Today we are taking a look at the bestselling audiobooks from May 2015. If you are looking for fiction and non-fiction titles, this list should give you an indication on what is selling.Fiction1. Radiant Angel by Nelson DeMille, narrated by Scott Brick (Hachette Audio)2. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams, narrated by the author (Phoenix … [Read more...] about Top 10 Bestselling Audiobooks May 2015
Amazon Kids Tablet Launches in UK and Germany
Amazon has put together their first true true tablet aimed at children with the Fire HD Kids Edition. This device launched in late 2014 in the US and gives parents the option to subscribe to Kindle Freetime Unlimited, which includes thousands of apps, books and movies on a À la carte basis. It also has a child proof case that ships with the unit and a two year warranty. This … [Read more...] about Amazon Kids Tablet Launches in UK and Germany
The Challenges of Self-Publishing an Audiobook
Indie authors who want to distribute and sell an e-book have hundreds of viable options. Every major online bookseller such as Amazon, B&N and Kobo all have their own portals to submit content and sell it worldwide. Things are very different with digital audiobooks, which has quickly become a billion dollar industry. There are few options for indie authors to create an … [Read more...] about The Challenges of Self-Publishing an Audiobook
Major Publishers Are Screwing Readers with High e-book Prices
All five of the largest publishing companies in North America and Europe have negotiated new contracts with booksellers such as Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Google and Kobo. The new pricing strategy is called agency-lite, which mandates these stores sell e-books at a fixed cost. This has directly resulted in e-book prices to increase across the entire board. It is seriously … [Read more...] about Major Publishers Are Screwing Readers with High e-book Prices
The New Good e-Reader Forum is now Online
When we first launched the Good e-Reader Blog in 2008, the e-reader industry was just starting to takeoff. In 2007 Amazon Released the Kindle and it was a game changer. Soon after, new entrants tried to have a go with selling hardware and digital books. We started our original forum in 2009 and ran it for a number of years with over a hundred thousand users and a great … [Read more...] about The New Good e-Reader Forum is now Online
E-Book Sales Down 6% in the United States in 2014
Print is making a comeback and e-book sales have decreased. Nielsen Pubtrack data is demonstrating that digital sales have fallen 6% in 2014, which equates to 223 million e-books being sold in the US, down from 240 million units in 2013.Nielsen fetches its data from 30 of the largest publishers in the US, so this is an accurate portrayal of sales from mainstream bestsellers … [Read more...] about E-Book Sales Down 6% in the United States in 2014
The Latest Literary Trend: Hot Dudes Reading
There is a massive new literary trend occurring on Instagram right now, @hotdudesreading. The account has over 572,000 followers and is a celebration of men reading books on the New York subway. What is most surprising about this phenomenon is that they will not publish any pictures of people with e-readers, smartphones or tablets, with a simple hashtag #nokindles.Big … [Read more...] about The Latest Literary Trend: Hot Dudes Reading
Podcast – Nook Press, New e-Readers, e-Book News and Marketing Advice for Indie Authors
Welcome to another utterly compelling edition of the Good e-Reader Radio show, the only show in the world that documents e-readers and how the traditional publishing market is being disrupted by digital.Today on the show I talk about two new e-readers that just hit the market and both are sporting e-Ink Carta technology. You can get a sense on what Carta is, and how it … [Read more...] about Podcast – Nook Press, New e-Readers, e-Book News and Marketing Advice for Indie Authors
The Energy Sistem PRO+ E-Reader is Now Available
We first reviewed the Energy Sistem PRO back in February and were impressed by the fact it ran Android and allowed users to install their own apps. One of the drawbacks that it was running e Ink Pearl, which is fairly old by today's standards. This has since been remedied with the advent of the Energy Sistem PRO+ that has e Ink Carta.E Ink Carta displays utilizes a new … [Read more...] about The Energy Sistem PRO+ E-Reader is Now Available
E Ink Announces New Signage Tech, but No E-Paper
E Ink has a storied track record of announcing new e-paper at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas or SID Display Week. It looks like the company doesn't have any new plans to develop anything new for e-readers this year, instead they are focusing on digital signage.When it comes to digital signage, E Ink primarily focuses on grocery stores and big box retailers with … [Read more...] about E Ink Announces New Signage Tech, but No E-Paper
Glose Expands to Android
Glose is a digital reading service where eBooks become a collective experience where you can read other peoples notes on any given passage or see popular phrases that were highlighted. The company has just announced a brand new Android app that can downloaded today from Google Play and the Good e-Reader App Store.Just like an online book club, Glose creates communities of … [Read more...] about Glose Expands to Android
The Best Websites to Discover New Books
Casual readers often face challenges when new books come out by authors they love. Sure you can visit the local bookstore every few weeks and check out what is new and notable. Today we look at the best websites that focus on e-book discovery, finding a great new read or simply getting notified when a new book comes out. Some of these companies have been around for a decade, … [Read more...] about The Best Websites to Discover New Books