Welcome back to the Good e-Reader Radio Show with Michael Kozlowski and Jeremy Greenfield of Digital Book World. Today on the show we talk about the aggressive international expansion of publishers into the Chinese Market and various eBook subscription services.The Frankfurt Book Fair and New York Comic Con are both happening this week and Good e-Reader is live on the … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Radio – International eBook Growth
Overdrive Experiences Tremendous Growth in 2013
Overdrive is primarily responsible for the digital infrastructure for libraries to loan eBooks, audiobooks and videos to their patrons. The company has announced that 2013 has been a year of exponential growth and that they have signed up over 500+ new libraries to join the eBook revolution.Joining the international OverDrive network in 2013 are booksellers in Malaysia, … [Read more...] about Overdrive Experiences Tremendous Growth in 2013
Simon & Schuster and Yilin Press Announce new eBook Deal
Simon & Schuster and Yilin Press today announced an unprecedented distribution and publishing agreement that will greatly expand the availability of electronic editions of works in Mandarin for digital readers worldwide. The official signing ceramony will take place at the Frankfurt Book Fair, and Good e-Reader will be live on the scene.Under the agreement, Simon & … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster and Yilin Press Announce new eBook Deal
Google Chief Economist Proclaims Tablets as the Savior of Newspapers
Google Chief Economist Hal Varian gave a keynote speech recently at the International Journalism Festival in Milan, Italy. He cited that the traditional newspaper industry has been in a state of decline since 1972 and that modern day news websites are eroding them further. The one bright spot in the future of the newspaper is the digital edition via tablets.Citing a Pew … [Read more...] about Google Chief Economist Proclaims Tablets as the Savior of Newspapers
Video: PDF Reading Experience on the Sony PTS-T3 and Kobo Aura
There was a time when Sony was the undisputed King of the PDF experience on their entire line of electronic readers. During this era the majority of readers did not feature a touchscreen display to pinch and zoom, so we had to make due to advanced settings. Kobo has slowly been making inroads in usurping the crown away from Sony with their PDF rendering technology.Today … [Read more...] about Video: PDF Reading Experience on the Sony PTS-T3 and Kobo Aura
Book Sales in New Zealand Fall by 15% while eBooks Soar
The New Zealand Book industry has fallen by over 15% in the last six months as major publishers abandon the print sector. Several international publishers have pulled out or scaled down operations in recent months. Hachette said in July it would close its New Zealand publishing unit, following the lead of Pearson Education. While the traditional bookselling industry is … [Read more...] about Book Sales in New Zealand Fall by 15% while eBooks Soar
Kobo Writing Life Introduces Free eBook Download Tracking
Kobo Writing Life is a self-publishing platform that has been going strong for the last year and a half. It appeals to authors who want to sell their books in many different markets and establish different prices. The service excels at their sales tracking software and has just unveiled the ability to track downloads on eBooks that you flag as free.Up until now, all reports … [Read more...] about Kobo Writing Life Introduces Free eBook Download Tracking
Icarus 8 e-Reader Review
The Icarus 8 bucks the trend of six inch e-Readers and gives a solid eight inch display for less then $150. It may not have a touchscreen, but should appeal to people who get disgruntled with fingerprints all over their devices. One thing it has going for it is the built in audio. You can listen to audiobooks or music via the 3.5mm headphone jack. Honestly, most companies don't … [Read more...] about Icarus 8 e-Reader Review
Good e-Reader Radio Show – Friday Night
It is Friday Night! Good e-Reader Radio is back with Michael Kozlowski discussing some of the latest news on digital publishing, comics and e-readers.Icarus has released two new e-readers this past week and today Michael talks about what it all means and some of the things they bring to the table that other mainstream brands don't. The new Kindle Paperwhite 2013 edition … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Radio Show – Friday Night
New Sony Reader App for iOS Now Available in Japan
Sony has released a new version of their seminal Reader App for iOS in Japan today. It brings a number of enhancements, including support for EPUB3, which appeals to people who read manga, graphic novels and eBooks with Japanese characters.Currently there are over 20,000 comics, graphic novels, and manga comics in the Sony Reader Store. This new app was exclusively designed … [Read more...] about New Sony Reader App for iOS Now Available in Japan
Indie Authors Are Spending Too Much Time On Social Self-Promotion
There are thousands of eBooks released every single week by indie authors and sometimes they feel a need to stand out in the crowd. Most turn to social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, or participate in the Goodreads community. Some people think that authors are spending too much time on social self-promotion at the expense of honing their craft.In a recent BBC … [Read more...] about Indie Authors Are Spending Too Much Time On Social Self-Promotion
Good e-Reader Launches New Blackberry 10.2 App Store
The Good e-Reader App Store has been going really strong for the last two years and we now have over 30,000 games and apps available for Android and Blackberry. Towards the end of the month Blackberry will be pushing our their fabled 10.2 update that will upgrade the Android emulator from 2.3 to 4.3. This is huge news because you will now be able to run most mainstream apps on … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Launches New Blackberry 10.2 App Store
Simon & Schuster Modernizes their Website with New Responsive Design
Simon and Schuster has just modernized their family of websites to appeal to readers who visit them on mobile or tablet devices. The final phase of their roll out includes author and corporate webpages in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.The rebuilt sites make use of the latest in responsive web design to automatically reconfigure … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster Modernizes their Website with New Responsive Design