Good e-Reader recently reported on the good work that digital publisher and ebook distributor 0s & 1s is doing in helping smaller, independent publishers and presses digitize and sell their content. With more than twenty presses already working with 0s & 1s and with a mission to provide DRM-free, multiple-file bundles to readers while giving authors an unheard of 80% … [Read more...] about Digital Publishers Support Community Causes in Profound Ways
Archives for June 2014
Dungeon Hunter Enriches Group Gaming Experience
Mobile gaming has become pretty efficient at the turn-based grouping systems --you challenge me, I challenge you, and we battle back and forth. This methodology isn't bad, in fact it's pretty good --but Dungeon Hunter 4 has taken it to a whole new level in their already popular, fantasy themed, action-RPG.Updates to the game now provide game players with a full-featured … [Read more...] about Dungeon Hunter Enriches Group Gaming Experience
3M Cloud Library to Unveil New Reading App with Built in Audiobook Player
Audiobooks were the major trend of the American Library Association Annual conference in Las Vegas. Many of the top eBook distributors to libraries were all showcasing their next generation app platforms that put a priority on synergy and ease of use with all of their content. The 3M Cloud Library platform is developing a new app that will be released in September for Android … [Read more...] about 3M Cloud Library to Unveil New Reading App with Built in Audiobook Player
Simon and Schuster Mandates Libraries Act as Retail
Simon and Schuster has expanded on a 20 library pilot project and has rolled out a Nationwide eBook lending plan. The publisher has mandated that their eBooks will only be made available if libraries opt into selling the eBooks. The Buy it Now button was pioneered by Penguin, who petitioned Overdrive, 3M and Baker and Taylor to develop e-commence solutions to allow libraries to … [Read more...] about Simon and Schuster Mandates Libraries Act as Retail
Baker & Taylor to Unveil Next Generation Axis 360 App
Baker & Taylor Axis 360 is the definitive app that library patrons use to read books, listen to audio or watch streaming video. One of the downsides is that B&T relies on many 3rd party companies such as Blio, Acoustic to deliver audiobooks and music. Instead of listening to music within the Baker and Taylor app, customers are instead redirected to download and install … [Read more...] about Baker & Taylor to Unveil Next Generation Axis 360 App
Soon to be Famous Assists the Editorial Aspect of Indie eBooks
Smashwords and Bookbaby have established relationships with Baker and Taylor for digital distribution to libraries. Both of these companies provide a small list of curated authors that assist the people in charge of acquisitions lives a bit easier. One of the downsides that these lists are small and do not have any pertinent sales data or metrics to find out how many copies … [Read more...] about Soon to be Famous Assists the Editorial Aspect of Indie eBooks
Indie Authors Have the Power to Give Back
Self-published authors who've experienced a measure of success in their writing careers often cite the usual reasons for their decisions to publish independently. These authors have grown tired of the query game and the contract negotiations involved in turning over their book rights to a publisher, and often highlight the new-found freedom write what they wish and the control … [Read more...] about Indie Authors Have the Power to Give Back
Fan Fiction Romance Comes to Kindle Worlds
Amazon launched its Kindle Worlds fan fiction platform just over a year ago, and the concept has been a great success for both the rights holders who license content to the site and the fans who adore the concepts and story lines of their favorite authors. These reader fans have often taken to writing their own continuation of the stories once the book ends, largely due to the … [Read more...] about Fan Fiction Romance Comes to Kindle Worlds
YouTube Adds Tools For Content Creators
Even someone who has never stepped foot on the Internet (so to speak) knows what YouTube is. Considered to be the largest platform for video streaming and viewership in the world, YouTube is little more than the sum of its parts: each of which is uploaded by a content creator. Today at Vidcon, the company launched YouTube Creator Studio as a means to deliver a wide range of … [Read more...] about YouTube Adds Tools For Content Creators
Razer Teams With Google To Create A Gaming Console
It didn't take long to start hearing about the hardware options headed our way that will take advantage of Android TV --with one of the first big announcements coming from Razer (a company best known for high-end gaming PCs, laptops and tablets). Together with Google, Razer intends to introduce a micro-console later this year, running the new platform but with a core-focus on … [Read more...] about Razer Teams With Google To Create A Gaming Console
Android For Work Courts Business Users
The corporate world is a little bit lost right now when it comes to mobile devices. Once upon a time, BlackBerry was the logical (and only) choice --Research in Motion (RIM) was highly security conscious and their smartphones were seemingly very single-purpose. Flash forward and the marketplace isn't quite so cut and dried: Apple is a crowd favourite in many ways because their … [Read more...] about Android For Work Courts Business Users
Android Adds Personal Unlocking In Trusted Environments
How many times a day do you unlock your smartphone? I'd be willing to wager that for a great number of you, the answer is in the hundreds. Having your phone locked is responsible and pretty much required, while unlocking it is annoying and frustrating. Fortunately, Google gave the answer during their I/O 2014 keynote: Personal Unlocking.Under the new Android "L" release, … [Read more...] about Android Adds Personal Unlocking In Trusted Environments
Top 10 Blackberry Apps of the Week
Blackberry has all but abandoned the Playbook and very few apps are being released through official channels. The Waterloo based company recently signed a deal with Amazon to have the Amazon App Store be the sole distribution system with the new Blackberry 10.3 firmware update. Today, we present our weekly top 10 Blackberry Playbook and Blackberry 10 apps of the week. It is … [Read more...] about Top 10 Blackberry Apps of the Week