While current science fiction writers are enjoying the wealth of opportunities that digital publishing affords its authors, last week’s opening of the New York City brick-and-mortar bookstore Singularity & Co. is doing more than giving authors a platform for their new works. Rather, it aims to revive out of print and lost titles through ebook formats.“We started with a … [Read more...] about Singularity & Co. is Saving Sci-Fi Through Digital Publishing
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Many Companies Expressing Interest in Sponsoring UK Fiction Book Prize
Orange Mobile has been sponsoring the 'Orange Prize for Fiction' which is based in the United Kingdom and mainly for Women's books. Ever since T-Mobile acquired Orange, the two companies are restructuring and this resulted in the sponsorship being pulled. This is creating a large gulf in UK Fiction, but others are willing to step up to the plate.The Telegraph newspaper … [Read more...] about Many Companies Expressing Interest in Sponsoring UK Fiction Book Prize
eBook Review: Albert of Adelaide by Howard Anderson
Verdict: 4 StarsIn the spirit of other great talking animal books like The Jungle Book or Dr. Doolittle, Anderson’s work makes you simply forget that these are animals. But this dramatic and violent tale is no Wind in the Willows. These animals just aren’t all that…cute. Certainly, they’re from Australia and we’ve come to associate the platypus or the wallaby with cuteness, … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Albert of Adelaide by Howard Anderson
Good eReader Week in Review – August 5th to 10th
During the last week, no new e-readers have dropped but rumors continue to swirl about the new line of Amazon Kindle Tablets and e-Readers hitting the market. Sony also intends on releasing a followup to the Sony PRS-T1 in the next few weeks and Blackberry released the Playbook 2! In our Week in Review, we focus on only the MAJOR news items that you might have missed but need … [Read more...] about Good eReader Week in Review – August 5th to 10th
BiblioCrunch’s MeetUp for Self-Publishing
BiblioCrunch, who launched earlier this year as a way for indie authors to let those in the industry bid on their projects for cover designing, editing, formatting, and more, has arranged a series of MeetUp events for everyone connected to the industry. The first of these events was held last week in New York, and had a specific focus on the need for editing with guest speakers … [Read more...] about BiblioCrunch’s MeetUp for Self-Publishing
Kindle Dump Could Be A Sign of New Things to Come
Brian Barrett of Gizmodo posted an interesting theory related to Amazon’s price slashing of all things Kindle DX today, a theory that consumers can only hope in their collective hearts is true. Why should digital reading fans care so much if Amazon slashes the price of the 10” Kindle DX, a two-years-out-of-date e-reader that never really took off? Because, as Barrett … [Read more...] about Kindle Dump Could Be A Sign of New Things to Come
CourseSmart: Results of a Two-Year Digital Textbook Study
CourseSmart, a leading supplier of e-textbooks for higher education, shared the results of a two-year study on the use of digital textbooks which had been commissioned by Alternative Media Access Center (AMAC) and AccessText Network (ATN) following a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). The study tracked the reactions of 1,185 higher … [Read more...] about CourseSmart: Results of a Two-Year Digital Textbook Study
Amazon to Halt Processing of Crowd-Funded eBook Access
Unglue.it, the recently launched crowd-funding site that allows consumers to make pledges of payment to "unglue" ebooks, thus eliminating the copyright and DRM, has just been informed by Amazon that the retailer will no longer honor pledge payments for this kind of transaction. CEO Eric Hellman issued a statement today:“Amazon Payments has informed us that they will no … [Read more...] about Amazon to Halt Processing of Crowd-Funded eBook Access
CourseSmart and Blackwell’s Form Distribution Partnership
CourseSmart is one of the industry's largest companies that focuses on etextbooks. They have a strong presence in the USA, UK, and Europe for digital textbook distribution. The company currently serves over 3.3 million users worldwide and represents 90% of US core higher education course material. Currently, CourseSmart is available at around 1,000 American campus bookstores. … [Read more...] about CourseSmart and Blackwell’s Form Distribution Partnership
StoryBundle and the Charitable Work of eBooks
This week, GoodeReader reported on SnugNugget’s initiative to allow consumers set the prices they pay for bundles of ebooks, as well as determine how much of the bundle will go to the author or to a charity; for now, funds from the sale of ebook bundles will go to Book Aid International.Another platform, StoryBundle, works on much the same concept of allowing readers to … [Read more...] about StoryBundle and the Charitable Work of eBooks
Smashwords Unveils Library Direct Catalog
Ebook distribution platform Smashwords, one of the top retailers for self-published and digitally published works, unveiled a new program today that will make it even easier and more lucrative for libraries to put indie authors’ titles in the devices of digital reading patrons. Library Directwill allow libraries to bundle books in Smashwords’ catalog and select the books based … [Read more...] about Smashwords Unveils Library Direct Catalog
A New Patent for Contextual Ads Created by Microsoft
Microsoft and Barnes and Noble recently came to terms on a new way to distribute the company's ebooks on the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. This will drastically increased the footprint of B&N digital titles, which remain USA only. Microsoft may have found a new way to offer ebooks at a cheaper rate with a new patent to display contextual advertising within the … [Read more...] about A New Patent for Contextual Ads Created by Microsoft
Overdrive Reaches a New Milestone – One Million eBooks and Audiobooks
Overdrive, the leading company that facilitates digital lending to libraries and K12 schools has reached a milestone today. They have reported that their internal catalog of content has surpassed one million eBook sand Audiobooks. Over 19,000 libraries and schools currently do business with Overdrive and now have a wider selection then ever before.The company has reached … [Read more...] about Overdrive Reaches a New Milestone – One Million eBooks and Audiobooks
Free Disney eBooks Available for the Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet
Disney and Barnes and Noble have a storied history, with many of their eBooks and digital games on their online marketplace. Today the two sides have reached an agreement to deliver a number of free titles until September 2nd, when you buy a Nook Tablet.The free titles are aimed at readers ages 3 to 6 and features the following bestsellers and interactive titles from … [Read more...] about Free Disney eBooks Available for the Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet