Can One Book Make a Difference? When Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, was introduced to… Mercy Pilkington2 November 2012One comment2 minute read
CourseSmart Offers New Flat-Fee Subscription Pack CourseSmart, the largest provider of digital academic materials, announced today that it… Mercy Pilkington2 November 2012One comment2 minute read
New Digital Imprint Features Award-Winning Authors for Charity One of the benefits of digital publishing is the open access to… Mercy Pilkington31 October 2012One comment2 minute read
Le French Book, OverDrive Partner on Library Content GoodeReader covered the recent US launch of digital-first publisher Le French Book,… Mercy Pilkington30 October 2012One comment1 minute read
eBook Review: iFrankenstein by Bekka Black Verdict: 5 Stars One of the challenges that young adult readers often… Mercy Pilkington30 October 2012One comment1 minute read
Penguin Random House Sends Letter to All Employees Whenever there are talks of mergers or takeovers, it’s only natural for… Mercy Pilkington29 October 2012One comment1 minute read
Penguin, Random House Merger Is Official Only days ago, parties from both Pearson and Bertelsmann, the parent companies… Mercy Pilkington29 October 2012One comment2 minute read
Penguin and Random House Merger Creates a Powerhouse Publisher News has come out that the parent companies of two of the… Mercy Pilkington28 October 20122 comments2 minute read
eBook Review: Fifty Shades of Mr. Darcy by William Codpiece Thwackery Verdict: 3 Stars Most of us love a good parody as much… Mercy Pilkington27 October 2012One comment1 minute read
UK’s Waterstones Talks About Forging A Deal with Amazon The BBC website published an interview this week with James Daunt, the… Mercy Pilkington25 October 2012One comment2 minute read
OverDrive CEO Addresses UK Parliament on eBook Lending The Libraries All Party Parliamentary Group held an ebook summit in London… Mercy Pilkington25 October 2012One comment1 minute read
New Bowker Study on eBooks Shows Self-Publishing Growth Bowker, the ProQuest group that supplies book information to publishers, libraries, and… Mercy Pilkington24 October 2012One comment2 minute read
Digital Publishing Software FlippingBook Offers Options GoodeReader was recently introduced to an international company, FlippingBook, and its software… Mercy Pilkington24 October 2012One comment2 minute read
New Study Explores Teens’ Reading, Library Use Initial indicators from the Book Industry Study Group more than a year… Mercy Pilkington23 October 2012One comment2 minute read
Cloud-Based Publishing Startup Booktype Allows Author Collaboration Booktype Pro, the book publishing arm of non-profit, open source media parent… Mercy Pilkington23 October 2012One comment2 minute read
eBook Review: Pierced by Thomas Enger Verdict: 4 Stars It’s difficult to jump into a sequel or series… Mercy Pilkington22 October 2012One comment1 minute read
Amazon Contracts Call for Discount to Cover VAT As most of the “Amazon Tax” battles have been resolved in the… Mercy Pilkington22 October 20122 comments2 minute read
Random House Has Positive News for Libraries and Their eBooks An article in Library Journal affirms what librarians have known but what… Mercy Pilkington19 October 20122 comments2 minute read
Periodical Reading on Tablets on the Rise, Kindle Fire in the Lead comScore, a global leader in measuring statistics on digital content consumption, released… Mercy Pilkington19 October 2012One comment2 minute read
Amazon Looking to Acquire Brazilian Publisher? According to an article by Cristiane Lucchesi and Francisco Marcelino for Bloomberg,… Mercy Pilkington18 October 2012One comment1 minute read
How Fifty Shades Continues to Boost eBook Sales Despite the assurances that the success of E.L. James’ once-self-published erotica trilogy… Mercy Pilkington18 October 2012One comment2 minute read
New Provider, New Customers on the Digital Reference Front Credo Reference, a mainstay in offering reference content to libraries since 1999,… Mercy Pilkington16 October 2012One comment1 minute read
New Reports of a Health Risk to Authors According to a new article by BBC’s health reports, authors may face… Mercy Pilkington16 October 20122 comments2 minute read
