There is a lot going on in the digital publishing industry at the moment, some of it inspiring, some of it shameful. While on the positive side, GoodEReader reported today from BookExpo on a school that went entirely to digital textbooks and cloud-based instructional materials, all in the space of one school year; on the negative side, attendees were urgently cautioned that … [Read more...] about Opinion: Amazon Bashing at BEA
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Google Play and Chrome Unveil New Features at BEA
James Crawford, Director of Engineering for Google Play, stood in for Tom Turvey to unveil some new features of the new platform, especially focusing on the book offerings and capabilities. He began his presentation with some interesting statistics on digital use. To date, one in four US households has a tablet and the majority of digital content purchases are made on a … [Read more...] about Google Play and Chrome Unveil New Features at BEA
Kobo Experiences Triple Digit Growth
Kobo has announced today that the company has experienced triple digital growth year on year. Their eBook downloads have increased by over 400%, eReader sales by 160%, and eReaders by 280%. If you break it down their eReader device sales increased over 160 percent from the previous year and their bookstore surpassed 2.5-million titles with 1-million free books and books in 60 … [Read more...] about Kobo Experiences Triple Digit Growth
Life After Download – Richard Nash at IDPF Digital Book Conference
“In 1950, publishing consisted of white men in tweed coats publishing each other. It looked a lot like Mad Men, but they dress better.”Richard Nash, VP of Small Demons, began his brief tour through the history of publishing by showing that a massive rate of growth took place in the twentieth century publishing world, but that the rate of growth began to slow. But the … [Read more...] about Life After Download – Richard Nash at IDPF Digital Book Conference
BookExpo IDPF Event Begins with Seth Godin
This morning’s IDPF event in New York’s Javits Center began with a wide-open presentation from The Domino Project’s Seth Godin entitled, “The Attention Economy.” According to Godin, books are facing a hugely limiting enemy: shelf space. Traditional print publishing has to accumulate content and repackage it for the all-important marketing and placing in bookstores and … [Read more...] about BookExpo IDPF Event Begins with Seth Godin
Ingram Vital Source adds EPUB 3 support to eTextbooks
Ingram’s Vital Source digital textbook platform has just announced that they have implemented EPUB 3 compatibility with their flagship Bookshelf platform. They are now officially the first company specializing in eTextbooks that has support for the new form of digital books. The company now boasts a user base of 2.2 million users in 6,000 campuses in 180 countries.The new … [Read more...] about Ingram Vital Source adds EPUB 3 support to eTextbooks
Bilbary Set to Launch eBook Rental, Agency Titles
GoodEReader has already profiled the pending launch of ebook sales and rental site Bilbary, founded by the former head of Waterstones, Tim Coates. With the recent US launch of the company and the site’s plans to begin renting ebooks as soon as the end of this summer, Amy Riach was on hand at BookExpo to increase the company’s exposure, focus the brand, and work on growing the … [Read more...] about Bilbary Set to Launch eBook Rental, Agency Titles
Smashwords’ Mark Coker and Advice for the Indie Author
BookExpo America’s preshow event, uPublishU, kicked off what will become a week of breakout sessions, author and expert panels, and publishing industry networking. This year’s event, while already shaping up to be larger than ever, incorporated an entire day-long event for self-published authors and anyone interested in how to put their manuscripts in front of readers in a … [Read more...] about Smashwords’ Mark Coker and Advice for the Indie Author
BookExpo Kicks Off with uPublishU, IDPF Events
This year’s week-long BookExpo America publishing expo, the largest North American book event, kicks off on June 5th, but several new offerings were incorporated as a pre-game warm-up.As with last year, the IDPF will take place on June 4th and June 5th and once again feature some of the major names in digital publishing and ebooks. Seth Godin from the Domino Project, Otis … [Read more...] about BookExpo Kicks Off with uPublishU, IDPF Events
BiblioCrunch Relaunch Includes Expanded Sales Platform
When GoodEReader first reported on ebook distribution startup BiblioCrunch at this year’s Digital Book World, at first glance the company’s approach to ebook publication may have seemed a little out of place in the current self-publishing atmosphere. While other sites offered assistance in formatting or distribution of existing written works, BiblioCrunch’s model was to also … [Read more...] about BiblioCrunch Relaunch Includes Expanded Sales Platform
Image Comics for the New iPad Updated to Support HD
Image Comics is fairly popular and is powered by Comixology for their digital distribution partner. Currently, some of Image's bestsellers include the Walking Dead and The Darkness. The company announced a new upgrade for their iOS application that brings a slew of new features and over 200 comics available in CMX HD."Bringing the 3.1 interface to the Image Comics app is a … [Read more...] about Image Comics for the New iPad Updated to Support HD
Penguin, Macmillan Speak Out on Their Actions in DoJ Investigation
There has been an almost conspicuous lack of comments from the parties involved in the DoJ and class action lawsuits still pending against Apple and some of the Big Six publishers. Obviously, the parties involved cannot simply make outlandish statements while the investigations and court proceedings are still pending, leaving many to wonder what actually took place. Now, … [Read more...] about Penguin, Macmillan Speak Out on Their Actions in DoJ Investigation
The AMDesign Studios Contest Winner is..
GoodEReader featured an interview with a digital formatting startup company earlier this month. AMDesign Studios was kind enough to offer a giveaway package to one lucky indie author who commented on the original post, allowing that winner the opportunity to select from a series of ebook formatting and design services.Today, company co-founder Ann Mauren announced the … [Read more...] about The AMDesign Studios Contest Winner is..