America’s outdated thinking, and draws a parallel with some of the mindsets seen among traditional publishers who seem reluctant to embrace the eBook Revolution in its entirety. The truth is the new open digital publishing market has …
Jun 03
Dark Valentine Magazine Ceases Publication with Anniversary Issue
Dark Valentine Magazine, a quarterly webzine first published in June 2010, will close its digital doors as of June 3, 2011 when the anniversary issue is uploaded to their site. The last issue, a collection of 15 stories in a variety of genres, is available for free download here: http://darkvalentine.net/ “We wanted to go out …
May 13
Free eBooks for a Weekend Read…
eBookNewser offers a list of ten websites that have FREE eBooks. If you haven’t had a look, now’s a chance to expand your digital library. (I can’t believe they missed Manybooks.net. One of my favorites!) Oh, and while we’re at it, check out eBook Rumor’s list of FREE eBook Download Sites. (Sorry for any overlap…)
Apr 04
Uphill Battle for eBooks in Public Libraries
Jorgen dropped in with a link to an Information Today Inc. story about the hurdles public libraries face at the dawn of the eBook Revolution. It looks like an uphill battle with restrictions on lending, device compatibility problems, proprietary systems, interface and privacy issues to name a few.
Mar 31
More on eBook Pricing
Many thanks to our friend Jorgen for dropping off a link to The Digital Reader where a feature by Eric Landes takes a look at eBook prices and continues the search for digital publishing’s elusive pricing ‘sweet spot.’ An excellent read that many traditional publishers could learn from. (The eBook Revolution demands adaptation. Old business …
Mar 25
Free eBooks Encourage eBook Sales
The Bookseller.com offers statistics that describe the trends driving eBook sales, and consumers are calling FREE titles an important factor in the deal.
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