The Chinese digital publishing industry is on the rise. Newspapers, magazines, comics and eBooks garnered 42 billion USD in 2012. This is a massive figure, but it only really accounted for 11.6% of the entire publishing industry. Chinese digital publishing has really grown up over the last two years with more companies focusing on smartphone delivery. New research has … [Read more...] about Chinese Digital Publishing Industry Valued at $56 Billion
Amazon Prime Giving One Dollar in Video Credits for Slower Shipping
Amazon Prime members often get a bevy of benefits including Prime Music, Prime Video, one free eBook a month and free two day shipping. If you live in rural areas where FEDEX subcontracts shipping to your local mail service or if you don't mind waiting a few days, there is a new program. Starting today, if you order something online with Amazon and are an existing Prime member … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Giving One Dollar in Video Credits for Slower Shipping
Macmillan Fully Commits to Library eBook Lending
Macmillan started a limited US eBook pilot program for libraries at the beginning of 2013. The company only contributed titles at first from their Minotaur imprint to gauge market acceptance to their terms and conditions. Â The publisher is very satisfied with the amount of capital they are gleaning their established relationships with 3M, Baker & Taylor and Overdrive. Â This … [Read more...] about Macmillan Fully Commits to Library eBook Lending
Best Buy Admits Tablet PC Sales are Crashing
The tablet industry is currently on the downward trend as customers start embracing ultrabooks, Chromebooks and cheap laptops. Â Best Buy, one of the last chains of its kind has admitted that their tablet pc sales are starting to crash.According to the retail chief Hubert Joly tablet companies are not giving customers a reason to upgrade. "Tablets boomed and now are … [Read more...] about Best Buy Admits Tablet PC Sales are Crashing
The Advantages of an e-Reader
Good e-Reader has been chronicling the e-reader industry right around the time Amazon released their second generation model and started to compete against Sony. We have seen the rise of Kobo, Nook and a host of European companies offer a dedicated device that was designed just to read eBooks. You would be surprised how many emails we get about the benefits of a dedicated … [Read more...] about The Advantages of an e-Reader
Amazon says $9.99 eBooks Make More Money
Amazon has penned an open letter on their website which spells out their mentality in approaching the ongoing Hachette eBook dispute.  They primarily contend that selling eBooks at the $9.9 price point sells more copies and garners more money than titles that retail for $14.99.In a written statement Amazon said "A key objective is lower e-book prices. Many e-books are being … [Read more...] about Amazon says $9.99 eBooks Make More Money
BookPal Starts Wholesale eBook Business
BookPal has just launched a brand new wholesale eBook operation, that will allow schools, government and businesses to buy titles  in bulk.When you purchase eBooks from BookPal one of the ways to  read them  is via the  BookPal app. It is a fairly robust with the ability to make highlights, annotations, look up a definition and share excerpts with Facebook or Twitter. In … [Read more...] about BookPal Starts Wholesale eBook Business
Amazon Partners with Warner Bros for Digital First Imprint
Amazon has announced a new partnership with Alloy Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. The two sides will publish digitally at first, gauging the market to see if a print run is warranted.The new imprint, which will also use the Alloy Entertainment name, will publish young adult, new adult and commercial fiction titles. Three titles were released for the Kindle today, … [Read more...] about Amazon Partners with Warner Bros for Digital First Imprint
Scholastic Storia Closing – What Parents and Schools Need to Know
Scholastic has announced in a very covert manner that they are closing the Storia eBook store, as we know it, and transitioning it into STORIA SCHOOL EDITION and Family Streaming Edition. Instead of selling eBooks directly, they intend on adopting the uber popular Netflix for eBooks ideology. What happens to the hundreds of thousands of books already purchased? How does this … [Read more...] about Scholastic Storia Closing – What Parents and Schools Need to Know
Shop Til You Drop Magazine to Focus on Digital
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