BookBaby, the self-publishing platform that has been successfully meeting the needs of indie authors after getting its feet wet with musicians through CDBaby, is now launching a division for website hosting called HostBaby. HostBaby will work in the same way as the other widely popular models of its company, which is to say it simply provides artists and authors the tools they … [Read more...] about BookBaby Launches a New Feature for Indie Publishing
Archives for May 2011
Should Paperback Books Come with a Free eBook?
When you look at the movie industry you always get the digital version for free when you buy the hard copy. When you buy a Blu-ray Disk it normally comes with a free digital edition for your computer, ditto with DVD Disks. Considering that eBooks are so popular, why is it that the leather bound tomes we have come to love are not accompanied by the digital version?I think … [Read more...] about Should Paperback Books Come with a Free eBook?
Barnes and Noble Hypes Battery Life on Nook 2
Barnes and Noble only just unveiled the Nook 2, aka The Simple Touch Reader, yesterday at Union Square. We were on-hand for the event and got some exclusive hands on video with the new e-reader.It seems they really want to build some separation from the Kindle line of e-readers. They mentioned this on the stage during the product release by saying their e-reader only had 1 … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Hypes Battery Life on Nook 2
Kobo Launches “Read on” Program – Offering $10 Million in Community Funds
Kobo has been making waves lately with their new Kobo Touch e-Reader, launched at Book Expo 2011. We also caught up with the CEO of Kobo Michael Serbinis yesterday in an exclusive interview on the future of the company. Today Kobo announced that they were taking part in a $10 million dollar program offering people who love to read the chance to have money donated to schools and … [Read more...] about Kobo Launches “Read on” Program – Offering $10 Million in Community Funds
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 on Preorder at Amazon Germany, 10.1 Just “Days Away”
As June 8 draws closer, fan frenzy surrounding the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is reaching a fever pitch. What has made the Android tablet even more of a top draw is the fact that the tablet will now have on-board the latest Android 3.1 Honeycomb and not Android 3.0 as it was earlier believed to be. At least, that is what the latest product page for the Samsung tablet is … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 on Preorder at Amazon Germany, 10.1 Just “Days Away”
Pocketbook 360 Plus VS. the Ectaco Jetbook Mini
Welcome to an exclusive Good e-Reader Video comparison! Today we take a look at the old and the new, a battle of the 5 inch e-readers. This is a battle with the Pocketbook 360 Plus and the Ectaco Jetbook Mini.In this video we show you how the menu system works on both devices and show off the e-reading experience. We compare built in abilities and eventually only one … [Read more...] about Pocketbook 360 Plus VS. the Ectaco Jetbook Mini
LibreDigital Launches New e-Book Distribution Service
LibreDigital - the company that can be considered the leaders in the market for providing solutions for digital reading materials such as e-books, newspapers, and magazines has now announced the launch of their new self service distribution portal. This was formally announced during the BookExpo America conference, which the company claims would cater to small and medium sized … [Read more...] about LibreDigital Launches New e-Book Distribution Service
Ectaco Shows off the Jetbook K12 and K12 Color at Book Expo
During Book Expo America 2011 we managed to get a brief look at the new Jetbook K12 and K12 Color from Ectaco. The Jetbook K12 is billed as an educational e-reader with tons more functionality than previous models released by Ectaco. They were also showing off the massively interesting K12 Color. Sadly, right now it is only available in Russia and the Ukraine.The Jetbook … [Read more...] about Ectaco Shows off the Jetbook K12 and K12 Color at Book Expo
Interview with Tanya Wright of True Blood and Maria Murnane at BOOK EXPO
Today at Book EXPO America in New York city Mercy Pilkington conducted an exclusive interview with Tanya Wright - best known as Deputy Kenya Jones on HBO‘s True Blood and Maria Murnane in their new eBooks!The ladies were attending Book Expo to promote Create Space and talk about their adventures in the world of self-publishing. We talked to them extensively about their new … [Read more...] about Interview with Tanya Wright of True Blood and Maria Murnane at BOOK EXPO
$49 Dynamic Digital Textbooks a Reality
If you are a college student and the high cost of college books has been bothering you, there seems a solution is in sight if the initiative taken by the California State University comes to fruition. This fall, students can look forward to 'web-based textbooks' that will not only be a lot cheaper than their paper counterparts, but can also turn out to be more advantageous with … [Read more...] about $49 Dynamic Digital Textbooks a Reality
Amazon Releases Amazon Kindle 3G Special Offers
Amazon recently released a new Kindle WI-FI special offers edition. This is the same e-reader as the latest generation Kindle 3 but offsets some of the cost of investing in a new e-reader by displaying advertisements via the screen-saver and main menu. Instead of paying the normal price of the Kindle WIFI, which is $139, you can get it for $114. Amazon just announced today that … [Read more...] about Amazon Releases Amazon Kindle 3G Special Offers
Exclusive Interview with Kobo CEO Michael Serbinis at BEA2011
During the last few days one of the largest publishing and digital publishing events in the world, Book Expo America, introduced a number of different products to the public. During this event both Barnes & Noble and Kobo debuted touchscreen e-readers.We are very happy to bring to you an exclusive interview with the Kobo CEO Michael Serbinis. He sat down today with us … [Read more...] about Exclusive Interview with Kobo CEO Michael Serbinis at BEA2011
Rumor: Amazon Tablets to be Available Q4
It seems a tablet from Amazon is already confirmed, what with the almost endless stream of leaks and rumors concerning the tablet which, if true, will perhaps be almost as big as the iPad. The rumor world has also pegged the price of the tablet at $349 and $449 for the 7 and 10 inch models of the tablet respectively. Also, as per the last round of leaks, the 7 inch model has … [Read more...] about Rumor: Amazon Tablets to be Available Q4
HP is Claiming its “Touchpad will destroy the iPad!” Bold Claims
In the coming summer the long awaited HP tablet named Touchpad will be formally entering the already crowded tablet segment that is currently dominated by the Apple iPad. HP is already exuding confidence that they have a sure fire hit of a device in the form of the Touchpad, which the company feels continue to emulate the success that it has achieved with desktop PCs. Something … [Read more...] about HP is Claiming its “Touchpad will destroy the iPad!” Bold Claims
Barnes and Noble Dumping Nook WIFI on Ebay for $99
Today we are in New York city covering the Book EXPO and the launch of the Barnes and Noble Nook 2:Â a simple touch reader. We were told by B&N CEO William Lynch said today during the presentation that the original Nook models would be lowered in price. You will still be able to buy the Nook WIFI in the retail stores, but the company is dumping as many units as they can on … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Dumping Nook WIFI on Ebay for $99
Barnes and Noble Reveals Nook 2 e-Reader
This morning in a Union Square store B&N press conference, the team behind the Nook introduced their latest market-changing product in a bookstore-turned-techno-rave. Dozens of B&N employees lined the walls, serving as bouncers/product demo specialists, while New York city policeman provided in-store security.Barnes and Noble CEO William Lynch took the stage today … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Reveals Nook 2 e-Reader