With school funding constantly hanging precariously on the edge of being whittled down to nothing, schools have had to become very creative about how they still maintain a minimum standard of academic excellence while also preparing students to be 21st century learners. Part of the different curricula in schools all around the country is the full incorporation of technology … [Read more...] about Schools Adopt eBooks Through Digital Providers
Archives for September 2012
BooXtream Promotes Social DRM for Kindle eBooks
BooXtream is in a unique position to appeal to both the big six publishing companies and the indies with its new technology. The company is offering a Social DRM solution to embed watermarks on digital books. You might have seen this type of digital watermarking with the entire line of Harry Potter ebooks via Pottermore.BooXstream's parent company Icontact has experience … [Read more...] about BooXtream Promotes Social DRM for Kindle eBooks
Overdrive Releases New Statistics on eBook Lending
Overdrive is currently the premier option that libraries and K12 schools turn to for their ebook needs. The service is available in the UK, US, Canada, and Australia. Today Overdrive announced new statistics on its first eight months of 2012.Over 19,000 libraries and schools currently do business with Overdrive. Over 34.8 million people visited the Overdrive system and it … [Read more...] about Overdrive Releases New Statistics on eBook Lending
Google Play Books Now Available in Japan and Adds New Client Features across the Board
Google opened its ebook stores all across Europe during the last six months and now is starting the Asian leg of its tour. Today the company has announced that Google Books is now available in Japan and had entered Korea two weeks ago.Currently Google offers 4 million paid and free books in its digital service. If you have an Android tablet that comes bundled with Google … [Read more...] about Google Play Books Now Available in Japan and Adds New Client Features across the Board
Macmillan Announces New eBook Lending Model for Libraries
Macmillan has announced a new pilot project that will see a limited number of ebooks distributed to libraries. There are no firm details on how the distribution will work or if Macmillan will do business with Overdrive. In a statement today the company said, "We have been working hard to develop an ebook lending model that works for all parties, as we value the libraries and … [Read more...] about Macmillan Announces New eBook Lending Model for Libraries
Kobo Brings e-Readers and eBooks to Portugal
Kobo has expanded its relationship with FNAC to bring ebooks and e-readers to Portugal. The two companies will offer the first localized e-reading experience with local content, including favorite authors and books in Portuguese. e-Readers will be available in FNAC retail environments starting today with the Kobo Touch.FNAC and Kobo have a storied relationship and helped … [Read more...] about Kobo Brings e-Readers and eBooks to Portugal
Feature: How Important Is eBook Cover Art in 2013?
Traditional print book covers draw many parallels with billboards and conventional marketing to appeal to casual readers. When you walk into a bookstore and there are thousands of books present, they start to all blur together. Bright colorful images and racy cover art are increasingly becoming more bold to grab people's attention and hopefully prompt an impulse buy. When indie … [Read more...] about Feature: How Important Is eBook Cover Art in 2013?
Review of the Archos Arnova 8 G3
The Archos Arnova 8 G3 is one of the world's few eight inch Android tablets. In a world of 7 inch devices, this added screen real estate makes reading and consuming media a little bit easier. One of the most exciting elements is the front facing speaker to give you a superb audio experience, while maintaining a fairly vanilla version of Google Android 4.0.HardwareThe … [Read more...] about Review of the Archos Arnova 8 G3
Do Books Need a Rating System?
Here’s a sensitive topic bound to elicit twenty different opinions from twenty different people: do books need a rating system? Everything from movies to music to even video games have a rudimentary rating level, flawed though it may be, that lets consumers have some small idea of the type of content they can expect from the purchase. Video games and movies get ratings for … [Read more...] about Do Books Need a Rating System?
eBook Review: Cascade by Maryanne O’Hara
Verdict: 5 Stars It’s my job to read a book with every intention of picking it apart, word by word, professionally tossing around compliments or disdain. But with Maryanne O’Hara’s novel Cascade (Viking), I was so drawn in by the best storytelling I’ve found in a long time that I forgot it was my job to review it. I was simply too wrapped up in enjoying it.Desdemona Hart … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Cascade by Maryanne O’Hara
Countdown to The Casual Vacancy
One of the most eagerly anticipated books of the year—short of any news that there might be a fourth installment in the Fifty Shades series—is bound to be JK Rowling’s first-ever adult fiction title, The Casual Vacancy, to be released on September 27th. While only limited information has been sent out about the book and some ARCs of the title had to be read in the sequestered … [Read more...] about Countdown to The Casual Vacancy
A New Semester Starts at Pottermore with Chamber of Secrets Expansion
Many kids are finding themselves back in the classroom wallowing in the doldrums, but their online alter-egos can find some solace in some new updates from J.K Rowling's virtual world, Pottermore. Young wizards attending Hogwarts are enjoying the second installment of the Chamber of Secrets, which encompasses chapters five to eleven.This latest edition to the Harry Potter … [Read more...] about A New Semester Starts at Pottermore with Chamber of Secrets Expansion
Chapters Will Have the Kobo Mini and Kobo Glo September 30th
Chapters Indigo has confirmed with Good e-Reader today that the company will begin offering the new Kobo Glo and Kobo Mini September 30th 2012. The stores should have received them a few days ago in order to familiarize the staff with the new products. If you live in Canada, you can pre-order them directly from Chapters right now, but there are some factors to be aware of. In … [Read more...] about Chapters Will Have the Kobo Mini and Kobo Glo September 30th
Digital Publishing Start-up Payhip Appeals to Indie Authors
A few weeks ago a new digital publisher has hit the scene in the form of Payhip. This new London based company is attempting to get indie authors to sign up with its service and writers will retain 100% of the royalties on the ebooks they sell. It sounds appealing and services like this are perfect for added exposure for your books and author profile in Google and other major … [Read more...] about Digital Publishing Start-up Payhip Appeals to Indie Authors