Barnes and Noble is running a promotion for all of its USA bookstores, Target, Walmart, and Best Buy. Between March 24th and 30th, if you buy a Nook HD+ tablet, you will get a free Simple Touch e-Reader! In the United States, Barnes and Noble is the closest competitor of Amazon and the company has been running tons of promotions in the last few months. One of the best things … [Read more...] about Buy a Nook HD+ and Get a Free Simple Touch e-Reader
Archives for March 2013
Amazon Kindle for BB10 Released
Amazon has just released a new BB10 app for the Blackberry Z10 and upcoming Q10 line of smartphones. The new app is available for all countries that Amazon currently supports. One of the downfalls is this app is a simple Android port of the Kindle e-Reading App that has been available on the Good e-Reader App Store for quite some time. It is NOT a native app, and you will not … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle for BB10 Released
Apple Warns Developers Against Using UDID, Apps to Be Rejected Staring May 1
Apple has released new guidelines that those into developing apps for iOS need to be wary of. For one, all new apps that make use of the Unique Device Identification or UDID will be deemed not fit for inclusion in the Apple App Store. The deadline comes into effect from May 1 which is when the official crackdown will begin. This was revealed on its webpage dedicated to News and … [Read more...] about Apple Warns Developers Against Using UDID, Apps to Be Rejected Staring May 1
What Kirtsaeng v. Wiley Means for Consumers
The US Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling this week. No, it wasn't about the death penalty, abortion, gay marriage, or gun control. It was about books. More specifically, it was about the right of first sale that allows consumers to sell a book when they have finished with it. This protection under copyright law essentially allows everyone from dusty used paperback … [Read more...] about What Kirtsaeng v. Wiley Means for Consumers
Finding the Best eBook, Print Price Point for Optimum Sales
When computer how-to book publisher In Easy Steps, founded in 1991, looked to release digital editions of its titles, there was no shortage of digital developers ready to create interactive, enhanced app books of the company's titles. By working with UK-based YUDU, its series of titles was released to great reviews. "For about a year, we've been working with YUDU," explained … [Read more...] about Finding the Best eBook, Print Price Point for Optimum Sales
Google Has Ceased Publication of Frommer’s Guidebooks
In August 2012, Google had purchased all of the assets from John Wiley for the Frommer's Guidebook franchise. The deal cost the big G almost 22 million and the move was made to have a hot property to publish and call its own. Google sold the books in physical bookstores and also published the digital editions online. Today, it is official that Google has ceased publication on … [Read more...] about Google Has Ceased Publication of Frommer’s Guidebooks
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Launch Books for Young Readers
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is intending on scrapping the individual divisions for Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Harcourt Children’s Books, Sandpiper paperback, Graphia, and HMH Books novelty imprints. Instead, the company is doing it under one publishing umbrella entitled Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers. This move basically condenses all of the … [Read more...] about Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Launch Books for Young Readers
Digital Manga’s eManga Site Expands Lineup
Digital Manga Publishing (DMP) is expanding its offerings on its digital manga site eManga. Here's the latest round of announcements. American comics from Heroic Publishing: These are single-issue superhero comics, and the interesting thing about them is that they all feature female leads: Chrissie Claus, Flare, Black Enchantress. This may just be a coincidence, as Heroic … [Read more...] about Digital Manga’s eManga Site Expands Lineup
Next Issue for Android Now Has 80 Digital Magazines
Next Issue has offered around 32 digital magazines through its unlimited service. The company has bolstered its portfolio, adding a multitude of new content, and now Next Issue has over 80 titles. Some of the new magazines include Bloomberg Businessweek, Cosmopolitan, Details, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Family Circle, Fast Company, Food Network Magazine, Golf World, O – The … [Read more...] about Next Issue for Android Now Has 80 Digital Magazines