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L. A. Banks – Mourning the Loss of a Great Writer

The writing community lost a dear friend yesterday when author Leslie Esdaile…

Controversy in the Publishing Industry Over Digital

GoodEReader.com has recently covered the ambitious and forward-thinking agendas of literary agencies…

Racing to Release the Big News

By watching competitors play their marketing strategy games, consumers can make a…

Amazon Publishing Keeping Its Distance from Indie Publishing

Amazon has made some of the largest strides in ushering in a…

Why eBooks Need to Be Given Away with the Purchase of the Paperback Version

Recently we wrote a news item on the fact that Algonquin Publishing…

California Affiliates Are Up the Amazon Creek

Unlike much of the speculation across the internet, it’s hard to see…

Libraries Are Seeing Record Increases in eBook Borrowing

Right now in the USA there is said to be over 21…

Health Care Providers Need a Seamless Transition to Tablets

When I joined my family’s chiropractic office in 2001 I felt overwhelmed…

Digital Publishing Platforms Fight Back Against Unsavory Content

GoodEReader.com has published several updates on the state of spam and pirated…

Pottermore.com Reveals…What?

After years of radio silence for her fans, admittedly while she collaborates…

Amazon Not Backing Down from Sales Tax Debate, Just Changing the Rules

Nearly twenty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling…

Ebook Spam Could Be the End of the Digital Publishing Industry

When e-readers first appeared, the naysayers swore it would never catch on.…

Spam and Pirated eBooks Proliferating in the Amazon Bookstore

Online ebook behemoth Amazon has been fraught the last three months with…

Apple Taking a Risk by Limiting App Store Content

In February of this year, Apple introduced some strict guidelines for content…

Governor Rick Scott Opens the Door for E-Readers in All Public School Classrooms in Florida

Most consumers think of their e-readers in terms of the convenience they…

What Do We Have to Fear from Our E-Readers?

My life may very well be in mortal peril. I live on…

Good e-Reader Live in Taipei, Taiwan for Computex 2011

Good e-Reader is live in Taipei, Taiwan for Computex 2011 and we…

Should Paperback Books Come with a Free eBook?

When you look at the movie industry you always get the digital…

Are Dual-Screen Tablets Cursed? A Case Study of Entourage and Kno

The education market is huge and many technology start ups seek to…

Unlikely Consumers Stealing E-books

The world of illegal downloading has a new enemy: middle-aged women. According…

LGBT Authors At Home In Digital Publishing

One of the more sought-after benefits of an e-reader device is instant…

Apple to promote iBookstore at BookExpo America

BookExpo America is one of the largest publishing expositions in the USA…

The Future of Publishing?

Imagine walking into your favorite independent bookseller and finding…nothing. An empty room,…