FastPencil and B&N Partner to Put Indie Authors’ Books in Physical Stores Self-publishing used to be the option of last resort for frustrated authors,… Mercy Pilkington26 July 2012One comment3 minute read
Polaris and 3M Partner to Make eBook Lending Patron Friendly 3M and Polaris Library Systems announced a partnership today that will build… Mercy Pilkington25 July 20124 comments1 minute read
Paperight Bringing Books to Outlying Africa Digital publishing has been arguably hailed as the future of reading due… Mercy Pilkington25 July 20122 comments2 minute read
Sourcebooks Unveils Digital Children’s Books with Full Audio Sourcebooks has once again improved the world of kids’ and teen’s reading… Mercy Pilkington25 July 20122 comments1 minute read
eBook Review: I Am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits Verdict: 4-Stars Spanning several generations and evolving over the course of some… Mercy Pilkington23 July 2012One comment2 minute read
Kindle Singles Submissions Open to New and Established Authors One factor that makes Amazon a powerhouse in both book selling and… Mercy Pilkington22 July 2012One comment2 minute read
Long Term Effects of the DoJ Lawsuit Against Apple, Publishers Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) has spoken out in defense of Apple… Mercy Pilkington20 July 2012One comment2 minute read
Harlequin Facing Lawsuit for Not Paying Its Authors Full Royalties Quill and Quire reported today that romance publishing company Harlequin has been… Mercy Pilkington20 July 2012One comment1 minute read
Barnes and Noble Encouraging Teen Digital Reading It’s been a long-standing paradox that teenagers are the demographic least likely… Mercy Pilkington18 July 20123 comments2 minute read
Digital Gives Old Characters a New Life For those who stay current on the trends in digital publishing, one… Mercy Pilkington17 July 2012One comment2 minute read
More Publishers Experiment with eBook-Only, eBook-First An original piece in Publisher’s Weekly revealed that more and more traditional… Mercy Pilkington16 July 2012One comment2 minute read
Japan Making Ready for Digital Reading Explosion Japan is looking ahead to the launch of four separate e-reader devices… Mercy Pilkington16 July 2012One comment2 minute read
eBook Review: Black List by Brad Thor Verdict: 5-Stars I sincerely hope that Brad Thor is just a great… Mercy Pilkington15 July 20122 comments2 minute read
eBook Startup Livrada Could Save the Brick and Mortars Laura Hazard Owen of paidContent.org wrote an article on new ebook startup… Mercy Pilkington14 July 2012One comment2 minute read
Smashwords’ CEO Mark Coker on Publishing Milestones Yesterday, Smashwords’ CEO Mark Coker updated the company blog with a stunning… Mercy Pilkington13 July 20122 comments2 minute read
DITA Strategies Webinar Brought a Varied Educational Publishing Audience Amber Swope, founder of DITA Strategies, hosted a webinar with Data Conversion… Mercy Pilkington13 July 2012One comment3 minute read
Amazon Takes Full Advantage of the Sales Tax Situation Many major retailers have argued that if Amazon were finally forced to… Mercy Pilkington12 July 20122 comments2 minute read
Next Issue Media CEO Morgan Guenther on Subscription-Based Digital Magazines GoodeReader reported yesterday on the iOS launch of Next Issue’s subscription reading… Mercy Pilkington11 July 2012One comment2 minute read
Next Issue Subscription Magazine App Available for iPad Next Media, the company behind a monthly-fee based subscription service that allowed… Mercy Pilkington10 July 2012One comment2 minute read
“I Took Back My Power” – Digital Publishing and Troubled Teens The wealth of digital self-publishing platforms available to authors today has opened… Mercy Pilkington10 July 20122 comments3 minute read
Macmillan Adapts to Digital Future Ever since the recent popularity of digital reading and e-reader devices took… Mercy Pilkington9 July 2012One comment2 minute read
TED Launches Multimedia e-Reading Platform The widely recognized organization behind “viral web inspiration” TED, developer of TED… Mercy Pilkington9 July 2012One comment2 minute read
eBook Review: Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead Verdict: 2-Stars This book only scored that second star because Shipstead is… Mercy Pilkington9 July 2012One comment2 minute read
