The New York Times has just unveiled a brand new program called Digital Day Passes. The day pass will will grant access to the publication's website and apps for the day to anyone that buys the print edition of the newspaper. There will be a special keyword that the customer can text to a specific phone number and a link will be generated. The company describes the … [Read more...] about New York Times Unveils Digital Day Passes
Archives for October 2015
Bibliotheca Committed to Growing 3M Cloud Library
Last week the Bibliotheca Group announced they have acquired the 3M Cloud Library. Many libraries were wondering how this would affect them and what would change going forward. Today, at the Frannkfurt Book Fair, Bibliotheca outlined their strategy going forward. Important for existing customers and new prospects alike is that the Cloud Library will now become the primary … [Read more...] about Bibliotheca Committed to Growing 3M Cloud Library
Overdrive Expands into 50 Different Countries
OverDrive, the leading supplier of eBooks and audiobooks to libraries and schools, announced that it has expanded into 50 different countries and just added 300,000 digital titles from more than 100 top publishers such as Faber & Faber, Simon & Schuster UK, Penguin Random House Spain, Planeta, Random House Germany, China International Book Trading Corporation, Bookwire, … [Read more...] about Overdrive Expands into 50 Different Countries
Kobo debuts first contest where you win Super Points
Kobo has quietly announced a new contest on their Facebook Page of all places and hardly knows about it. This is the first major thing they have done with their new Super Points loyalty program, where you earn points on e-book purchases and can spend it to get free e-books. Each day Kobo is giving out prizes of 20,000 points, weekly $1,000 giveaways and a grand prize of 3 trips … [Read more...] about Kobo debuts first contest where you win Super Points
Podcast: Top Tablets and Kobo Loyalty Program
Welcome back to the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today you will be taken on a magical journey into the realms of digital magazines, e-books and e-reader news! Today on the show Michael gives you his impression of Texture, formerly Next Issue and Magzter. Additionally Kobo has a new loyalty program called Super Points and has just unveiled its first contest. A great show as always, … [Read more...] about Podcast: Top Tablets and Kobo Loyalty Program
What is it like being an editor at a major publishing company?
Breaking into the publishing industry as an editor is very difficult. Seldom is it an entry level position, and you have to pay your dues doing different things within the company in order to have a well tailored resume. How exactly do you become an editor and what what is like being one at a major publisher? Julian Pavia is an senior editor at Crown, which is a division of … [Read more...] about What is it like being an editor at a major publishing company?
Penguin Random House establish unified marketing group for libraries
Penguin Random House has announced that they have created a unified marketing group that will deal with libraries. Company officials said that this move aimed at further strengthening its presence in the adult library market. “We will be ramping up our already extensive outreach efforts to libraries nationwide with our innovative marketing programs, as we align our two adult … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House establish unified marketing group for libraries
App Review – Magzter Unlimited Magazine Subscription Service
Magzter is one of the largest companies currently operating in the digital magazine subscription service. They currently have 27 million users and 3,000 titles participating in their Gold program, including Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Entrepreneur, The Atlantic, Maxim, ESPN The Magazine, Inc., Fast Company, and Men’s Fitness. The real value behind Magzter is via their Gold tier … [Read more...] about App Review – Magzter Unlimited Magazine Subscription Service
Canadian Libraries are fed up with high e-book prices
Last summer the The Toronto Public Library, Canadian Library Council, Ontario Library Association and the Canadian Library Association formed a working group with a singular purpose, to raise public awareness over the high prices libraries pay for e-books. The gambit has paid off, and many Canadian news organizations and media outlets have written stories on the plight of … [Read more...] about Canadian Libraries are fed up with high e-book prices
App Review – Texture – Formerly Next Issue
Texture, formerly known as Next Issue is an unlimited magazine subscription service that is available in the Canada and the United States. One of the big updates to this app are featured stories on the main page and all of the categories. You can read the cover story or one of the big features without having to download the magazine, this is useful if only a single article is … [Read more...] about App Review – Texture – Formerly Next Issue