Digital Book World says a decline in Hunger Games sales is impacting Scholastic profits. The Huffington Post talks about smart authors using the web for success. According to The Verge, Sony Pictures Television is bringing its interactive Breaking Bad eBook exclusively to iPad. MacWorld suggests Apple could take the market lead on removing DRM (digital …
Category: Affordable eBooks
Online book sellers and authors offering affordable options for eBook readers.
Jul 12
eBook Revolution Update
Bloomberg says Amazon stands to gain market share after Apple’s guilty verdict in the price-fixing lawsuit against the iPad maker. A Star Online column defines the “Reading Revolution” by taking us from clay tablets to eBooks and iPads. Deadline Hollywood reports on Indie Author Matthew Mather selling the movie rights to his novel Cyber Storm to 20th …
Jul 11
More on the Apple eBook Price-fixing Conspiracy Guilty Verdict
Paid Content expands on the guilty verdict Apple received for its role in an eBook price-fixing conspiracy, and makes some predictions about its impact on the eBook Revolution.
Jul 10
Apple Guilty of price-fixing
US District Judge Denise Cote said the following in a 160-page ruling. “The plaintiffs have shown that the publisher defendants conspired with each other to eliminate retail price competition in order to raise e-book prices, and that Apple played a central role in facilitating and executing that conspiracy… Without Apple’s orchestration of this conspiracy it …
Jul 08
Kobo Aura HD reviewed at PC Advisor
Kobo’s premium E Ink eReader the Aura HD with front light continues to get excellent reviews. PC Advisor has its say at the link.
Jul 01
eBook “shorts” or “singles” are on the rise.
The Wall Street Journal says that eBook “shorts” (or “singles“) are on the rise.
Jun 28
eBook Revolution Update
NDTV Gadgets says the Kindle Paperwhite eBook reader and Kindle Fire HD tablets are now available at Amazon.in. Digital Book World reports that American publishing revenues are rising abroad thanks to the eBook. Wired says big publishers think genre fiction is the future for eBooks. (A publisher no-brainer since genre titles, a lot of them Indie, …
Jun 27
Barnes and Noble still bright with eBooks and apps.
Quartz says that though Barnes and Noble is getting out of the Nook Tablet-making business, the future should be bright if the book seller embraces the sale of eBooks, focuses on single-purpose Nook devices and encourages the adoption of its eBook selling App.
Jun 21
Digital Publishing Headlines
Digital Book World reports on the slowly rising average price of eBook Best Sellers. The Montreal Gazette says that in closing arguments in the U.S. Department of Justice anti-trust lawsuit against Apple, the iPad maker (predictably) denied being part of a conspiracy to artificially increase the price of eBooks. The Washington Times posted on the frustration publishers feel …
Jun 18
Deals continue on Barnes and Noble eReading devices
Digital Book World posted on Barnes and Noble’s ongoing efforts to boost their place in the eBook Revolution with continuing deals on the once market leading Nook Tablets and eReaders.
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