Jun 19
Zdnet reports that The Association of American Publishers says adult eBook sales are up $282.3-million in 2012 and adult hard cover sales fell short at $229.6 million.
This is a first for the publishing industry and suggests good times are ahead for the eBook Revolution. The reason for the switch? The AAP suggests it’s the trade and mass-market paperback audience shifting to digital.
Jun 17
We’ve been sent a link to an excellent feature at the Nation called “The Amazon Effect” that provides some background on the giant that has supercharged the eBook Revolution.
Jun 15
GoodeReader says that Indie Authors are rewriting the publishing game.
According to PDFDevices, Amazon has upgraded its Kindle for Android to 3.6.0.
CNetReviews lists 25 things you need to know to Indie publish.
PaidContent reports on a move by Amazon to make some of its own in-house eBooks available at other retailers.
Jun 14
ITProPortal has the story on the US State Department choosing the Kindle Touch as its eReading device for distribution to US foreign embassies. A finalized $15-million deal would include 2,500 Kindles with 50 preloaded titles .
Jun 13
According to MediaBistro’s GalleyCat tech blog GigaOM is taking a step into digital publishing with its own imprint called GigaOM Books.
Jun 12
PaidContent reports on Google ending a six-year legal dispute with French publishers and authors that will allow it to sell digital versions of out of print books.
Jun 11
The New York Times has an article entitled “The Antidote to e-Books” that details a sidebar to the whole eBook Revolution. In this case, Indie author Clare Dickens published her book using the print-on-demand technology, The Espresso Book Machine.
We’ve all been waiting for this machine to find its niche in the changing publishing landscape because it is the perfect tool for publishers to transition from paper to digital titles.
Jun 10
Reuters reports on Book Expo America in New York where publishers, book sellers and authors took on an excited and optimistic tone to discuss a year of change for the publishing industry.
Jun 08
According to this Reuters article, Barnes and Noble believes the Department of Justice anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and 5 major publishers will only hurt booksellers and book buyers.
Jun 07
GoodeReader says Sony has streamlined their online eBook store to make it more user-friendly and boost accessibility for the few Sony wireless readers they offer.
Additionally, they’ve released a revised Sony Reading App to make wireless eBook purchasing available to the wide selection of tablets and devices on the market.
