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eBook Review: Orange Karen, A Tribute to a Warrior

Verdict: 5 Stars How do you rate a book that is filled…

Kno, Sally Ride Science Take Academic eBooks in a New Direction

The US educational front is just beginning to enjoy the benefits of…

PressBooks and Bookbaby Sign Off on a New eBook Distribution Deal

Pressbooks is a solid ebook creation website that allows indie authors to…

UK Government Mulling Author Compensation for eBooks Borrowed from the Library

The UK government is seriously looking into compensating authors when their ebooks…

Barnes and Noble Introduces eBook Publishing Platform – Nook Press

The world of self-publishing is rife with unfriendly, non-intuitive platforms that demand…

eBook Review: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

Verdict: 3 Stars Kate Atkinson’s highly-anticipated recent novel, Life After Life (Hachette…

The Future of Knowledge – Launching April 18

A group of private individuals has apparently done what the government and…

Good e-Reader and IDPF Reach New Sponsorship Agreement

Good e-Reader and the International Digital Publishing Forum have struck an agreement…

Macmillan eBooks Now Being Discounted

Macmillan was the last company to settle with the US Justice Department in…

Flipick Release Updates, Remains in Beta Launch

Many start-ups are operating now under the model of launching a beta…

Audiobooks Get Personal with StorEbook

With all of the enhancements and innovations in digital reading, perhaps one…

Snapplify Brings Foreign Language eBooks to Broader Audience

While digital reading has become such a common part of the American…

Magazine and Newspaper Publishers Benefit from New Publishing Tools for Windows 8

Traditional publishing companies that focus on newspapers and magazines have been embracing…

Frommer’s Guidebooks Get a New Lease on Life

In 2012, Google acquired the rights to Frommer’s Guidebooks from John Wiley.…

Amazon Developing KDP Cover Creator for Indie Authors

When an indie author self-publishes an ebook, cover art is one of the…

HarperCollins and Hachette Disband Agency Model for the UK

HarperCollins and Hachette are the first major publishers to absolve the agency…

De Gruyter, Unglue.it Work Together to Crowdfund Open Source Textbooks

When Unglue.it first launched its platform to strip the copyright status of…

BiblioCrunch, Wattpad Connect Authors with Readers

There is so much that goes into creating a book, regardless of…

IDPF Announces the List of Speakers for the Digital Book Conference at BEA

Book Expo America continues to be the largest publishing and book fair…

McGraw-Hill LearnSmart Compatible with Any Higher Ed Content

The selection, approval, and adoption of academic texts can be a lengthy…

Rising Android Tablet Sales Causing Worry for Digital Publishers

With research from IDC predicting the steady rise of Android tablets in…

Hearst Inks New Deal with Digital Newsstand Magzter

Magzter is an upstart digital magazine company that is looking to give…

Freading Library Platform Adds New Content

While libraries still struggle to provide digital content for lending to its…