Booksamillion is one of the last bookstore chains to be operating in the US and is the de facto number two, next to Barnes and Noble. The bookseller has inked a new deal with Hachette to pioneer a new online store within a store concept. Hardcover and softcover books are available to be purchased and customers can save up to 40% on new titles.A store within a store concept … [Read more...] about Hachette Launches Store Within a Store Concept at Booksamillion
Top 10 New Android Apps of the Week – May 29
The World Cup in Brazil is coming up soon and numerous games and apps are rising up to take advantage of the biggest event in sports. Today, we look at the top 10 new android apps of the week. All of this content is available for free via the Good e-Reader Android App Store.Batman & The Flash: Hero Run - Become the savior of Gotham City and Gorilla City as you do battle … [Read more...] about Top 10 New Android Apps of the Week – May 29
Tolino Vision Review
The Tolino Vision was released early April in Germany and was billed as a Kindle Killer by  the Tolino Alliance, which comprises of Deutsche Telekom, Hugendubel, Thalia, Bertelsmann and World View. The intention behind the Vision was to be the definitive device to own if you speak German and taps into an extensive eBook Store with over 1.2 million titles. How does this reader … [Read more...] about Tolino Vision Review
Console Wars Book Review
Console Wars is a new book written by Blake J. Harris and tells the tale of the the battle between Nintendo and Sega in 1980 and 1990. The premise of the book is how Nintendo employed heavy handed tactics, roping in developers into exclusive agreements to publish on their platform and paid a pittance of royalties. Most jumped ship to the young upstart Sega, where they embraced … [Read more...] about Console Wars Book Review
US Retail Chain Target to Start Selling eBooks
Target is one of the largest retail chains in the US and they are not sitting idly by as the eBook revolution sweeps over the world. In order to boister their e-commerce experience the company has partnered with Librify to sell digital books and also form an online book club.The official launch of the new eBook selling platform is several months away but has been announced … [Read more...] about US Retail Chain Target to Start Selling eBooks
Zola Can Now Give Digital Autographs
Authors who sell their books via  Zola will now be able to give digital autographs with technology provided by Autography. The deal gives authors a proven method for delivering individualized autographs, and it grants readers a new way to collect authenticated autographs and inscriptions inside favorite ebooks.To launch the partnership, Zola Books and Autography are … [Read more...] about Zola Can Now Give Digital Autographs
Amazon Publically States their Position on Hachette eBook Dispute – and Hachette Responds
Amazon has posted a public message on their own forums about their official position on the Hachette eBook dispute. Currently, the two sides are locked in a pitched battle over the future of agency pricing. This is the first statement Amazon has released over the whole affair.Amazon posted the following message on their forums a few minutes ago "We are currently buying … [Read more...] about Amazon Publically States their Position on Hachette eBook Dispute – and Hachette Responds
MadeFire Signs a Deal with Seraphim, Archie Comics, Lion Forge and Arcana
MadeFire is the pioneer with Motion Comics and the company has signed some big partnerships with DC Comics, IDW, Dark Horse and Top Cow and their biggest titles Batman, Injustice, Transformers, My Little Pony, Hellboy and The Darkness. MadeFire is making it a priority to bring on big name publishers to its ecosystem and has announced a big new deal with Seraphim, Archie Comics, … [Read more...] about MadeFire Signs a Deal with Seraphim, Archie Comics, Lion Forge and Arcana
New Locked Down e-Reader Appeals to Schools and Businesses
Findaway World made waves a few weeks ago about their new NERD e-Reader that was embraced by the US Navy. The premise of this new device is a severely locked down reader that ships with a full library of books and has no WIFI internet connection and no way to copy the books. You can think of it as a dumb terminal that displays data only. Findaway fresh from the massive media … [Read more...] about New Locked Down e-Reader Appeals to Schools and Businesses
WattPad Expands Exterior Publishing Ambitions
WattPad has started to transcend their own digital publishing platform and has started to distribute their books through numerous exterior sources. The Canadian based company took two of their most popular titles in early May and made them available through Amazon, Kobo and iBooks. Today, WattPad is taking one of their most popular Series and distributing them in print and … [Read more...] about WattPad Expands Exterior Publishing Ambitions
Comixology Giving Away 20 Free Digital Comics
Comixology has unveiled their summer reading program where they are giving away 20 assorted comics and graphic novels away for free. All you have to do is visit their Tumblr  account to download your daily free comics. You only have 24 hours to grab it, so check back often.  You obviously need a Comixology account and to download the free content you are basically "buying" it. … [Read more...] about Comixology Giving Away 20 Free Digital Comics
Will the Hachette/Amazon Battle Encourage Authors to Self-Publish?
Amazon and Hachette are currently doing battle in establishing a new publishing contract. This is preventing pre-orders from upcoming titles from being processed and hundreds of current books have five week delivery dates. Authors rely on digital distribution from Amazon to garner book sales and sometimes their livelihood depends on it. Â Self-publishers do not have to normally … [Read more...] about Will the Hachette/Amazon Battle Encourage Authors to Self-Publish?
The Evolution of the Kobo eReader – In Pictures
Kobo has been making e-readers since 2010 and diversified into tablets in 2011. Their earliest e-ink devices were fairly basic and through dedication to reading their latest models are very solid. Today, we look at the evolution of the Kobo brand and how their e-Readers have changed overtime.The Kobo e-Reader The first Kobo e-Reader became available in … [Read more...] about The Evolution of the Kobo eReader – In Pictures