GoodeReader has posted on a Smashwords special to celebrate Read an eBook Week. The Indie publisher is offering special discounts that will run for the March 2-8 timeframe.
Feb 28
ebook Revolution Headlines
MediaBistro says eBook sharing App Ownshelf is looking for funding on Kickstarter.
Digital Book World posted on their eBook design webcast slated for March 11, 2014.
GoodeReader reports that eBook subscription service Scribd now has over 300,000 titles.
TechCrunch says The Epic App will put kids’ books on the iPad–and make them fun too.
Feb 27
eBook subscription services a wild card in digital revolution
Digital Book World posted its theory on where eBook subscriptions services like Oyster, Scribd and Entitle might best fit into the eBook Revolution.
Feb 26
Apple denies wrongdoing despite guilty verdict
According to a PCWorld story Apple continues to deny any wrongdoing as it appeals the guilty verdict it received last year at the end of a price-fixing conspiracy suit levered against it by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Feb 25
McGraw-Hill and Baker & Taylor to supply 5,000 eBooks for library lending
GoodeReader reports that McGraw-Hill Professional and Baker & Taylor have reached an agreement that will help to swell the list of growing digital titles at school and public libraries by making 5,000 tech, professional and medical titles available for lending.
Feb 24
Kobo reports fourth quarter surge
The Bookseller says that Kobo has reported a fourth quarter surge for 2013, powered by an increase in Kobo users (between 2012 to 2013) by more than six million to a total of 18 million.
Feb 23
Common ground for Indie and traditional publishing?
Digital Book World looks for common ground between Indie and traditional publishing in this post.
Feb 21
Digital Publishing Headlines
EContent offers the State of eBooks, the year in review.
The Los Angeles Times says a private investment management firm has made an acquisition offer to beleaguered book-seller Barnes and Noble.
Get a complete list of last week’s digital best-sellers at Digital Book World.
And Digital Book World also offers a post on how Kobo’s international publishing strategy is paying off.
Feb 20
eBook Readers versus Tablets
For anyone who hasn’t joined the eBook Revolution yet, here is a HoumaToday comparison of eBook Readers and Tablets.
Feb 19
Free-eBooks.net getting upgrade
Digital Journal reports that Free-eBooks.net has undergone a redesign to meet the eBook Revolution’s mobile demand.
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