Jul 29

$300-Million Loss to eBook Pirates

A Forbes article says U.S. Publishers are losing $300-million annually to eBook Piracy. Then the paper drops the ball with a shrug regarding the reasons eBook Piracy is rife.

eBookRumors.com has been repeating this mantra for years: publishers need to lower prices on eBooks; make them more accessible by removing DRM; and break out of the proprietary formats that undercut all feelings of true ownership.

Consumers clearly feel ripped off by the people who sell them digital products. That’s why they’re so comfortable ripping off the publishers and authors in turn.

Jul 28

Best eBook Stores

MakeUseOf posted its list of best places to buy eBooks.

Jul 26

Revamped Amazon Kindle Oasis 2019 Reviewed

SEENIT reviews the revamped Amazon Kindle Oasis 2019 eBook reader.

Jul 24

Kindle Oasis 2019 Review

Digital Trends reviews the new Kindle Oasis 2019.

Jul 23

Top iOS eReading Apps on the Market

TechnoBezz counts up the best iOS eReading Apps.

Jul 22

Amazon Kindle Oasis 3 Coming Soon!

According to a GoodeReader post the Amazon Kindle Oasis 3 is slated for release this week.

Jul 21

Big Publishers Undermine Fair Market

GoodeReader writes about the ongoing push by legacy publishers to further undermine the eBook Revolution by forcing you to buy only what they want you to buy.

(Sadly, their controlling behavior is also one of the main reasons that eBook Piracy is rampant.)

Jul 20

Do Audible Captions Undermine eBooks?

The Verge says that Amazon is getting pushback from publishers who say the new “caption” feature for Audible Audiobooks will undermine sales of print and eBook versions.

Jul 18

Best eBook Readers of 2019

GoodeReader lists its picks for the best eBook Readers of 2019.

Jul 17

Pearson’s Puts Digital Books First

Publishers Weekly reports on education publisher Pearson’s push to put digital books first. They’re dropping future print editions of their college text books in favor of eText Books.