Barnes and Noble and Amazon during the last few years developed eBook lending programs that authors and publishers can opt into. This system allowed ebooks to be flagged lending enabled and select books could be loaned out to a friend and family member for up to two weeks, only once. Many people find that they don't have the same taste as their friends or are the only one in … [Read more...] about Has Amazon Prime Killed eBook Lending Clubs?
Archives for December 2012
How to Get Access to Nook and Kindle Fire Content Internationally
One of the drawbacks of living outside of the USA is that you can't do business with most of the major e-reader content distribution systems. Complex ebook, video, audio and magazine licensing restrictions are ironed out for specific geographical locations. This means that if you have any Nook e-Reader or Tablet or any iteration of the Kindle Fire, you can't purchase most … [Read more...] about How to Get Access to Nook and Kindle Fire Content Internationally
Good e-Reader Kobo Gift Card Contest Winners Announced
With the advent of the Holiday Season, many people are going to be getting e-readers and tablets under their trees. Here at Good e-Reader, we LOVE to read and wanted to bestow the gift of books on our loyal readers for their love and support. We had 6 Kobo Gift Cards that we were giving away and all you had to do was simply tell us what ebooks you would buy! Thanks to Kobo for … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Kobo Gift Card Contest Winners Announced
eBook Sales Poised to Boom December 25th
The ebook industry is poised to see a tremendous boom in sales on December 25th. Many shoppers are going to be getting new e-readers, gift cards, and tablets as gifts and will want to buy content. All of the major online retailers, such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo, are all offering deals. These act as incentives to make customers deal exclusively with their ecosystems … [Read more...] about eBook Sales Poised to Boom December 25th
PressBooks Announces Open Source Online eBook Creation Tools
Self-Publishers often have to deal with complicated distribution methods and clunky software when creating their ebook. Pressbooks seeks to make your life a little bit easier with its online ebook creation tools going open source. This allows you to develop a book using the Wordpress Interface and convert it over to an ebook friendly format. Pressbooks is a unique set of … [Read more...] about PressBooks Announces Open Source Online eBook Creation Tools
The Top eBook Moments of the Year
The Holiday season is directly upon us and our friends at Kobo produced a slick video that talks about their favorite ebook moments of the year! The staff talks about the books that riveted their minds and touched their souls. This video was filmed at the Kobo headquarters in Toronto, Ontario and is worth a quick watch. … [Read more...] about The Top eBook Moments of the Year
Over 1 Million Historical News Agency Photos Digitized and Added to Europeana
Participating are the news agencies ANSA from Italy, belga from Belgium, dpa from Germany, EFE from Spain, Lusa from Portugal, MTI from Hungary, PAP from Poland, Scanpix from Denmark, and Epa Worldwide. The Euro-Photo project aims at digitizing historical pictures from the archives of 10 leading European news agencies. The pictures are free of charge for educational and … [Read more...] about Over 1 Million Historical News Agency Photos Digitized and Added to Europeana
Amazon Has Received New Shipments of Kindle Paperwhite e-Readers
Amazon was sold out of Kindle Paperwhite e-readers all of December with shipping dates for prior orders established for December 22nd. It seems that Amazon was waiting on a fresh batch from its Chinese suppliers to meet the demand of customers in the US. Amazon now has the Kindle Paperwhite wi-fi and 3G models in its possession and is shipping out outstanding orders. New … [Read more...] about Amazon Has Received New Shipments of Kindle Paperwhite e-Readers
Amazon Mounts Silent Crusade Against eBook Reviews
Digital Publishing is becoming big business and ebooks have gained more visibility this year than any other. Penguin, Hachette, S&S, and many others have publicly stated that ebooks account for 22% of their entire revenue stream. Indie authors are finding they can make a viable income having their digital books sold on Amazon. Book reviews are very important when you are … [Read more...] about Amazon Mounts Silent Crusade Against eBook Reviews