Barnes and Noble announced a new promotion in the UK yesterday that gives some solid eBook deals. The company is offering a copious amount of bestselling eBooks for only .99p until Thursday. Amazon, not to be outdone, is price matching every title and readers are winning with some low-prices. The list of discounted titles is headlined by And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled … [Read more...] about B&N and Amazon offering Bestselling eBooks in the UK for .99p
Archives for July 2013
Four Ways to Read a Digital Comic: Checking out Mark Waid’s Thrillbent Store
For years (well, three years anyway), a vocal legion of comics readers has been saying that they want to own their files, and they want them DRM-free, not locked into a single app like comiXology (or Kindle, for that matter). A few weeks ago, Image Comics gave them what they wanted; now Mark Waid is doing the same with the web store on his Thrillbent digital comics … [Read more...] about Four Ways to Read a Digital Comic: Checking out Mark Waid’s Thrillbent Store
Harlequin eBook Sales Account for 24.5% of Total Revenue
Harlequin is seeing strong growth selling digital books with 24.5% of their global revenue in Q2 2013. This is some fairly solid growth with their entire line of digital products accounting for 20% of revenue in Q2 2012. Overall, revenue declined 7% and they made $99.5 million. One of the reasons why Harlequin is doing so well in the digital arena is because of their … [Read more...] about Harlequin eBook Sales Account for 24.5% of Total Revenue
Instagram for Blackberry 10 is Not Accepting Picture Uploads
Instagram has changed their developer API tools to not accept uploaded images outside of their official tools. This spells bad news for users that have loaded in the Android version of the app on their Z10 or Q10 smartphones. This means if you take a picture and upload it, it seems to disappear into the ether. An Instagram spokesman recently confirmed that “We … [Read more...] about Instagram for Blackberry 10 is Not Accepting Picture Uploads
The Sun Launches Innovative Digital Paywall
The Sun is currently Britain’s largest newspaper and has the highest dedicated readership base. The company is launching a new digital subscription package today that turns their online website into a Paywall, where you have to take out a membership to read their articles. What is very exciting, is how the Sun is taking a departure from the standard way news companies … [Read more...] about The Sun Launches Innovative Digital Paywall
Amazon Introduces Samples in Kindle for iOS
Amazon has introduced a new feature in their seminal reading app for the iPad and iPhone. It allows readers to browse their entire database of eBooks that have samples attached to them. Often, these samples have a few chapters of the digital book and when you are done reading it, it will prompt you to enter your email address to have the link sent over. Why is this story big … [Read more...] about Amazon Introduces Samples in Kindle for iOS
Q2 Tablet Shipment Figures has Android Beating iOS
Consumer preference for tablet devices continue to rise unabated with the latest research by Strategy Analytics revealing a rise of 43 percent in tablet pc shipments in Q2 2013 compared to the same period last year. Put another way, shipment of tablet devices reached 51.7 million in the said period, though the more interesting facts lies within it. The research also revealed … [Read more...] about Q2 Tablet Shipment Figures has Android Beating iOS
Apple iPad Update Screen Showing Up Blank for Most Users
The Apple iPad is experiencing a blank update screen for many users. You may see app updates available via the notification flag, but when you visit the update section in the App store, there is no data. This is applicable to all iPad models, although the iPod and iPhone are unaffected by this issue. The iOS 6 AppStore is a web browser with some local HTML … [Read more...] about Apple iPad Update Screen Showing Up Blank for Most Users
Peru Lags Behind Latin America in eBook Adoption
As digital book distributors make their global expansion a priority, readers have responded with a zeal for ebooks. And despite the smaller-than-average growth in some of these international markets, consumers in most countries have demonstrated their affinity for reading on their devices. Some readers, however are more reluctant to e-reader, but there may be a … [Read more...] about Peru Lags Behind Latin America in eBook Adoption
Kobo has a 10 inch Tablet in Production – Codenamed Macallan
Canadian-based Kobo has started to release a number of new e-Readers every year, along with a growing tablet line. The Kobo Arc was released at the tail end of last year and saw modest success in Canada. This makes two different tablet computers they have released, and now they are trying new things with a 10-inch tablet that will be released in September. The … [Read more...] about Kobo has a 10 inch Tablet in Production – Codenamed Macallan
Amazon and Overstock: The Race to Offer the Best Price on Books
When Amazon was first given its nickname as the “evil empire” by some in the traditional publishing and bookselling industries, one question kept coming back up: “Who will be big enough to take down Amazon?” Critics lamented the fact that other retail outlets can’t compete with a company that can afford to take a loss on books and make up for it with sales of … [Read more...] about Amazon and Overstock: The Race to Offer the Best Price on Books
Official Android Jellybean Runtime to Hit Blackberry Soon
Blackberry has been feverishly working on a massive upgrade to their Android emulator which takes it from 2.3 to Jellybean. This will allow major apps like Candy Crush Saga and Viber to finally work on the entire line of Blackberry Smartphones. There is currently a leaked OS that is fairly polished, which is an indication that Blackberry will release it in the … [Read more...] about Official Android Jellybean Runtime to Hit Blackberry Soon
eBooks Change the Season Concept in Publishing
Much like other areas of the entertainment industries, books fall into the concept of seasons. Television shows are filmed and aired in seasons–while other times of the year re-runs are broadcast–and the movie industry has long aligned itself with seasons in which to release blockbuster films, such as action movies in the summer and family-oriented films around … [Read more...] about eBooks Change the Season Concept in Publishing
Top Picks for Fall Book Titles
Good e-Reader referenced an article earlier about the concept of seasons as it pertains to book releases from the traditional publishing industry. Publishers, like other areas of entertainment, have catalogs of titles that they will release based on a number of metrics and factors, with these releases being organized into seasons. For its part, the booksellers … [Read more...] about Top Picks for Fall Book Titles