Australian based fashion magazine Shop Til You Drop intends to focus on digital, while still publishing four tangible issues a year. The new online edition will be available every two weeks and focus on emerging fashion trends.Shop Til You Drop was founded in 2004 and is the modern girl’s fashion and beauty bible. It aims to make shopping easier and more accessible for … [Read more...] about Shop Til You Drop Magazine to Focus on Digital
Library Patrons Embrace eBooks in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland libraries have been loaning out eBooks since 2009. Patrons have recently been embracing the digital platform, as the digital collection improves.When eBooks first became available at Northern Ireland Libraries in 2011, there was only 363 eBooks to loan out. In 2014, the collection has grown and 9,439 titles were downloaded in a single month. On average, … [Read more...] about Library Patrons Embrace eBooks in Northern Ireland
Podcast – Amazon Credit Reader, Storia Closing and eBook DRM
Welcome to the Monday edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show with Michael Kozlowski and Mercy Pilkington. Today, we talk about the new Amazon Credit Card Reader and how its a boon to indie authors to accept mobile payments while at events. Scholastic has announced the closure of their Storia eBook platform and is transitioning to a subscription system. Finally, many eBook … [Read more...] about Podcast – Amazon Credit Reader, Storia Closing and eBook DRM
Buying Books as Gifts Decline in the UK
Buying that special someone a book for their birthday or Christmas is on the decline in the United Kingdom. The Nielsen Book Survey has just decreed that the share of books bought as gifts fell from 24% to 22% - equating to a decrease of nine million books.Jo Henry, director of the research, said that the decline in giving books as gifts would be of particular concern to … [Read more...] about Buying Books as Gifts Decline in the UK
Do We Need Consumer Protection for eBooks?
There is no true path of ownership when you purchase eBooks, digital comics or manga from online retailers. Instead, you are merely granted a license and if the store closes you will lose everything. In the last few years we have seen BooksonBoard, Diesel eBooks, FictionWise, JManga, Scholastic Storia, and the Sony Reader Store all shutter their doors. Do we need consumer … [Read more...] about Do We Need Consumer Protection for eBooks?
Santa Monica Hotel to Buy Holiday Books in Advance
Santa Monica hotel Shutters on the Beach is doing something very interesting. They will buy the books you want to read during your holiday and have them awaiting you in the room upon check inIn order to have one or a bunch of books waiting in your room, simply call the front desk up to 24 hours in advance. A dedicated book buyer will purchase books, magazines and newspapers … [Read more...] about Santa Monica Hotel to Buy Holiday Books in Advance
Marvel Announces 3 New Star Wars Digital Comics
Marvel is attending the San Diego Comic Con in a big way and is spearheading many discussion groups, where the top brass is announcing the future. A few months ago Disney announced that all Expanded Universe books are not considered canon and decades worth of content is null and void. This opens up a new world, of new stories to tell and some of its coming in the form of three … [Read more...] about Marvel Announces 3 New Star Wars Digital Comics
School Libraries Are Removing Classic Literature
The English department and student library are undergoing some trying times when it comes to reading classic literature. A very high majority of young scholars find it a chore to have to read or being forced to do it. The libraries are seeing record number of seminal classics such as The Odyssey, Catcher in the Rye or the Great Gatsby not even being checked out once in a school … [Read more...] about School Libraries Are Removing Classic Literature
NASA Quietly Building an eBook Empire
NASA is the US government agency responsible for space exploration and designing new technologies to achieve it. They have seen better days, since they have abandoned space shuttle launches and instead rely on the ISS in Russia to provide access to the International Space Station. Due to the complicated political landscape with Russia, Space X is hoping to leverage their … [Read more...] about NASA Quietly Building an eBook Empire
Is Next Issue Good for Canadians?
If you live in Canada and watch television, undoubtedly you might have seen the Next Issue advertisements. The premise of their campaign is trying to convince you that physical magazines take up a lot of room. It makes it unsuitable for reading at home, or on the go. So the question is, is Next Issue viable for Canadians wanting to read digitally?Next Issue has over 100 … [Read more...] about Is Next Issue Good for Canadians?
Golf World Magazine Suspends Print and Goes Digital
Golf World is the oldest American magazine and first started publication in 1947. Conde Nast has made the call to suspend the print edition, due to declining sales and focus on digital distribution.The changes were announced Wednesday as part of its "new strategic vision" for Golf World. By going exclusively digital, the magazine will start pumping out 50 issues a year, up … [Read more...] about Golf World Magazine Suspends Print and Goes Digital
Apple Enhances eBook Discovery with BookLamp
Apple is looking to beat Amazon at the eBook discovery game with the acquisition of BookLamp. The Idaho based startup has focused their company primarily on analytics services that is specialized on big data.BookLamp's claim to fame was the Book Genome project, a book discovery engine that analyzed the text of books to break them down by various themes and variables to let … [Read more...] about Apple Enhances eBook Discovery with BookLamp
Top 10 New Android Apps of the Week – July 25 2014
Today we look at the top 10 new Android apps of the week that are all available to download for free on the Good e-Reader App Store.Madefire Motion Books & Comics - Madefire Motion Books & Comics is a free app that delivers the most innovative reading experience on devices with Motion Books and traditional print comics as it pioneers the next chapter in … [Read more...] about Top 10 New Android Apps of the Week – July 25 2014
90% of US Libraries now Loan out eBooks
Libraries in the United States have been steadily embracing digital books for the past few years. A new report has decreed that 90% of all libraries now loan out eBooks, up from 76% in 2012.The American Library Association is the definitive body in convincing libraries to embrace digital. They frequently hold annual meetings in different States and hold sessions where key … [Read more...] about 90% of US Libraries now Loan out eBooks