Dan Brown has just announced a new title on Intagram and the book cover required a little bit of sleuthing. It could only be viewed if you looked at it with certain filters. The upcoming e-book will be called Origin and will feature one of Browns most endearing characters, Robert Langdon. “Origin thrusts Harvard symbologist Langdon into the dangerous intersection of … [Read more...] about Dan Brown Has a New e-Book Coming out in 2017 called Origins
Archives for September 2016
Nook Press Offers Authors Free Pricing Option
Attention Authors! Now you can charge even less for your hard work. Now you have the option to give it away! Barnes and Noble announced that its self-publishing platform Nook Press is rolling out a free option, meaning you can set your book price to free and give the book away. This option seems to come without any time limits, such as Amazon's KDP Select five-day limit … [Read more...] about Nook Press Offers Authors Free Pricing Option
eBook Catfishing Scam Netted Over One Million Dollars
Amazon has come under fire in public perception for the little tricks and scams that unscrupulous "authors" use. It might be manipulating the rankings through free downloads, paying armies of reviewers or hiring out to a company that can produce hundreds of reviews, and even the outright theft of content and publishing ridiculous ebooks to make a quick few cents. But ZDNet has … [Read more...] about eBook Catfishing Scam Netted Over One Million Dollars
Amazon Now Offers Same-Day Delivery to Vancouver and Toronto
Amazon Prime members are now eligible for same-day delivery in Toronto and Vancouver. In order to qualify for the deal you have to order products that are fulfilled directly from Amazon, there are around 700,00 of them. Amazon is offering free same-day shipping if you spend more than $25.00 for your order and it costs a bit more if you buy heavier things. If you just want a … [Read more...] about Amazon Now Offers Same-Day Delivery to Vancouver and Toronto
Penguin Random House Launches Unbound Worlds Website
Penguin Random House just launched a new website that focuses on science-fiction and fantasy called Unbound Worlds. This site is the spiritual successor of Suvudu, which launched in 2008. Unbound Worlds offers readers insight into books and authors across and between the science fiction and fantasy worlds, including horror, slipstream, pop science, fairy tales and folklore, … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House Launches Unbound Worlds Website
The Kobo Glo HD is now discontinued
Kobo has discontinued the Kobo Glo HD and the company will no longer be manufacturing new models. Bookstores all over the world may still have a few of them in stock, but once they are sold, they will be gone. Replacing the Glo HD is the new Edition 2, which came out a few months ago. The Kobo Glo HD came out in 2015 and this is the first time that Kobo has discontinued an … [Read more...] about The Kobo Glo HD is now discontinued
Why Is Self-Publishing Still a “Last Resort?”
The digital publishing revolution, such as it was, had many facets. There was the birth of the take-anywhere traditionally published ebooks, the hope of educational reform through bells and whistles digital textbooks, and perhaps most important of all, the self-publishing arm that allowed anyone to write, publish, and potentially sell a book. But in the space of the few years … [Read more...] about Why Is Self-Publishing Still a “Last Resort?”
People are not visiting bookstores or libraries anymore
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences has just released a new report that does not shine a positive light on our reading habits, how often we visit the bookstore and the library. The Humanities Indicators project has found that from 2005 to 2015, the average amount of time Americans spent reading for personal interest fell by six minutes to 21 minutes per day—a small … [Read more...] about People are not visiting bookstores or libraries anymore
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2016 Review – White
Amazon released a new Kindle Paperwhite in July and the tech specs are basically the same as the 2015 edition, except this model is available in white. Tradtionally Amazon has always released e-readers that are black and now that a white one is easily accessible in North America and Europe many people are wondering if the new white body hinders or enhances the e-book reading … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2016 Review – White