eBook Rumors – Page 194 – Rumors about eBooks, eReaders, and Digital Publishing

Aug 25

Calibre 3.30 eBook Management Software Now Available

Neowin reports that FREE open source eBook library management software Calibre 3.30 is now available.

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Aug 24

eBook Revolution to Reset with Kobo/Rakuten-Walmart Challenge

AppleInsider describes Kobo/Rakuten-Walmart’s eBook challenge to Amazon and Apple. It looks like there is a battle for dominance in the offing that will restart and likely reset the eBook Revolution.

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Aug 22

More on Roll Out of the Rakuten/Kobo-Walmart eBook Alliance

TechCrunch has more on the roll out of the Rakuten/Kobo-Walmart eBook Alliance that brings Kobo eReaders and over six-million eBook titles to Walmart’s bricks and mortar stores, and online sales sites.

Visit Walmart’s eBook site here.

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Aug 21

Kobo eReaders and eBooks Roll out to US Walmarts

GoodeReader is offering wide coverage of the Kobo/Rakuten-Walmart alliance as it rolls out, with Kobo eReaders and eBooks beginning to arrive at all US Walmart stores and online today.

They’re also reporting on the impending arrival of a new Kobo eReader in October.

And it looks like part of the new initiatives by Kobo includes Overdrive functionality on its eReaders to allow the borrowing of eBooks from libraries on any Kobo device.

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Aug 20

Librarians Dispute Tor Book’s Library eBook Embargo

Publishers Weekly says librarians are disputing Tor Book’s (a division of Macmillan) eBook embargo.

(It sounds like another attempt by a legacy publisher to undermine the eBook Revolution.)

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Aug 17

German eBook Sales Increase 16.4% in First Half of 2018

According to a GoodeReader post, German eBook sales increased by 16.4% in the first six months of 2018. The growth is attributed to lower eBook prices.