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BeWrite Books to Close March 31st

BeWrite Books launched at the turn of the millennium as a publisher…

Kindle Fire to Now Accommodate Video-Enhanced eBooks

A release from ebook developer Vook today announced that Amazon’s Kindle Fire…

Amazon Owns Goodreads… What Now?

So far, the official press releases and arranged interviews about Amazon’s purchase…

Neelie Kroes Wants to Make Europe the Home of eBooks

In 2010, Neelie Kroes became the Vice-President of the European Commission responsible…

France Helps Out Its Bookstores, Can the US Follow?

In the climate of digital-versus-print publishing and the effects that ebooks and…

Penguin Revises Digital Library eBook Terms – New Titles Available Immediately

Penguin was one of the last companies to launch a program to…

CourseSmart: “Connecting Content, Curriculum, and Delivery”

While some sectors of the education industry are still waiting for the…

eBook Review: The Sunset Western Garden Book

Verdict: 5 Stars 2013 has been predicted to be the year of…

Tensions Between Barnes and Noble, Simon and Schuster Hurt Authors

The publishing industry is full of surprises, and the latest conflict is…

Grassroots Effort by Teachers Discovery Creates Low Cost Digital Textbooks

The winning combination in education is to produce high quality, creative material…

eBook Review: Making It by Helen Klein Ross

Verdict: 5 Stars There are some jobs you just don’t want to…

What Kirtsaeng v. Wiley Means for Consumers

The US Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling this week. No,…

Finding the Best eBook, Print Price Point for Optimum Sales

When computer how-to book publisher In Easy Steps, founded in 1991, looked…

Google Has Ceased Publication of Frommer’s Guidebooks

In August 2012, Google had purchased all of the assets from John…

Kindle Singles Editor-in-Chief David Blum on the Popularity of eShorts

Amazon launched an innovative platform in 2011 that some have heralded as…

Amazon ‘Send to Kindle’ Function Now Available for WordPress

Amazon has announced today that it has introduced new developer tools that…

Amazon Publishing Speeds Up Royalty Payments to Authors

In the I-want-it-now, fast paced environment brought about by the advent of…

Bowker Report: eBook Retailers Outbuying Print Retailers

According to a Bowker report first published by Digital Book World, ebook…

Pottermore and Sony to Launch New Gaming Experience

After the success of JK Rowling’s interactive fan site Pottermore, based on…

German Digital Publishing Industry in a State of Flux Due to Amazon

The digital adoption rate in Germany two years ago was a paltry…

ABA Announces Celebrate with Indies Program

The American Booksellers Association is launching their new Celebrate (With) Indies program this…

DriveThruRPG Pioneering Digital Distribution for Out-of-Print Books

If you are into Dungeons and Dragons, Rifts, White Wolf, or a…

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Kno Partner on K-12 Digital Textbooks

While digital textbooks abound throughout the country at the college level and…