The Guardian says that eBooks and discounts have driven 98 publishers out of business. ITProPortal posted that angry Indie bookshop owners are repulsed by Amazon’s offer to allow them to sell Kindle eReaders. Digital Book World reports that eBook best seller prices have dropped as the big 5 publishers fail to take many top spots …
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Nov 07
Top 10 eBook best sellers.
MediaShift offers a list of top 10 eBook sellers for the week ending November 3, 2013.
Nov 06
Amazon Kindle coming to Indie Bookstores.
PCMag reports on Amazon offering bricks and mortar Indie bookstores the opportunity to sell Kindle eReaders and receive a cut of eBook purchases made on the devices afterward.
Nov 05
Wattpad Celebrates Seven Years
GoodeReader offers 7th birthday wishes to Wattpad the world’s largest (20 million users) FREE online author/reader community.
Oct 31
Countdown deals at Amazon
Digital Book World posted on Amazon’s new “Countdown” discount deals on Kindle-exclusive books designed to push readers into making the purchase. Here’s an idea: Lower prices! Or how about removing the DRM?
Oct 29
Kindle Matchbook now available
Gizmag says that Amazon Kindle Matchbook has gone live. This new program is designed to give you digital copies of previously purchased hard copy editions. The deal won’t apply to all books, so you’ll have to check out the fine print.
Oct 25
Digital Publishing Update
PBSMediashift offers the top 10 eBook bestsellers for the week ending October 20. According to GalleyCat the New York Times Style Guide update will spell the word eBook as “e-book,” keeping the dash in place. (Even though the same guide will switch spellings from “e-mail” to “email.” So go figure.) The Library Journal says librarians …
Oct 22
Apple to release new versions of its iPad
The Los Angeles Times says in a post that the pressure is on Apple at an event today where it is expected to roll out new versions of its regular and mini iPads.
Oct 21
Publishers struggle with online retailers for dominance
Tech2 posted on the challenges facing publishers as the eBook Revolution grows and online retailers take the dominant position.
Oct 20
35% of Americans own a tablet
PCMag quotes a of Pew’s Internet & American Life survey that says 35 percent of Americans (16+) now own a tablet. Are they all reading eBooks? Well that remains to be seen, but it’s sure an encouraging amount of growth. (Especially in a slowly recovering global economy. Can you imagine the eBook Revolution in a …
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