Amazon is rumored to have picked a Sept. 28 press conference in New York to reveal the new Kindle Tablet(s). Read more on the Android device, and Apple iPad competitor at Bloomberg Businessweek.
Sep 23
Profits shifting with digital publishing.
An Aptara study shows 20% of publishers generate 10% of their income via digital titles. More on the study at eBooknewser.
Sep 22
Some Free titles for new eBook Readers
New to the eBook Revolution? Here are some web sites with Free eBooks. You’ll find a wide selection of classics, Indie fiction, contemporary fiction and non-fiction. An excellent browse. Bookmark these pages!
Manybooks.net. This has become my favorite with thousands of free titles in a wide variety of trouble-free formats.
GetFreeeBooks.com. Just what it says. A huge selection.
Project Gutenberg – Their mission statement: to encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks. Too many titles to count…
Google eBooks. A huge selection of free eBooks in the Internet search giant’s eBook store.
Smashwords offers a long list of free eBook titles in formats to suit your new eBook reader.
G. Wells Taylor has free and/or affordable titles that are receiving great reviews at GWellsTaylor.com, Multiple formats available.
Jennifer L. Armstrong hosts Free Online Novels. Various formats. Huge Selection!
Sep 21
Amazon Kindle Library Lending available in select locations.
The Washington Post reports on the Amazon Kindle Library Lending Program going live in select locations. The eBook market leader is playing catch-up to such competitors as the Barnes and Noble Nook that has been offering the service for some time.
Sep 20
Video review of Sony Tablet S
MobileTechReview offers a video review of the Sony Tablet S. With updated Android operating system this machine is already surpassing early reviews when it reached stores without a full complement of Apps.
Sep 18
DC Comics starts shift to digital.
WhatCulture has a post on DC Comics preparing to launch a new line of print comics that will be available the same day their digital equivalents go on sale. This will put the heat on Marvel comics that has been resisting the digital trend.
Sep 16
More on the Amazon tablet
MSN Tech and Gadgets offers an update with more specifics on the soon-to-be launched (or confirmed) Amazon tablets. This device could be the iPad killer that the marketplace keeps chattering about.
Things are going to get very interesting this holiday season.
Sep 15
Google eBooks preps for UK, Canadian and Australian launch.
From the “this is taking too long department,” GoodeReader has a post on Google eBooks finally preparing for a simultaneous launch in the UK, Canada and Australia.
This development should happen before the holiday buying season.
Sep 14
Amazon’s all-you-can-read eBook service.
CBC News takes an in-depth look at the much discussed (and rumored) move by Amazon to create an eBook subscription service for Kindle, and the potential impact on publishing.
Sep 13
How to succeed in digital publishing.
Bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith offers some sage advice for Indie authors and publishers who are positioning themselves to enter the eBook Revolution.
I have to say I am in total agreement with Smith’s approach, and regard the article as a must-read for writers and readers alike.
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