There are many statistics that iOS users tend to spend more money on in-app purchases than their Android counterparts. One of the drawbacks in the e-reader industry is that no major online retailer actually sells digital books on any Apple products. This is primary because Apple takes a cut out of each e-book that is sold. Amazon, B&N, Kobo, and Google all sell e-books on … [Read more...] about Should e-Reader Companies Focus on Android?
Baen eBooks Can No Longer Be Sent to a Kindle
Baen Books has announced that starting June 10th the company will no longer support the Email my book to Kindle feature. The primary reason for this is due to the new Amazon's Terms of Use. In essence, Baen e-books cannot use Amazon's Personal Documents Service to deliver paid content.In March 2015 Amazon augmented their cloud system that requires users to subscribe to … [Read more...] about Baen eBooks Can No Longer Be Sent to a Kindle
Want to Know More About Marvel Comics? Try This New Search Engine
In early 2014 Marvel Comics has done the unthinkable and released a set of tools that will allow developers to build apps and websites pulling data from Marvel. The API taps into Marvel’s vast library of comics—from what’s coming up, to 70 years ago. This represents the first API program by any major comic book publisher and provides an innovative way for fans to interact with … [Read more...] about Want to Know More About Marvel Comics? Try This New Search Engine
Selling e-Books is a Losing Proposition for Indie Bookstores
Indie bookstores have enjoyed a resurgence in book sales over the course of the past year. According to the American Booksellers Association, the number of member independent bookstores has increased more than 20% since e-readers took the world by storm. There were 1,651 in 2009 and this figure jumped dramatically to 2,094 in 2014. These days, indie bookstores don't just sell … [Read more...] about Selling e-Books is a Losing Proposition for Indie Bookstores
Microsoft Apps Now Available on Samsung, LG, and Sony Tablets
Microsoft is on a rampage trying to woo companies to bundle their Office line of apps on all sorts of Android tablets. They have been very successful ironing out deals with Samsung, LG, Sony, Haier, Positivo and Wortman.Officially Microsoft has signed deals with over 31 different companies to have Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive and Skype loaded on Android … [Read more...] about Microsoft Apps Now Available on Samsung, LG, and Sony Tablets
Amazon Unveils New Bookerly Font for iPhone and iPad
Amazon has just released a new version of their seminal Kindle e-Reading app for the iPad and iPhone. The company has made a big step towards better typography with the advent of Bookerly, the first typeface designed for the Kindle for scratch. Additionally, it looks like Amazon is trying to solve the Kindle's typesetting problems with an all-new layout engine that introduces … [Read more...] about Amazon Unveils New Bookerly Font for iPhone and iPad
Microsoft Cortana Available on Android and iPhone this June
If you are not a huge fan of Siri or the Google Now you may soon have an alternative. Microsoft is porting over Cortana to Android in June and an iOS version a few months later. Cortana’s arrival is part of a larger cross-platform mobile strategy centered around the newly announced Phone Companion app for iOS and Android, which will help users configure their phones to work … [Read more...] about Microsoft Cortana Available on Android and iPhone this June
Google Signature Font Roboto is now Open Source
Google has announced that their signature font "Roboto" is now officially free to use by any e-reader company. This font is the default one that is currently being used in Android and Chrome OS.The font files for the Roboto family of fonts were first released under the Apache license as part of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) in 2011. With this launch, Roboto is now a true … [Read more...] about Google Signature Font Roboto is now Open Source
3M Cloud Library Implements New Web Features
The 3M Cloud Library system by Baker and Taylor has been embraced by hundreds of libraries in the US. In order to provide a robust experience for patrons, the company has totally revised their user interface. Meanwhile for librarians, 3M added the ability to reclassify the age range for books.What has changed on the user interface? Well, newly enhanced personalization … [Read more...] about 3M Cloud Library Implements New Web Features
John Scalzi Signs Massive 13 Book Deal with TOR
Author John Scalzi has just signed a 13 book deal with TOR. For the next ten years he will be writing for the DRM-Free publisher and will be garnering over $3.4 Million dollars.The first book will launch a new far-future space opera series. Scalzi will also return to the Old Man’s War universe. Other titles will include sequels to 2014’s bestselling and critically acclaimed … [Read more...] about John Scalzi Signs Massive 13 Book Deal with TOR
Periscope for Android Now Available
Periscope is a live streaming app that was developed by Twitter. It launched on iOS two months ago and has been a hit with celebrities and citizen journalists alike. In its first 10 days of operation it reached over 1 million users and now the app is available on Android.The first iteration of the Periscope app for Android requires a fairly modern version of the OS. You … [Read more...] about Periscope for Android Now Available
Harlequin is Producing Audiobooks
Audiobooks are quickly becoming a billion dollar industry and this has prompted a number of publishing companies to take advantage of new digital distribution platforms. Romance and erotica publisher Harlequin has just announced the formation of a new audiobook unit and will begin pushing out new content this June.200 audiobook titles will be produced in the first year and … [Read more...] about Harlequin is Producing Audiobooks
Google Play Books Publisher Program Has Been Closed
Google has closed their Play Books publisher program amidst concerns of rampant e-book piracy.The Google Play Publisher Program allows independent authors and publishing companies to include their novels and app guides on the Google Play bookstore. Sadly, this program has been taken over by fake publishers and people uploading pirated apps.There has been many documented … [Read more...] about Google Play Books Publisher Program Has Been Closed