JK Rowling, the creator of the internationally renowned Harry Potter series, has partnered with the largest publisher of children's content, Scholastic, to present a live webcast event for fans to kick off the new Harry Potter Reading Club."At 12:00 noon ET (9:00am PT / 5:00pm GMT) on Thursday, October 11, J.K. Rowling will participate in a live virtual author visit to … [Read more...] about Scholastic Announces JK Rowling Webcast
Archives for July 2012
Inkling Adapts to iPhone in Time for School
As students around the country start planning their back to school purchases, Inkling has added a new tool to their fall shopping carts. The company known for highly innovative digital textbooks formatted to the iPad will be rolling out the capability that lets students read their same content on their iPhones as well, seamlessly incorporating the iOS-based phone into the … [Read more...] about Inkling Adapts to iPhone in Time for School
ASUS Tablet 810 Running Windows 8 Passes the FCC
There is not much development to be seen on the Windows 8 tablet front right now, though change is on the way. Asus can be counted among the early movers with one of its tablets already making it past the FCC. However, the 11.6 inch Wi-Fi only Tablet 810 transforming tablet with built-in NFC capability isn't alone as it retraced the same path as its smaller sibling, Tablet 600 … [Read more...] about ASUS Tablet 810 Running Windows 8 Passes the FCC
Penguin Sees Lackluster Revenue and Strong eBook Growth in 2012
Penguin has given us a sense of how the company has been performing for the first six months of 2012. Profits for the company are down almost 50% from a year ago, mostly due to the tremendous success of the 50 Shades of Grey Trilogy and the Hunger Games. Both of these books contributed to the lack of sales, which fell by 4% to £441 million and has adjusted operating profit down … [Read more...] about Penguin Sees Lackluster Revenue and Strong eBook Growth in 2012
Christian Fiction Undergoing a Resurgence via eReaders
Christian fiction and religious ebooks are undergoing a quiet resurgence due to the widespread availability of electronic book readers. Though erotica sales have dominated the digital and tangible industries this year, Christian books seem be generating more and more consistent sales.According to the American Association of Publishers, Christian content is doing quite well. … [Read more...] about Christian Fiction Undergoing a Resurgence via eReaders
Recent Poll Shows eReader and eBook Footprint in Japan
Goo Research has compiled a new report that gives an indication on how e-readers and ebooks are doing in Japan. Between the 2nd and 5th of July 2012, 1,078 members of the Goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 52.8% of the sample were male, 16.7% in their teens, 17.4% in their twenties, 21.6% in their thirties, 16.1% in their … [Read more...] about Recent Poll Shows eReader and eBook Footprint in Japan
Overdrive Launches Its New Developer Portal
Overdrive is the largest company of its kind that facilitates digital ebook lending to public libraries and K12 schools. It announced a few months ago that it was creating a series of developer tools that would allow people to create their own apps, using Overdrive's functionality. In essence, it would allow schools, libraries, and other institutions to create their own version … [Read more...] about Overdrive Launches Its New Developer Portal
eBook Review: Tigers in Red Weather by Liza Klaussmann
Verdict: 4 StarsThere is a part of you that, when reading Klaussmann’s upcoming novel, wants to believe that this is just another book about the lifestyles of the New England summer home set. And why not? Those old money families that work in the city but escape to their homes on the coast to rub shoulders with “their kind” have been portrayed in countless books that … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Tigers in Red Weather by Liza Klaussmann
Google Seeks to Dismiss Class Action eBook Lawsuit
When Google decided to scan 15 million orphaned ebooks and many classical works seven years ago, the last thing the company envisioned was a monumental class action lawsuit. Recently a judge hearing the class refused a proposed $125 million dollar settlement and Google retorted last week that the case should be simply dropped.Google has claimed that its book scanning … [Read more...] about Google Seeks to Dismiss Class Action eBook Lawsuit
Dutch eBooks Gaining Momentum in 2012
eBook sales in the Netherlands are picking up and gaining momentum from the first half of 2012. Over 600,000 ebooks have been sold this year from a pool of only 16,000 titles. Industry analysts predict that the entire digital market constitutes 3% of the entire publishing segment and should increase to over 7% by the end of the year.One of the main factors that has … [Read more...] about Dutch eBooks Gaining Momentum in 2012
Ice Cream Sandwich Released for the Lenovo IdeaPad K1
The IdeaPad K1 has been running Android Honeycomb for quite some time now, and Ice Cream Sandwich would definitely come as a welcome change for the Lenovo tablet. The Chinese manufacturer followed the tablet up with quite a few newer models, and is now eager to wash its hand clear of the IdeaPad K1. Before it does, however, the company has released a software upgrade that will … [Read more...] about Ice Cream Sandwich Released for the Lenovo IdeaPad K1
Good e-Reader – Week in Review July 28th 2012
During the last week, lots of news has hit the digital publishing and ebook scene. Our quintessential week in review brings you up to speed on the top stories over the course of the last seven days.Amazon and Sony Offering Massive Deals in the UK - Ever since Sony launched its UK ebook store, it has been offering 20p titles every week. A number of major publishers have … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader – Week in Review July 28th 2012
Asus Releases Bootloader Unlock Tool for Transformer Pad Infinity
Asus has come up with the tool needed to unlock the Transformer Pad Infinity's bootloader. This should come as a welcome piece of news for those who want to run custom ROM on their devices and do things with their Infinity Pad device that Asus would generally not recommend. However, this freedom comes at a price, as Asus has made it clear it won't be taking any responsibility … [Read more...] about Asus Releases Bootloader Unlock Tool for Transformer Pad Infinity
Archos ’97 Carbon’ Tablet Now for Sale
Archos is among the early and better known companies that used a relatively cheaper price tag to appeal to consumers. The French company is back this time with a brand new offering in the form of 97 Carbon, packed as usual with quite decent specs.The 97 Carbon is running on a 1 GHz single core ARM Cortex A8 CPU coupled with a 1 GB RAM. On board storage stands at 16 GB with … [Read more...] about Archos ’97 Carbon’ Tablet Now for Sale