Science Fiction has become more popular in recent years because a number of notable publishers have elected to go DRM-Free. This allows readers to be able to easily load whatever e-book they have purchased on their all of their mobile devices, without the need of Adobe Digital Editions. Star Trek fans are the beneficiaries of the latest announcement that over 700 e-books from … [Read more...] about 700 Star Trek e-Books are now DRM-Free
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Kobo e-Readers will be soon be available in Taiwan
Kobo will soon be selling e-Books and e-Readers in Taiwan. Over the course of the last calendar year Kobo has been building a team in Taiwan and securing licensing deals with local publishers in order to launch their digital bookstore with a large portfolio that features local writers.When Kobo enters a new market, their standard blueprint is to partner with an established … [Read more...] about Kobo e-Readers will be soon be available in Taiwan
22% of all UK eBook Sales were Self-Published
Indie Authors are starting to see more revenue from the United Kingdom. In 2015 22% of all e-book sales were from self-published authors, which is a dramatic increase from 16% in 2014.There are a few things to note about these numbers, however. Although total self-published ebook sales did go up, it's possible that's less because self-published books are gaining popularity, … [Read more...] about 22% of all UK eBook Sales were Self-Published
Penguin Random House Reports 25% of Revenue is from e-Books
Penguin Random House has just reported a 23.7% increase in operating EBITDA in 2015 over 2014 and an 11.8% rise in revenue. The company also reported that they generated over €3.32 billion in book sales. How much of this revenue stemmed from e-books? Sadly, the publisher did not break down the numbers but did admit that they accounted for 25% of their global revenue.One of … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House Reports 25% of Revenue is from e-Books
New Harry Potter Books to be Published
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a new movie coming out this year and takes place in the Harry Potter universe. This has prompted Scholastic to attain the rights for new movie tie-in books in multiple formats. Under the agreement, Scholastic will publish children’s movie tie-in books for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and its sequels, as well as tie-in books … [Read more...] about New Harry Potter Books to be Published
Humble Bundle Generated $6.1 Million in e-book revenue
Humble Bundle has been selling e-books for the last two years and in 2015 the company generated $6.1 million dollars. This is profit for the company after it paid authors and publishers their cut from each Bundle sold. This is solid revenue because the company only initiated 31 different campaigns over the entire year.One of the big reasons why Humble Bundle got into … [Read more...] about Humble Bundle Generated $6.1 Million in e-book revenue
Kobo Sponsors e-book Design Competition
Rakuten Kobo will be providing a $2,500 cash prize for ebookcraft's inaugural So You Think You Can Code ebook design competition, taking place in Toronto this spring with participants from Canada and abroad.The winning team or individual will be announced at ebookcraft on Thursday, March 31, 2016 and entries will be shared publicly following the competition with valuable … [Read more...] about Kobo Sponsors e-book Design Competition
Would you Rent an e-book? Readfy Hopes So
There are thousands of online retailers that sell e-books and only a small handful that have adopted the unlimited subscription model. When it comes to rentals, the only digital editions that are currently available are textbooks. A small German startup called Readfy is hoping that customers are willing to rent an e-book for 0.99 euros and 4.99 euros, saving between 30% and … [Read more...] about Would you Rent an e-book? Readfy Hopes So
NetGalley Launches in Germany
Netgalley is one of the most successful companies operating in the digital publishing sector. Publishers normally submit e-books to their platform before they are commercially available. They do this because they know readers will write reviews and give their titles free publicity. NetGalley is expanding into Germany this week, at netgalley.de, in cooperation with … [Read more...] about NetGalley Launches in Germany
Apple Steals Yahoos Native Magazine Advertising System
Apple News launched last June and publishers have been struggling to properly monetize their content. To this end, Apple has just stolen one of the only good ideas Yahoo has had in years, their sponsored advertising system that looks like normal news articles.In 2013 Yahoo signed a deal with Microsoft that blended their two advertising networks together. This gives … [Read more...] about Apple Steals Yahoos Native Magazine Advertising System
Hundreds of Rare Music Manuscripts Now Available for Free Online
Over 500 rare music manuscripts have been digitized and are now available for free online. The Morgan Library’s Music Manuscripts Online initiative houses handwritten sheet music from Mozart, Bach, Chopin and other luminaries. Morgan has also acknowledged that they have plans to add essays about the manuscripts by leading scholars.The Morgan library houses the entire … [Read more...] about Hundreds of Rare Music Manuscripts Now Available for Free Online
Why do kids prefer to read print and not ebooks?
Nearly two-thirds of children will always want to read print books even though there are ebooks available. Literacy advocate and teacher Donna Rasmussen thinks this is because “We are tactile creatures. We will judge books by their covers and that’s okay,” she said. “We do many creative things with books we can’t with digital, like building a poetry out of book … [Read more...] about Why do kids prefer to read print and not ebooks?
The US Publishing Industry Really Wants to Sell Books in Cuba
The entire US publishing industry is salivating at the opportunity to get their books sold in Cuba They are doing it with good reason, Cuba is one of the few countries in the world that has a 100% literacy rate. This is a market that is starting to see possible relaxed restrictions on imports due to the US government easing a longstanding embargo.Last month a 40 member … [Read more...] about The US Publishing Industry Really Wants to Sell Books in Cuba