Category: eBook Software

New Version of Calibre eBook editor now available

Softpedia reports that a new version of Calibre eBook editor and management software is now available.

Indie Authors still powering the eBook Revolution

The BBC writes about the eBook Revolution coming of age. The impact of Indie authors is still being felt, and remains an unpredictable source of momentum for an industry with a long future ahead of it.

Kindle eReader firmware update pending

The Verge reports Amazon’s Kindle eReaders are slated to receive a firmware update.

Libraries struggle with publishers in the eBook Revolution

American Libraries posted on the trials and tribulations facing libraries in the eBook Revolution. Publishers still hold all of the cards.

Indies continue to grab market share with reasonable prices and innovation

A Guardian article confirms that the decrease in UK eBook sales can be blamed directly on the Five Biggest UK Publishers’ insistence on using Agency Pricing that allows them to set their eBook prices disagreeably high. (A practice they’ve adopted to undermine the eBook market and to force consumers back to print.) The article goes on …

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eBook publishing and design tips

Digital Book World offers some eBook publishing and design tips.

Publishers thinking outside the box

Digital Book World talks about some interesting developments in digital publishing.

Kobo wants Indie “Writing Life” authors to purchase $100 ISBNs

GoodeReader writes that Kobo wants Indie authors who publish through Kobo Writing Life to purchase ISBN numbers for $100 a pop. (Sounds like Kobo Writing Life is shooting itself in the foot.)

eBook publishing tips from Macworld

Macworld offers eBook publishing tips for Indie authors.

Kobo to offer reading time estimates

GoodeReader says Kobo is developing a system on their website that will estimate how long it takes to read an eBook–before you buy it. (Obviously a tool for the attention-impaired.)