Mozilla has just released a browser based plugin for iOS 9 called Focus. This plugin puts users in control of their privacy by allowing them to block categories of trackers such as those used for ads, analytics and social media. The app will block the same content as Firefox's Private Browsing with Tracking Protection feature on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. Focus is not … [Read more...] about Do not install Firefox Focus for iOS 9
Digital Publishing News
Reedsy wins Futurebook Tech Startup of the Year
Reedsy is a startup company looking to disrupt the self-publishing industry. They run an independent marketplace for authors looking to hire editor, copy editor and cover illustrator to turn your draft into a book. The service has been going strong for over a year and has just won the Futurebook Tech Startup of the Year. There are two key components behind Reedsy’s platform. … [Read more...] about Reedsy wins Futurebook Tech Startup of the Year
The Truth behind Blue Shade for the Kindle Fire
Amazon is going to be pushing out a new firmware update for all modern Fire Tables within the next few weeks. This is a feature that will limit the amount of blue light that emits from the screen, making reading on a tablet a little bit easier on the eyes. Amazon explained the essence behind Blue Shade, stating that it “uses specialized filters to limit exposure to blue … [Read more...] about The Truth behind Blue Shade for the Kindle Fire
Crave sends you bite sized romance e-books
Romance and Erotica e-books have been one of the bright spots of the digital publishing industry and many companies are looking for new distribution methods to get them in front of women. Simon & Schuster has just developed a new iPhone app that lets you subscribe to your favorite author and receive bite sized updates every 24 hours. Crave is a new app for the iPhone … [Read more...] about Crave sends you bite sized romance e-books
The Paris Reviews 60 Year Archive is now Available Online
The Paris Review is a nonprofit American literary magazine that helped launch the careers of Jack Kerouac, V. S. Naipaul, Philip Roth, Adrienne Rich, Mona Simpson, David Foster Wallace, Jeffrey Eugenides, and countless others. The company has just announced that their entire 60 year old archive is now available for free online. There are 322 different author interviews … [Read more...] about The Paris Reviews 60 Year Archive is now Available Online
A record number of UK publishers are going out of business
Over the course of the last calendar year a record number of publishers based in the United Kingdom are failing. This is primarily due to e-books utterly disrupting the marketplace from 2008 to 2014. Many publishers couldn't adapt to the changing landscape and digitize their catalog of content. Falling print sales during this period has resulted in 128 different publishing … [Read more...] about A record number of UK publishers are going out of business
Smashwords generated $25 Million in e-book sales in one year
Independent self-publishing service Smashwords has disclosed that they have generated $25 million dollars in verifiable e-book sales from April 2014 to March 2015. The e-book stores that accounted for almost all of the revenue were Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, the Smashwords Store, Scribd, OverDrive, Amazon, Baker & Taylor Axis 360, Blio, Oyster, Flipkart and … [Read more...] about Smashwords generated $25 Million in e-book sales in one year
The UK is launching a big anti-piracy campaign
The United Kingdom is about to launch a huge anti-piracy campaign that will be on television this week. The campaign is called "Get it Right from a Genuine Site" and the purpose is try and sway public opinion to support the creative arts and not pirate content. This is the first time that authors have received the support of the government as well as trade unions, retailers … [Read more...] about The UK is launching a big anti-piracy campaign
Apple gets some unlikely allies in e-book price fixing case
Apple is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appellate court decision that found they conspired with five publishers to increase e-book prices. Apple is trying to get the June ruling tossed out that would see them pay consumers $450 million under a 2014 settlement. Today, Apple has received some unexpected allies in the form of the Authors Guild, Authors United, … [Read more...] about Apple gets some unlikely allies in e-book price fixing case
Hachette Claims e-Book Sales have Plateaued
Hachette Book Group CEO Michael Pietsch wrote an wrote an editorial in the Wall Street Journal and stated that e-book sales have plateaued and he is no longer worried about them destroying the book selling business. He also mentioned how print has proved to be durable because, as a format, they’re simply hard to improve on. People have accused the Hachete boss of writing a … [Read more...] about Hachette Claims e-Book Sales have Plateaued