Amazon has been making making e-Readers since 2007 and this year the company is celebrating their ten year anniversary of the Kindle. They have only made one single that is larger than six inches and this was the Kindle DX. This was brought back from the grave on a few different occasions, but it … [Read more...]
Have we hit Peak iPad?
Will the Apple iPad continue to be the catalyst of growth or is there a growing commercial apathy towards the tablet? iPads represented less than 10% of total company's 2016 sales and in the last two quarters of 2017 they have been around 7%. The iPad is seven years old and tablets in general seem … [Read more...]
E-Book Retailers Need to Partner with Carriers and Smartphone Companies
Tech companies and telecom carriers have started to offer free hardware and entertainment benefits in a lure to attain more customers. Samsung is giving away a free six month subscription to Netflix with the purchase of their new Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. T-Mobile is offering prospective G6 buyers a … [Read more...]
Why Don’t Print Books Come With e-Book Download Codes?
Major publishers are notoriously risk averse and rarely do they experiment with alternative distribution models in a meaningful way. Over the course of the past three years they dipped their toes into the unlimited e-book subscription model, but many of the top CEO's were against this business … [Read more...]
The Real Story – Why the Kindle Cloud Reader was Developed
The Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader is going to become the only e-reading platform for hundreds of thousands of users. It is the only solution to buy and read e-books on your iPHone and iPad. Not to mention Chromebooks, Windows RT, Windows 8 and Windows 10 tablets. Many people are disappointed in the … [Read more...]
Indie Authors Should Form a Co-Op
Worker Cooperatives have been around since the dawn of the industrial era and they have continued into the modern era. The premise is to have a company that is owned and self-managed by its workers. All shares are held by the workforce with no outside or consumer owners, and each member has one … [Read more...]
E-Books are on the decline and people are switching back to print
Over the past six years when the Kindle, Kobo and Nook became popular many people thought that print was doomed and that the vast majority of us would be reading e-books. It looks like e-books were merely a passing fad and many people have switched back to print. Preliminary figures from the … [Read more...]
Industry Experts Accuse Kobo of Being Predatory Vultures
Kobo has been selling e-reader and e-books since 2010 and has gradually expanded their business all over the world. They partner with bookstores to sell their hardware where people are buying print and they also offer white label solutions to companies like Waterstone's. Industry experts have … [Read more...]
Publishers Should Lower The e-Book Price When The Paperback Is Released
Major publishers always release the hardcover and e-book at the very same time. The hardcover normally retails for anywhere between $25 and $35 dollars and e-book ranges from $12.99 to $19.99. Six months after the hardcover is on the market the paperback version is released and you can expect to pay … [Read more...]
Hugh Howey and Jane Friedman Set Indie Authors Up For Failure
Self-publishing your first novel can be a daunting endeavor, but Jane Friedman and Hugh Howey constantly make it sound easy. They frequently cite that most of the Amazon bestsellers are written by indie authors and that they are earning more money than writers who get a traditional publishing deal. … [Read more...]
Why Do Independent Bookstores Have Cats?
If you have a couple of independent bookstores in your city, chances are one of them has a cat on the premises. They serve as co-owner, manager, security, and the abiding conscience of the place. Why do bookstores love cats? To understand why the modern bookstore has a cat, we have to go back in … [Read more...]
What Book Should I Read?
There are hundreds of new books that are released every single month and some get lost in the shuffle. In order to draw attention to hidden gems, Good e-Reader is introducing a segment called "What Book Should I Read?" Every month we will publish a YouTube video giving our loyal fans a chance to … [Read more...]