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Good e-Reader gives you the inside scoop on the entire digital publishing industry. Since 2007 we have been the leading news agency devoted to audiobooks, ebooks, manga, magazines and newspapers.

Penguin Random House had a fantastic 2020

Penguin Random House generated $4.5 billion USD in 2020, compared to $4.3…

Should You Start an Author Podcast?

Podcasts are nothing new, but it may have taken a devastating global…

KDP Change Means No More MOBI Files

Uploading self-published or small press titles to Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing platform…

Amazon Bans Some Anti-LGBTQ Titles from its Platform

While a significant portion of Conservatives have begun crying “cancel culture” at…

Amazon Blocks Libraries from Loaning eBooks

Ebook lending through public libraries has been something of a headache since…

Enki Enables Free eBook Borrowing to All CA Residents

All aspects of society have learned a few things during the past…

Books, Book Reviews Are Headed to the Moon

This has certainly been a big month for space exploration and advancements,…

Books in the Time of COVID: The Panorama Project Report

Last year was a difficult one for retailers and consumers alike. Lockdowns,…

B&N May Reinvent Itself… and It Could Save Bookstores

Barnes and Noble has been outrunning the Grim Reaper’s shadow for quite…

NetGalley Bought by Japanese Company Media Do

This month, a significant publishing acquisition occurred which turns all of the…

Audiobooks and ebooks are 18% of HarperCollins Revenue

Harpercollins Revenues generated $504 million dollars, which was a 23% increase, in…

B&N Press Just Sweetened Its Deal for Indie Authors

One of the most important things about self-publishing has always been that…

Authors to Dept of Justice: Stop the Penguin Random House Buy of Simon & Schuster

Once upon a time, the publishing world involved a vast, gatekeeping entity…

Google is thinking of pulling search out of Australia over paid News Links

Google has told the government of Australia that it will pull search…

Wattpad is being sold to the Korean company NAVER

Toronto-based online storytelling company Wattpad has confirmed with Good e-Reader that they…

Medium has just purchased ebook company Glose

Glose has been in operation since 2014 and they sell digital audiobooks…

2020 has been surprisingly good for the publishing industry

It might be a picture of gloom and doom for most business…

Goodreads disables their API program

GoodReads has an API program that they have been running since 2010.…

Book Expo America is discontinued

All of the big book fairs did not run this year, such…

Penguin Random House, Hachette and Harpercollins most likely to buy S&S

Penguin Random House, Hachette and Harpercollins are the three leading bidders to…

Hachette Book Sales Increase by 19.2% in the US in Q3 2020

Hachette global publishing revenue was €704 million, up 6.3% from the same…

Digital Publishing News Sites are embracing Paywalls

If you are want to stay abreast of all of the latest…

HarperCollins Experiences a 45% increase in book sales

For the three months ended September 30th, 2020, HarperCollins generated $458 million…