Category: Affordable eBooks

Online book sellers and authors offering affordable options for eBook readers.

Use of eReaders continues to rise in the UK

The eMarketer reports that eReader use continues to rise in the UK. Apparently, people want digital and paper books.

Waterproof Kobo Aura ONE reviewed

Techaeris reviews the waterproof Kobo Aura ONE. Video at the link.

eBook sales undermined by legacy publishers’ over-pricing

Information Today Inc. takes the temperature of the top eBook sales platforms to determine the actual health of the industry. Statistics suggest it is the legacy publishers that are slowing sales by overpricing their titles.

Open eBook format threatened by profiteers

Courthouse News says eBook Pioneer OverDrive Inc. is suing to stop profiteering from changes to open eBook format.

OverDrive Education launches shared eBook service

The Journal reports on OverDrive Education’s launch of its Shared Collections collaborative eBook platform.

The eBook Revolution rolls into 2017

EContent makes some predictions about the eBook Revolution as it moves into 2017.

The $200 Kobo Arc Tablet eReader

MaddApple talks about the $200 Kobo Arc Tablet eReader (and more).

Calibre 2.77 eBook management software bugfix release

Softpedia reports on the Calibre 2.77 Open-Source eBook management software bugfix release.

Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet 7 unboxing video

GoodeReader posted a Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet 7 unboxing video.

Norway wants more English-language bestsellers

Publishers Weekly reports that Norway’s biggest eBook seller Ebok.no’s search for English language bestsellers is being hampered by the “big five” publishers that continue to undermine the eBook Revolution’s international growth with overpriced titles and  simulated scarcity.