The 2018 Nebula Awards shortlist has been announced and the winners will be announced on May 18th. Have you read any of the titles below? If you are looking for a great new read in the science fiction category, you might want to check them out.NovelThe Calculating Stars, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor) The … [Read more...] about Here is the shortlist for the 2018 Nebula Awards
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10,000 Arabic books have been digitized to ebooks
The Arabic Collections Online project has just formed and they are making available 10,000 Arabic ebooks across 6,000 subjects for free. It was established with support from NYU Abu Dhabi, and by major grants from Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, and Carnegie Corporation of New York. … [Read more...] about 10,000 Arabic books have been digitized to ebooks
Hundreds of romance audiobooks and ebooks on sale via Kobo
Kobo is having a massive sale on romance titles for both audiobooks and ebooks. You can pick up a scintillating read for under $3.99 and this includes books from major publishers and self-published works. There are only 80 audiobooks on sale, but they are super cheap, $3.99 each.Kobo is not discounting any of their … [Read more...] about Hundreds of romance audiobooks and ebooks on sale via Kobo
Audiobook increased by 37.1% and ebooks declined by 3.6% in 2018
Since 2013, downloaded audio has been the trade book format with the greatest percent growth. In 2018 it grew by 37.1%, adding $127.1 million in revenue compared to 2017. eBooks declined slightly during the same period by 3.6% and generated over $1 billion dollars.Revenue for trade book publishers was $7.49 billion … [Read more...] about Audiobook increased by 37.1% and ebooks declined by 3.6% in 2018
Google Play is discounting audiobooks and ebooks for Valentine’s Day
Google Play runs discounts on audiobooks and ebooks for every major holiday and Valentine’s Day is no different. They are offering hundreds of ebooks for $5 including Only with You by Lauren Layne, Ttyl by Lauren Myracle and The Bet by Rachel Van Dyken. Audiobooks can be purchased for $10 or less and feature titles … [Read more...] about Google Play is discounting audiobooks and ebooks for Valentine’s Day
Hachette Proclaims eBooks account for 7.9% of their revenue in 2018
Hachette has just disclosed their yearly financial results and report reported that total sales in its publishing group fell 1.6% in 2018 compared to 2017, dropping to €2.52 billion. On the digital side of things the publisher stated that ebooks accounted for 7.9% of 2018 their publishing revenue, up from 7.1% in 2017. … [Read more...] about Hachette Proclaims eBooks account for 7.9% of their revenue in 2018
Playster releases new statement on staff layoffs
Playster fired the vast majority of their employees a couple of weeks ago and management told them to keep it a secret. The company has just released a statement letting everyone know the service is not closing down anytime soon, but will be investing in AI.Playster has told Good e-Reader that "In order to stay … [Read more...] about Playster releases new statement on staff layoffs
New RD Salinger ebooks are coming out this year
The son of JD Salinger has confirmed that the estate is getting ready to publish a bunch of ebooks that have never been seen before. The author died in 2010, leaving behind a small but perfectly formed body of published work that has not been added to since 1965’s New Yorker story, Hapworth 16, 1924. It is rumored that … [Read more...] about New RD Salinger ebooks are coming out this year
Amazon is running a Spend $20 and Get $5 Kindle Book promotion
Amazon is running their first big campaign of the year and it was designed to expand your Kindle library. Get $5 back in eBook credit when you spend $20 on eBooks between Jan 22 and Jan 28, 2019. In order to qualify for this promotion you have to activate the offer. The great thing about this program is that there … [Read more...] about Amazon is running a Spend $20 and Get $5 Kindle Book promotion
Radish is developing a series of in-house ebooks for their platform
Radish has been available on Android and iOS for the past two years and the company specialises in short fiction and serial fiction from authors that are submitting content directly to their platform. Writers can make their content available for free or experiment with the freemium model, where readers can pay to read … [Read more...] about Radish is developing a series of in-house ebooks for their platform
E.L. James to release new book this spring – The Mister
E.L. James has been beating 50 Shades of Grey to death since the first book came out in 2011. She has a new title that is coming out this spring, that will not feature any of the characters the Grey series of books. The new book is called The Mister and it will be released on April 16th 2019 and published by … [Read more...] about E.L. James to release new book this spring – The Mister
Google Play Books has been redesigned
Google has updated Play Books with a new material design that makes it look more minimalist and streamlined. The redesign is mainly all about aesthetics, the iconography is now hollow, backgrounds are mostly white, and fonts have been replaced with Google/Product Sans. The carousel on the home screen is now smaller … [Read more...] about Google Play Books has been redesigned