BookCon Aims to Connect Readers Directly with Publishers The publishing industry has put forth a focused effort in the last… Mercy Pilkington27 May 2014One comment2 minute read
Important Holiday Reads in Remembrance While Memorial Day has typically grown into a day of picnics and… Mercy Pilkington26 May 2014One comment2 minute read
BookExpo Kicks Off This Week with the IDPF Conference The IDPF, of International Digital Publishing Forum, is on a mission to… Mercy Pilkington26 May 2014One comment2 minute read
eBook Review: Basil Instinct by Shelley Costa Verdict: 5 Stars As far as the genre known as “cozy mysteries”… Mercy Pilkington25 May 2014One comment2 minute read
Amazon, Hachette Battle Continues as Pre-Order Buttons Are Removed First publishers hate Amazon, then they want legal action to require them… Mercy Pilkington24 May 2014One comment2 minute read
BitLit, Kobo Founder Raise Seed Funding for Print-to-eBook App eBooks suffered the same initial criticism that happens whenever a new movie… Mercy Pilkington23 May 2014One comment2 minute read
Self-e Plans to Curate Self-Published Titles for Library Inclusion With exciting new announcements like the one this week from Smashwords, who’s… Mercy Pilkington23 May 20142 comments2 minute read
More Backlist Titles Make Their Way to Subscription eBook Services This week, Simon&Schuster made a huge portion of its backlist titles available… Mercy Pilkington22 May 2014One comment2 minute read
Is Flipkart Poised to Become the New Amazon? People who’ve made a study of the rise of Amazon’s retail empire… Mercy Pilkington22 May 20144 comments2 minute read
eBook Review: Banishing the Dark by Jenn Bennett Verdict: 5 Stars With just the right mix of paranormal oddities, romance,… Mercy Pilkington21 May 2014One comment1 minute read
Amazon’s One-Sitting Short Reads Meets Need for Fast Fiction A number of platforms have offered great content in a short essay,… Mercy Pilkington21 May 2014One comment2 minute read
Ingram Adds New Publisher Content to MyiLibrary A number of pertinent announcements were made this week, many of which… Mercy Pilkington21 May 2014One comment1 minute read
Simon & Schuster Signs eBook Backlist Deals with Scribd, Oyster All-you-can-eat unlimited ebook subscription reading has finally come into its own with… Mercy Pilkington21 May 2014One comment2 minute read
Amazon Compiles Bestsellers, Most Well-Read Cities Lists As big data works its way into the publishing industry mindset, information… Mercy Pilkington21 May 2014One comment2 minute read
Summer Reading Programs Kick Off as School Years End Schools around the country are getting ready to dismiss for the summer… Mercy Pilkington21 May 2014One comment2 minute read
PW Launches BookLife Self-Publishing Platform While the company website is a little stark right now, make no… Mercy Pilkington20 May 2014One comment1 minute read
Smashwords, OverDrive Brings Indie Titles to Libraries An agreement announced today between ebook distributor and self-publishing platform Smashwords and… Mercy Pilkington20 May 20142 comments2 minute read
UK Rules eBooks Aren’t Books as Far as Taxation Is Concerned There’s no relief in sight for UK readers, as Parliament declared that… Mercy Pilkington19 May 20144 comments2 minute read
Webinar: Digital Textbooks in the K12 Sector With schools around the US starting to gather materials and stock their… Mercy Pilkington19 May 20144 comments1 minute read
eBook Review: Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen Verdict: 3 Stars What does it take to earn a solid, middle-of-the-road… Mercy Pilkington18 May 2014One comment2 minute read
Authors Guild, Authors Alliance Battle Over Speaking for Writers A new dramatic battle is brewing in the publishing industry, this time… Mercy Pilkington18 May 20143 comments2 minute read
