At publishing conferences and industry events, there are always a few common themes. Book discovery seems to be a constant thorn in rights holders' sides, as does understanding how to price content in the digital age. Libraries are still being left out in the cold, even as industry professionals offer keynotes about what the future of libraries will look like (interestingly, … [Read more...] about The Fight for eBook Viability
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eBooks to be a Billion Dollar Business in the UK by 2018
Digital books are on pace to outsell print in the United Kingdom by 2018, according to a new report. eBooks are poised to triple in sales in the next four years, going from £380m to £1 billion. Price-Waterhouse-Cooper also predicts that print books will decline by almost one third and account for a paltry £912 million in 2018. UK residents are experiencing a golden age in … [Read more...] about eBooks to be a Billion Dollar Business in the UK by 2018
Book Review: Sharky Marky and the Big Race
Verdict: 4 Stars I first came across the creatives behind Sharky Marky and the Big Race at this year's BookExpo America event. It's a great thing when someone walks up, engages you in conversation, and then offers you a copy of a book. That's exactly how publishing industry events are supposed to work. It happened a number of other times during the event, such as when Pam … [Read more...] about Book Review: Sharky Marky and the Big Race
Barnes and Noble Promises they Aren’t Abandoning Audiobook Business
Barnes and Noble recently sent out an email to their customers letting them know they have until June 30th before their audiobooks are disabled. The Nation's largest bookseller has confirmed that they are suspending their relationship with Overdrive, who provided their audio content. Apparently B&N is not getting out of the audiobook business altogether, and instead is charting … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Promises they Aren’t Abandoning Audiobook Business
Librify Brings Back the Book Club with Virtual Capabilities
Two different companies met up with Good e-Reader at this year's BookExpo with similar goals in mind: help their uses find more time to read and connect with other readers. The platforms, Shebooks and Librify, have very different and unique platforms and processes, but both serve to meet the needs of busy readers. While Shebooks accomplishes this goal through high-quality … [Read more...] about Librify Brings Back the Book Club with Virtual Capabilities
Rick Riordan Speaks to Good e-Reader about Kids’ Digital Literacy
It's a widely held belief that kids and e-reading just don't seem to mesh. Not only have studies shown that kids seem to prefer the experience of print books, but further studies have demonstrated a decrease in reading comprehension when students consume content on tablets. Before anyone blames the ebook itself, much of this failure of ebooks can be associated with the … [Read more...] about Rick Riordan Speaks to Good e-Reader about Kids’ Digital Literacy
School’s Out…What Are Your Kids Reading?
Now that school is out for most of the country, there's a honeymoon period of sorts in which many kids don't have to get up early and can watch as much TV as humanly possible. But somewhere along the way, parents look at their kids--whose bodies seem to have actually fused to the couch--and want them to spend a little time engaged in something else. Summer reading programs … [Read more...] about School’s Out…What Are Your Kids Reading?
Barnes and Noble Will Stop Selling Audiobooks July 1st
Barnes and Noble has announced that they are bowing out of the audiobook industry starting July 1st 2014. The Nation's largest bookseller is imploring customers to backup all of their old titles before they are gone for good. Many people in the industry were very surprised to know that B&N even sold audiobooks. The company never issued press releases or acquired their own … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Will Stop Selling Audiobooks July 1st
Author Tools from This Year’s BEA
BookExpo America is the largest North American publishing event and it has grown to encompass nearly every aspect of the book industry. From dedicated book blogger events and author book signings to digital business conferences and platform launches, if it involves books in any way, it happens at BookExpo. This year, Good e-Reader came across a number of platforms whose … [Read more...] about Author Tools from This Year’s BEA
eBook Review: Sweet Tooth by Tim Anderson
Verdict: 5 Stars Sweet Tooth has every right to be filled with teen angst, only it's too funny to be dark. Author Tim Anderson, who was available at a book launch party timed in conjunction with BookExpo America, is as funny in person as he is on the page, and his natural personality and voice come through in his tale that has every right to be a difficult and sensitive … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Sweet Tooth by Tim Anderson