Here is Gizmag’s 2013 eReader Comparison Guide. Just so you to know where your new gifted eBook reader stands against the competition. (Or in the event you’re going to go after your E Ink reading device during the Boxing Day sales to come…)
Category: Affordable eBooks
Online book sellers and authors offering affordable options for eBook readers.
Dec 23
Library eBook checkouts surge in 2013
Digital Book World says that according to eBook distributor OverDrive, six U.S. libraries counted over 1-million eBook checkouts in 2013.
Dec 22
Kindle PaperWhite versus Nook Glowlight
Digital Trends pits the Amazon Kindle PaperWhite against the Barnes & Noble Nook Glowlight to see which eReader is the best value.
Dec 19
eBook subscription service competition heating up
Forbes offers an update on the players in the burgeoning eBook subscription service market now occupied by Scribd, Oyster and Entitle. With the eBook sales market maturing, it sounds like good timing for consumer options like this, but with all the services overlapping their launches, things are bound to be competitive.
Dec 17
Follet adds Macmillan to school eBook distribution list
Digital Book World reports that Follet has now added Macmillan to its list of publishers (Simon & Schuster, Random House and Hachette so far…) with whom it has inked deals to distribute their eBooks in schools.
Dec 16
Entitle eBook subscription service launches.
Mashable has a story on the new Entitle eBook subscription service that plans to be the Netflix for eBooks with a twist.
Dec 15
Oscar-hopeful screenplays available as free eBook downloads.
GoodeReader reports that the screenplays for this year’s movies in contention for Academy Awards are available as free PDFs for online or tablet viewing, or for the eBook savvy as files for conversion to a compatible reflowable text format. For all those Oscar fans in the crowd.
Dec 13
Digital Publishing News
Digital Book World offers its top ten eBook best-sellers list for the week ending December 8, 2013. Engadget says Google has made it easier to upload eBook libraries to Play Books. Talking New Media says Simon & Schuster has formed a partnership with Follet to bring 450+ PreK-12 eBook titles to the Titlewave® platform. The …
Dec 12
eBook best-seller price war heats up
Digital Book World continues to track the eBook best-seller price war that is brewing as the holiday season approaches with the average title reaching an all-time low.
Dec 07
eBook Revolution Update
BBC has a story about Yota’s new phone that boasts two screens. On one side the Android device offers the traditional full color screen, while on the other you’ll find an E Ink screen. The designers have incorporated the low-energy E Ink for static displays, but one wonders if you can read eBooks on it. There …
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