The end is near for small ebook shops everywhere, as one of the most long lived ones has just closed up shop. Books on Board announced today that new purchases can no longer be made and customers are encouraged to download all of the content from the website.In a note to members of the Books on Board website, the company reps said "BooksOnBoard has temporarily stopped … [Read more...] about Digital eBook Website Books on Board Is Closing
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Good e-Reader and IDPF Reach New Sponsorship Agreement
Good e-Reader and the International Digital Publishing Forum have struck an agreement on a new sponsorship deal. Good e-Reader now joins Publishers Weekly as the companies media sponsor, covering all major IDPF events. The first major event that is happening in May, is the Digital Book show that is happening at Book Expo America.IDPF Digital Book 2013 at BookExpo America is … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader and IDPF Reach New Sponsorship Agreement
Macmillan eBooks Now Being Discounted
Macmillan was the last company to settle with the US Justice Department in February, when all of the other major publishes had settled months back. We are only now seeing some online book sellers discounting book titles from Macmillan.Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Apple iBooks are discounting ebooks and even matching each others' promotional deals. Meanwhile, Kobo and … [Read more...] about Macmillan eBooks Now Being Discounted
Magazine and Newspaper Publishers Benefit from New Publishing Tools for Windows 8
Traditional publishing companies that focus on newspapers and magazines have been embracing digital over the course of the last few years. In some cases, we are seeing the digital editions outselling their printed counterparts. However, maintaining a fleet of Android and iOS apps can be taxing with all of the different screen size requirements. Many smaller publications are … [Read more...] about Magazine and Newspaper Publishers Benefit from New Publishing Tools for Windows 8
Frommer’s Guidebooks Get a New Lease on Life
In 2012, Google acquired the rights to Frommer's Guidebooks from John Wiley. The company decided to initiate a digital strategy to market the popular series of travel guides on the Google Books platform. A few weeks ago, Google announced that it was suspending the imprint and giving up on trying to make it work. Arthur Frommer announced today that he reacquired the rights to … [Read more...] about Frommer’s Guidebooks Get a New Lease on Life
HarperCollins and Hachette Disband Agency Model for the UK
HarperCollins and Hachette are the first major publishers to absolve the agency pricing model for the UK version of Amazon. The two literary giants have removed the text that appears under ebook listings that said "The Price has been set by publisher." This move was due to the European Justice Department ruling that basically said price fixing cartels were illegal under EU … [Read more...] about HarperCollins and Hachette Disband Agency Model for the UK
Jeff Bezos Patents the Future of the Kindle
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has just submitted a new patent that will change the way our Kindle e-Readers and Tablets function. Right now these devices have reached a level where the hardware internals and battery life can't really get much better without drastically increasing the cost. The new patent will have your unit actually powered and major processes handled by a remote … [Read more...] about Jeff Bezos Patents the Future of the Kindle
E Ink Remains Committed to e-Readers Despite CEO Change
E Ink Holdings has been developing e-paper displays since 2009, which are found in most modern electronic readers. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and Sony all feature the high-resolution displays in their current generation lineups. Recently, CEO of E Ink Scott Liu has resigned as the Chairman and CEO of E Ink and Vice Chairman Felix Ho has been named interim Chairman and CEO. … [Read more...] about E Ink Remains Committed to e-Readers Despite CEO Change
BeWrite Books to Close March 31st
BeWrite Books launched at the turn of the millennium as a publisher of exclusive, new, and high-quality fiction and nonfiction. It releases at least a dozen titles a year in paperback, each covered by an ebook edition. It also releases three sole-author poetry collections each year. By the end of 2011, BB had brought more than 250 exclusive new titles to recognized and … [Read more...] about BeWrite Books to Close March 31st
Zinio Announces Nokia Lumia Exclusive Magazine App
Zinio has announced that it is developing a Nokia Lumia exclusive digital magazine app. It will take advantage of Microsoft Live Tiles to show you new editions that are automatically synced and delivered to your phone. There are a number of new enhancements found in this new app that are not found anywhere else. There is a preference picker that allows users to define the … [Read more...] about Zinio Announces Nokia Lumia Exclusive Magazine App
Amazon Announces the Acquisition of Goodreads
Amazon has announced today that the company will acquire ebook discovery and social community site Goodreads. The entire deal will be finalized sometime during the second quarter of 2013 and all staff and the headquarters will be property of Amazon.Goodreads was founded in 2007 and currently has over 16 million members and over 30,000 bookclubs. Users have added 530 million … [Read more...] about Amazon Announces the Acquisition of Goodreads
New PressReader App Released for BB10
PressReader has had a storied relationship with Blackberry, with the entire line of Playbook tablets having the newspaper app bundled on all units. NewspaperDirect has been fairly supportive of the entire Blackberry ecosystem and has debuted a new native app for BB10.PressReader for BB10 allows customers to have replica editions synced to Blackberry HUB, to give you … [Read more...] about New PressReader App Released for BB10
Penguin Revises Digital Library eBook Terms – New Titles Available Immediately
Penguin was one of the last companies to launch a program to allow their eBooks to be available through services like 3M and Axis 360. Today, Penguin announced that they were revising the terms of their agreements to allow new book titles to be available immediately. The new eBooks will be available for libraries to purchase on April 2nd and should give a dramatic boost in the … [Read more...] about Penguin Revises Digital Library eBook Terms – New Titles Available Immediately