Dungeons and Dragons was the father to the modern gaming systems like Palladium Rifts, Gurps, and Cyberpunk. Wizards of the Coast was getting a bit tired of not having a cohesive digital strategy and now is moving forward at full throttle.Wizard of the Coast today launched a classic Dungeons and Dragons website where customers can buy the older modules, source books, and … [Read more...] about New Digital Dungeons and Dragons Website Launches Today
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OverDrive Now Delivers Streaming Video and Audio to Members
At last week's Digital Book World conference, OverDrive CEO Steve Potash promised GoodeReader in an interview that the digital content solution company would be hosting a demonstration of new features at this week's ALA Midwinter conference in Seattle. Today's announcement of streaming video and audio for member schools and libraries makes OverDrive's Next Generation platform … [Read more...] about OverDrive Now Delivers Streaming Video and Audio to Members
Adobe Releases Key Data on How Consumers Shop On The Go
While Adobe's InDesign platform has made it possible to create full-color, high-resolution digital editions of some of the most popular and well-known magazines on the market, the DPS team also uses the platform to help retailers bring the same standard to their sales catalogs. In order to help retailers feel confident in the effectiveness of their digital catalogs, Adobe spent … [Read more...] about Adobe Releases Key Data on How Consumers Shop On The Go
Pew Internet Report Shows Consumers Want More Technology
The Pew Research Center's Internet and Family Life Project has released another report based this time on library usage and how patrons' attitudes towards libraries are shifting, both for the better and otherwise.According to a statement in the report's summary, "The internet has already had a major impact on how people find and access information, and now the rising … [Read more...] about Pew Internet Report Shows Consumers Want More Technology
Unglue.it Unleashes Two New Crowd-Sourced Titles
One of the more innovative concepts that has grown out of digital publishing is the concept of crowd-sourced "ungluing," a way to allow reader fans to remove the copyright status of books by pledging funding to buy the rights from the author under Creative Commons status of copyright law. Once a book has become "unglued," it can be read by anyone on any device for free while … [Read more...] about Unglue.it Unleashes Two New Crowd-Sourced Titles
Credo Promotes Digital Research Content for Education with Literati School
GoodeReader reported last week about Credo's Literati Student Athlete platform, which helps a key demographic of students who might otherwise be under-prepared for the rigorous requirements of higher education to succeed at the college level by providing a tailor-made database of content for student athletes. Today, Credo has also announced its Literati School platform, aimed a … [Read more...] about Credo Promotes Digital Research Content for Education with Literati School
Amazon Launches Two Lions and Skyscape YA Imprints
Amazon has just announced two new youth imprints that seek to take advantage of one of the hottest segments in the publishing world. Two Lions will focus on picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade fiction, and Skyscape will be devoted to titles for young adults, which will have established and new authors contribute content.One of the elements should immediately gain … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches Two Lions and Skyscape YA Imprints
ebrary Signed With Over 100+ in 2012
While digital publishing on its current scale is only a couple of years old, the original models for early digital publishing go back decades. That time line for ProQuest company ebrary goes back to 1999 and the launch of Academic Complete in 2003, for which the company has cause to celebrate in 2013. Its other powerful achievement is the data that shows ebrary closed out 2012 … [Read more...] about ebrary Signed With Over 100+ in 2012
eBook Review: Warm Bodies by Issac Marion
Verdict: 5 StarsSadly, on most major review sites it's simply not feasible to give a book more than five stars. Otherwise, this book would qualify for a few extra, just for its greatness.On the surface, Warm Bodies (Emily Bestler Books - Atria), which will be releasing as a major motion picture on February 1st, looks just like a fun diversion, maybe a mindless beach … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Warm Bodies by Issac Marion
Zinio Offering $50 Credit for Digital Magazines
Zinio has been one of the longest standing digital magazine companies that has one of the most successful iPad apps of all time. The company is running a promotion right now for new and existing users to get $50.00 credit for magazine subscriptions. You have to sign up on a third party website and then you are issued a promotional code. Normally, we are all wary of coupon type … [Read more...] about Zinio Offering $50 Credit for Digital Magazines
The Toronto Star Digital Newspaper Now Available via PressReader
The Toronto Star is one of Ontario's most prominent newspapers and is gravitating towards the digital realm. Their new replica version basically just mirrors the print edition, complete with local adverts, television listings, and other localized content. It is available today on PressReader and e-readers, such as the Kobo Vox."Paywalls are becoming a popular way for … [Read more...] about The Toronto Star Digital Newspaper Now Available via PressReader
Academic Digital Publishing Reaches Student Athletes In Need of Support
Digital publishing has brought whole new levels of possibility to the educational arena in terms of quality of material, genuine levels of learning and engagement, metrics to understand student involvement with the text, and even the potential for huge savings for schools whose budgets are already stretched thin. But perhaps one of the most underserved populations of students … [Read more...] about Academic Digital Publishing Reaches Student Athletes In Need of Support
The Conundrum of Digital Publishing – HTML5 or EPUB 3?
The Digital Book World event has just wrapped up and marked the first large publishing gathering of 2013. Many of the exhibitors and speakers hyped up either EPUB3 or HTML5, as a way to distribute digital content. No one could quite agree on where the future of the industry will take us and many indie companies are focusing on one or the other. The big question that was on … [Read more...] about The Conundrum of Digital Publishing – HTML5 or EPUB 3?
Hybrid Author Tina Reber on the Tools for Reaching Readers
One of the hot new buzzwords mentioned at DBW this year was the concept of the hybrid author, and data was presented that showed that hybrid authors may be arguably some of the most successful and most satisfied authors in the publishing industry. Hybrids, as they're being called, are authors who have experience in both self-publishing and in traditional publishing, through a … [Read more...] about Hybrid Author Tina Reber on the Tools for Reaching Readers