The New York Times is launching an audiobook bestseller list this week and this will help new listeners navigate new and notable titles. Once per month the newspaper will combine physical and digital audio and primarily focus on the top 15 fiction and top 15 nonfiction audiobook lists and it will be based on sales from the previous month. The Book Review will continue to … [Read more...] about New York Times is releasing an Audiobook Bestseller List this Week
Archives for March 2018
Rebranded Apple iBooks app will debut with iOS 12 this Fall
Apple is going to overhaul their iBooks app and they have been making a series of subtle changes with a slew of developer only builds over the course of the past month. Originally named iBooks, and then just ‘Books’ in 11.3, the company is now reverting that back to ‘iBooks’ in the latest iOS 11.3 beta. It is now believed that Apple will redesign the iBooks app with iOS 13 this … [Read more...] about Rebranded Apple iBooks app will debut with iOS 12 this Fall
Here are the most popular audiobook retailers of 2018
Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in digital publishing and it is a billion dollar industry. Every year more ebooks are receiving the audio treatment and many of the worlds largest publishers have double downed on production. This has resulted in many new retailers such as Google and Kobo entering the fray. What are the most popular audiobook retailers in 2018? Good … [Read more...] about Here are the most popular audiobook retailers of 2018
Amazon Kindle Voyage Discontinued?
The Amazon Kindle Voyage originally came out in 2014 and it this particular model might be discontinued. The only version currently in stock is the WIFI Edition with Special Offers, every other model is no longer available and there is no scheduled date when it will be back in stock. The Voyage used to be Amazon's most expensive flagship e-reader, but it eventually lost its … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Voyage Discontinued?
Barnes & Noble Organizing Book Clubs at all their Stores
Barnes and Noble Book Clubs is a new initiative at all 600 of the bookstores to get people together and discuss specific books. The first title will be Meg Wolitzer’s novel, The Female Persuasion and readers will meet on May 2, from 6pm-7pm local time, at stores across the country. Many book clubs and reading groups already meet at Barnes & Noble stores across the … [Read more...] about Barnes & Noble Organizing Book Clubs at all their Stores
Kobo Plus Considered a Massive Success
Kobo Plus is an unlimited ebook service that is only available in the Netherlands and the platform is celebrating their one year anniversary. There have been over 125,000 people that have paid the fees to download as many titles as they want. Publishers have been embracing this new digital distribution system, Plus first launched with 18,000 titles and it has ballooned to over … [Read more...] about Kobo Plus Considered a Massive Success
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Barnes and Noble will Open Five New Prototype Stores this Year
Barnes and Noble will open five new protype stores over the course of 2018. The bookseller wants to get away from the large store format and do something half the size. This will result in more quality books being stocked and better quality merchandise. They will also have typical cafe where you can buy pastries and coffee. The CEO of Barnes and Noble Demos Parneros stated … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble will Open Five New Prototype Stores this Year
Project Gutenberg Blocks German Users from Downloading eBooks
Project Gutenberg has disabled ebook downloads from people in Germany. This is due to an ongoing court case that said 18 German titles were in violation of copyright, even though the copyright expired in the United States. In a statement Gutenberg said " The German Courts overstepped its jurisdiction, and allowed the world's largest publishing group to bully Project Gutenberg … [Read more...] about Project Gutenberg Blocks German Users from Downloading eBooks
Julia Sommerfeld Discusses Amazon Original Stories and Kindle Singles
Julia Sommerfeld is the editorial director of a new Amazon Publishing imprint called Amazon Original Stories and she also manages the Kindle Singles store. She sat down with Good e-Reader for an extensive interview and disclosed a number of interesting aspects about the Singles Store and what Original Stories is all about. You took over the Kindle Singles division in 2016. … [Read more...] about Julia Sommerfeld Discusses Amazon Original Stories and Kindle Singles