E-book revenue in the United States increased by 7.8% and generated $102.7 million in revenue. Year-to-date e-book sales were up 4.7% as compared to the first two months of 2024 for a total of $184.0 million. This is good news for the overall health of the e-book market, the first two months of the year, had revenue increasing vs the same time last year. Digital Audiobook … [Read more...] about E-Book Revenue Increased by 7.8% in February 2025
E-Book News
The Top E-book, Manga, Comics, and Audiobook Stories Of The Week
Sometimes stories are so short, they cannot possibly get a full news post on the Good e-Reader website. The top news of the week sums up the latest happenings when it comes to audiobooks, e-books, manga, magazines, and newspapers. You heard of short-form video content, here is short-form news content! Calibre issued a new software update that adds an option to generate KEPUB … [Read more...] about The Top E-book, Manga, Comics, and Audiobook Stories Of The Week
Kindle App for iOS Now Includes Get Book Button Following Court Ruling
The Kindle for iOS app now comes with the 'Get Book' button that enables users to make e-book purchases from right within the app itself. This comes in the wake of a court ruling that deemed illegal any attempt by Apple to collect a 27 percent commission on any purchases made outside of apps. The April 30 ruling by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers also barred Apple from imposing … [Read more...] about Kindle App for iOS Now Includes Get Book Button Following Court Ruling
How Digital Books Are Shaping the Future
For twenty years, literature consumption practices have undergone a total conversion. Readers can now avoid carrying bulky hardcovers and postpone paperback wait times - e-books have established dominance over the publishing industry through screen-based systems that grant users unlimited digital literature access. This digital paradigm shift operates alongside another digital … [Read more...] about How Digital Books Are Shaping the Future
Amazon is having a book sale for e-books and audiobooks, 60 percent off
Amazon has announced that they are having a Book Sale on April 23 to 28 and is available for several countries, including Canada, the USA, and the United Kingdom. Thousands of e-books are 80% off thousands of e-books, up to 65% off hundreds of print books, and hundreds of audiobooks under $8. Kicking off today, Amazon customers can get ahead of their shopping with early … [Read more...] about Amazon is having a book sale for e-books and audiobooks, 60 percent off
B&N, Kobo, and Google Play Books Are Breaking California Law
Selling digital content such as e-books used to be the wild west. Online retailers could sell them at a loss to undercut the competition. Amazon was notorious for this sort of thing, and it made it the number one e-book store not only in North America but also in Europe. Kindle adoption skyrocketed, making it the number-one e-reader in the world. Things crashed because … [Read more...] about B&N, Kobo, and Google Play Books Are Breaking California Law
Apple Charged $5 Billion In A Class Action Lawsuit Over EBooks
Apple has been hit with a massive $5 billion class action lawsuit over selling e-books with its Apple Books app. The lawyers say Apple has been misleading customers into thinking they own the books they purchase instead of licensing them. Apple is hardly the only company that does this; Amazon and Rakuten Kobo do it, too, but Apple is the low-hanging fruit. The proposed … [Read more...] about Apple Charged $5 Billion In A Class Action Lawsuit Over EBooks
E-book Sales Slightly Increased in January 2025
E-book sales in the United States increased by 0.9% for the month compared to January 2024, generating $78.5 million. Digital audiobook sales grew by 6.1% for January, reaching $85.1 million in revenue. Physical Audio was down 2.5%, coming in at $600 thousand. In terms of physical format revenues during January, Hardback revenues were up 0.1%, coming in at $267.5 million; … [Read more...] about E-book Sales Slightly Increased in January 2025
Kobo Plus Launches in Singapore and Malaysia
Kobo has just announced that its Kobo Plus program has just launched in Singapore and Malaysia. This all-you-can-read subscription offers book lovers unlimited access to over 2 million digital books and over 300,000 audiobooks for a low monthly fee. This is a great alternative to Kindle Unlimited for those who are invested in the Rakuten Kobo ecosystem. The global e-book … [Read more...] about Kobo Plus Launches in Singapore and Malaysia
Amazon is Making Massive Changes to Send to Kindle
Amazon has announced that it is drastically changing its popular Send to Kindle system. After April 1, 2025, Send to Kindle will only support complete email addresses (e.g., "kindlecustomer@xyz.com") and will no longer support partial email addresses or domain-only addresses (e.g., "@xyz.com"). This change helps ensure that only senders from emails you approve can deliver … [Read more...] about Amazon is Making Massive Changes to Send to Kindle