OverDrive, the powerhouse that makes ebook and audio download books possible to over 15,000 public and school libraries, released some surprising numbers on the use of ebook lending enabled libraries. Some of those numbers can be attributed to the work that OverDrive has done on its WIN catalog of titles, which stands for “Want It Now,” not usually a sentiment that is … [Read more...] about OverDrive Releases Encouraging Statistics on Ebook Lending
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WH Smith strikes a deal with Kobo for eBooks and e-readers
WH Smith one of the leading book sellers in the United Kingdom struck a deal with Canadian based Kobo today. The agreement was to convert their existing ebookstore to Kobo and sell their line of e-readers in over 750 different retail locations.Starting October 17th over 750 WH Smith stores in the UK and Ireland will begin selling the Kobo Touch and Kobo WIFI e-readers. The … [Read more...] about WH Smith strikes a deal with Kobo for eBooks and e-readers
EPUB 3 Voted for Final IDPF Recommended Specification
EPUB 3 seeks to be the global industry standard for digitally published books and today during the Frankfurt Book Fair the International Digital Publishing Forum officially voted to elevate EPUB 3.0 to a final IDPF Recommended Specification.EPUB 3 became a reality in May of 2010 when enhanced ebooks began to gain traction. A new global standard was necessary in order to … [Read more...] about EPUB 3 Voted for Final IDPF Recommended Specification
The German Book Association cries foul over Piracy
The Frankfurt Book Fair is one of the largest gatherings of publishers and companies of its kind in Europe. The event just kicked off yesterday and many authors and companies are talking ebook piracy. Gottfried Honnefelder the head of the German Book Association said that over 60% of all book downloads in Germany are pirated books.The plight of pirated books in Germany is … [Read more...] about The German Book Association cries foul over Piracy
OverDrive Makes Entire Ebook Catalogs Available to Libraries
OverDrive is the leading source of ebook titles for over 15,000 public and school libraries who have adopted ebook-lending strategies for their patrons. This week, OverDrive is meeting with major international and domestic publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair—arguably the largest publishing industry event of its kind—to unveil its “Want It Now” (WIN) catalog for … [Read more...] about OverDrive Makes Entire Ebook Catalogs Available to Libraries
Bluefire launches new Android e-reader app
Independent booksellers from around the world now have a new Android mobile e-reader app, thanks to the Seattle based company Bluefire Productions that specializes in developing software that allows for creating, sharing, and interacting with digital media. Bluefire Productions is promoting their new e-reader app as a powerful tool designed to provide distribution and … [Read more...] about Bluefire launches new Android e-reader app
Barnes and Noble Brings More Digital Magazines to its Device
Barnes&Noble released news today that it is bringing more magazine content to the Nook Color, this time the magazine Real Simple. In this first-ever digital edition, users can now navigate through the magazine by articles via the touch screen. This single edition of the November issue, just in time for Thanksgiving preparations in the U.S., is the first of its kind for the … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Brings More Digital Magazines to its Device
Children’s Digital Content a Hot Topic at Frankfurt Book Fair
At the second Publisher’s Lunch of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the topic of discussion turned to digital content for children. As GoodEReader.com mentioned yesterday, the advent of the Kindle Fire tablet and the release of over 1,000 titles for children on the color-enabled device means a race between the tablet companies to provide quality ebooks for kids.One of the major … [Read more...] about Children’s Digital Content a Hot Topic at Frankfurt Book Fair
Amazon’s Publishing Arm Expands to a New Genre
Amazon has broken a lot of molds in the business of books, starting with its own online retail model and expanding outward. As the parent company over two distinctly different methods of independent publishing—CreateSpace for print-on-demand physical books and Kindle Direct Publishing for ebooks—the opportunities for book development are more available than ever.Earlier … [Read more...] about Amazon’s Publishing Arm Expands to a New Genre
Ebook of the Week: Russell Blake
This week’s GoodEReader.com Ebook of the Week author is Russell Blake, whose interview took place from his home on the Pacific coast in Mexico, where he has lived for several years.“I've been writing for several decades, but decided this year to do so via self-publishing, for the broad market,” says Blake. “Up until then I didn't feel the quality of the work was at a level … [Read more...] about Ebook of the Week: Russell Blake
Ebook of the Week Feature Brings Readers International Content
The popularity of GoodEReader.com’s new Ebook of the Week feature has attracted attention from authors and readers literally around the world. In light of the requests we’ve received from both writers and fans, this week we’re proud to introduce a second free ebook in German.Author Nina Buschmann, whose title Wo bitte geht's hier um die Welt? - 8 Jahre Abenteuer und … [Read more...] about Ebook of the Week Feature Brings Readers International Content
Autography iTunes App Brings Fans Closer to their Authors
One of the things that many readers still lament with the advent of digital reading the connection with the authors that comes from live book signings and book tours. Having an author autograph a print edition turns a simple book into a treasured collectible.While there are ebook autographing options on the market, such as Kindlegraph, that inserts a page file into the … [Read more...] about Autography iTunes App Brings Fans Closer to their Authors
Kindle Fire Reaching Out to the Family
Barnes&Noble announced an eye-opening statistic this year that the largest customer demographic to purchase (or receive as a gift) the Nook Color was middle-aged women, and after further scrutiny, that news made perfect sense. The Nook Color is a light-weight Android-based tablet which was promoted through media campaigns for simple e-reading of books and full-color … [Read more...] about Kindle Fire Reaching Out to the Family
Barnes&Noble Sticking to Its Guns on Digital Comics
After the announcement last week that the upcoming Kindle Fire tablet will come with one hundred DC Comics’ backlist titles of comic books and graphic novels pre-installed, Barnes & Noble pulled all of the print editions of every title off its store shelves. There has been some speculation about the length of time this near-boycott will take place, as well as rumors about … [Read more...] about Barnes&Noble Sticking to Its Guns on Digital Comics