There is a new eBook store in town by the name of Adlibris Mondo. It has burst onto the scene in Sweden this week and finally gives traditional bookstore shoppers an incentive to go digital. You will find all sorts of content here, such as eBooks, audiobooks and e-Singles by Atavist. There are also apps you can download for iOS that will allow you to read or listen to anything … [Read more...] about Adlibris Mondo eBook Store Launches in Sweden
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New eBook Report Looks at Global Markets in 2013
A very extensive eBook report has been released and takes a look at some of the core and emerging markets. The report offers a status on the US and UK markets as well as close ups on ebook markets as they take shape across Europe, Brazil, China, India, Russia, and in the Arab world.Thematic chapters focus on critical policy debates and on key driving forces, notably ebook … [Read more...] about New eBook Report Looks at Global Markets in 2013
Children’s Book Illustrators and Scholastic Come Together to Promote Reading
Award-winning illustrators of some of the best known children's book series have come together with Scholastic to support a new literacy initiative, "Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life." Thirteen illustrators each made their own artistic representations of Scholastic's theme, all focused on the love of reading.“This year’s Read Every Day artwork exemplifies the joys and … [Read more...] about Children’s Book Illustrators and Scholastic Come Together to Promote Reading
Indie Bookstores Offering eBook Subscriptions, iOS Apps for Instant Reading
Yesterday, Good e-Reader mentioned a variety of ways that publishers are working harder to reach a loyal fan base of readers, using offerings like author interactions, unreleased content, dedicated storefronts on their websites, and more. Today, GigaOm's Laura Hazard Owen highlighted one independent bookstore that is reaching out to its customers with its own branded app and … [Read more...] about Indie Bookstores Offering eBook Subscriptions, iOS Apps for Instant Reading
Random House and Penguin Consolidate Audiobook Division
Random House and Penguin may have officially merged a few months ago, but the companies still do things fairly autonomously. Most of their physical and digital book sales and marketing are still done by the same people, in the same divisions. The first big move to consolidate the two companies is via the audio division, which chiefly is responsible for audiobook production and … [Read more...] about Random House and Penguin Consolidate Audiobook Division
BISG Annual Meeting Addresses Digital Challenges
The Book Industry Study Group held its annual meeting last Friday in New York, and the focus of this year's event was to address some of the many challenges still facing the publishing and bookselling industries now that digital publishing has taken hold. The BISG also introduced its new mission statement, which shifts more attention on digital publishing.“Book Industry … [Read more...] about BISG Annual Meeting Addresses Digital Challenges
Publishers As Booksellers Extend their Sales Reach, Aid Book Discovery
With the advent of digital reading and the popularity of social media interaction with bestselling authors, an interesting phenomenon is taking place. Reading consumers are developing not only a loyal following of their favorite authors, but also developing a measure of brand loyalty to certain publishers. For their part, publishers have responded with shopping websites where … [Read more...] about Publishers As Booksellers Extend their Sales Reach, Aid Book Discovery
eBook Review: How Not to Be a D*ck by Meghan Doherty
Verdict: 4 StarsThe dubiously inappropriate title aside, How Not to Be a D*ick: An Everyday Etiquette Guide (censorship mine) is like Emily Post for normal people, people who don't go around presenting their calling cards to household butlers and waiting in the drawing room for their lady friends to descend the stairs. No, this book features actual daily life application … [Read more...] about eBook Review: How Not to Be a D*ck by Meghan Doherty
Author Bashing: Is It Good for Business?
Good e-Reader has been closely following the recent events surrounding author bullying and reviewer bashing. While dozens of articles on the subject have been posted over the course of the last few weeks, there has yet to be any clear rationalization for the animosity between some authors and some book reviewers. Even as sites like Amazon and Goodreads take steps to try to … [Read more...] about Author Bashing: Is It Good for Business?
Apple Files Patent for eBook Autographs
Apple has just filed a patent for an eBook autographing system. Their new system is designed to work with iCloud and in physical proximity. The technology will allow for the author and readers to be in the same room and have autographs transferred over via Bluetooth or WIFI.Important to any autograph is authenticity, both for a user and the person giving away their … [Read more...] about Apple Files Patent for eBook Autographs
Next Issue Expands Digital Magazines into Canada through Partnership with Rogers Media
Consumers enjoyment of tablet-based magazine reading has grown over the last three years, and now one of the leading content providers is expanding its customer base to Canada. Next Issue, a subscription plan-based digital magazine distributor formed by several magazine publishers to provide unlimited access options to tablet users, signed an agreement today with Rogers Media, … [Read more...] about Next Issue Expands Digital Magazines into Canada through Partnership with Rogers Media
Digital Reading Hinders Children’s Literacy
eReading was supposed to be a benefit that revolutionized reading, stripping away barriers such as access to books and bookstores, high prices of new titles, and the inconvenience of carrying books around. Some of the original critics of e-reading were parents of young readers who worried that device-based access to books would lead to opting for other digital activities … [Read more...] about Digital Reading Hinders Children’s Literacy
McGraw-Hill Education Offers New Platform Aimed at Struggling Readers Faced with CCSS
Anyone who follows education news in the US is aware of the strict requirements and goals of the Common Core standards for public education. What many are criticizing as a national curriculum--as thought it was wrong to determine that every US high school graduate would meet the same standards for education--actually serves to ensure that every student whose education had been … [Read more...] about McGraw-Hill Education Offers New Platform Aimed at Struggling Readers Faced with CCSS
BitTorrent Bundle Sends Content Directly to Fans, But Can It Work for Books?
An exciting new launch, BitTorrentBundle, has paved the way for filmmakers, artists, and musicians to put their creations in front of fans without having to go through the gatekeeper process. The Alpha launch has been widely successful, with a number of major content developers coming on board to publish their material through the direct-to-consumer aspect. But can this work … [Read more...] about BitTorrent Bundle Sends Content Directly to Fans, But Can It Work for Books?