Comic fans will be lining up at Midtown Comics in New York City’s Times Square on August 31st—many of them in costume—for the midnight launch of the New 52, the fresh start of nearly the entire line of DC Universe super hero titles. The revamped favorites include new plot lines, fresh characterizations, and of course, updated wardrobes for the heroes and villains alike (spoiler … [Read more...] about DC Comics and the Long-Awaited Relaunch
Digital Publishing News
The Goodereader Ebook of the Week Official Launch: Indie Book Collective
The staff members of GoodEReader.com have worked throughout the summer lining up authors who are willing to provide their digitally published works to the readers, often free of charge, for the Ebook of the Week feature. Announcements have been made over the course of the last two months detailing how readers can get ebooks for their favorite devices, as well as find out a … [Read more...] about The Goodereader Ebook of the Week Official Launch: Indie Book Collective
The Editor of Kindle Singles David Blum Talks to Goodereader
Leave it to the largest online bookseller-cum-publisher to come up with yet another way to reach out to a specific niche of the reading market. Launched in January 2011, Amazon.com’s Kindle Singles provides an opportunity for reading customers to find digital titles by established bestselling authors and up-and-coming writers alike that fit a very specific need. With … [Read more...] about The Editor of Kindle Singles David Blum Talks to Goodereader
Kindle Print Replica Offers Nearly Identical Reading
Amazon.com has brought yet another way to read to its readers' Kindle computer apps, this time seeking to bring exact copies of select titles to consumers. Certain titles are now being offered via the reading apps for PC and Mac under Kindle Print Replica; titles that are available will be indicated by the bracketed phrase, “Print Replica” at the end of the title in the Amazon … [Read more...] about Kindle Print Replica Offers Nearly Identical Reading
New Investment Means More Digital Textbook Content from Inkling
GoodEReader.com published an article on digital textbook designer Inkling in June of this year, and at that time there were reports that some major textbook publishers would be working with the San Francisco company. Several of those publishers, including textbook mainstay McGraw-Hill, have made a rather large investment in Inkling to produce digital versions of its … [Read more...] about New Investment Means More Digital Textbook Content from Inkling
Stephen King’s Digital Short Story Venture
Always the penultimate example of a successful author, Stephen King appears to have it all. Numerous blockbuster movies that evolved from his novels, the option to span several genres under a few different pseudonyms, and the ability to weave a bestseller out of a grocery list make him one of the most widely acclaimed writers of our time. Now he’s broadening his opus in a new … [Read more...] about Stephen King’s Digital Short Story Venture
Russian Educational System Going Digital
First with the adoption of a specific model of the Ectaco Jetbook e-reader in the Ukraine and now with a massive investment in U.K.-based Plastic Logic, it appears that Russia and some surrounding areas of Eastern Europe are poised to adopt digital textbooks in their lower-grade educational settings. The investment of nearly $150 million by Rusnano in Plastic Logic’s plastic … [Read more...] about Russian Educational System Going Digital
Japanese Readers Slow to Go Digital
GoodEReader.com has reported on some of the limitations of digital publishing in some Western countries like Canada and Germany, where current legislation and cultural norms are throwing up roadblocks to the success of ebooks. But who would assume that one of the hotbeds of technological innovation, Japan, is facing the same reluctance to turn to digital reading?With its … [Read more...] about Japanese Readers Slow to Go Digital
Rumors of Amazon on the Move Again
Amazon.com’s legal department made a cryptic purchase over the weekend in the form of a new domain name, kindlescribe.com (and kindlescribes.com). Since the purchase, articles have appeared with fervor attempting to speculate what the domain name could possibly indicate for the online bookselling giant. This is particularly noteworthy since Amazon’s March 2011 purchase of a … [Read more...] about Rumors of Amazon on the Move Again
Digital Reading and a Soundtrack
GoodEReader.com recently covered the latest step in enhanced ebooks, full audio soundtracks. While enhanced ebooks incorporate unheard of amounts of full-color graphics and video files to make the tablet reading experience interactive, companies like Cathedral Rock Publishing have been writing and producing soundtracks to go along with typical ebooks, allowing readers to tap a … [Read more...] about Digital Reading and a Soundtrack
Where Will Amazon End up Next?
Amazon.com launched its German Kindle store earlier this year, and despite a sluggish response at first, reports that ebooks are finally taking off in Western Europe are trickling in. Whereas Amazon’s book sales in the US are far skewed towards digital now, the European consumers who were initially slow to embrace digital reading are now giving ebooks a second glance, mostly on … [Read more...] about Where Will Amazon End up Next?
Traditional vs. Digital Publishing No Longer an Exclusive Decision according to Barbara Freethy
GoodEReader.com covers a lot of news in digital publishing and ebooks, and most of that information comes directly from the industry professionals. In terms of discussing indie publishing, the best source of information is usually the author who has had a hand in developing his own self-publishing career.One new truth the entire industry is learning at this point is that … [Read more...] about Traditional vs. Digital Publishing No Longer an Exclusive Decision according to Barbara Freethy
Project Muse Streamlines Searching Capabilities of Digital Research
One of the pitfalls in fields that require in-depth access to immense data and research is attempting to navigate the entire volume of what is available. A lot of time in research and development is spent in simply trying to understand what has already been done.Project Muse, a joint partnership between Johns Hopkins University Press and the Milton Eisenhower Library, bills … [Read more...] about Project Muse Streamlines Searching Capabilities of Digital Research