The vast majority of publishers use DRM to encrypt their ebooks and some retailers like Amazon have their own formats. Publishers have mandated that when you purchase an ebook, you are merely licensing it. There is no true sense of ownership. This has led to a crisis in confidence in the digital format because ebook … [Read more...] about Blockchain technology may lead to true ebook ownership
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This is the big reason why we don’t own ebooks
Digital books have been available to mainstream consumers for the past ten years. Prior to Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo and other platforms, authors sold PDF files online online or a myriad of other proprietary formats. Whenever you purchase an ebooks from a major retailer, you do not own it, instead you are … [Read more...] about This is the big reason why we don’t own ebooks
Ebooks are experiencing a crisis of confidence
A few weeks ago Microsoft closed their digital bookstore and customers have lost access to all of the ebooks they paid for. This is not a small startup, where people throw their hands up in the air and exclaim "oh well." Microsoft is an established giant and the fact that they failed at ebooks proves that Amazon … [Read more...] about Ebooks are experiencing a crisis of confidence
Ukrainian government states piracy is threatening national prosperity
The Government of the Ukraine is launching a massive campaign called Operation Pirates. It has garnered support from media companies, broadcasters, and anti-piracy groups. This might be due to the United States Trade office from putting the Ukraine on their Notorious Markets list.The campaign is spearheaded by the … [Read more...] about Ukrainian government states piracy is threatening national prosperity
Pirating ebooks is an offence against moral justice
There are millions of people who do not buy ebooks or other digital content and pirate it instead. This is offending the sensibilities of Sir Philip Pullman who is the president of the Society of Authors. He has signed a joint letter to Business Secretary Greg Clark alongside 32 other concerned writers – including … [Read more...] about Pirating ebooks is an offence against moral justice
You can send ebooks to your Kindle with Alexa
Amazon has just unveiled new functionality to add or delete audiobooks and ebooks on your Kindle e-reader using Alexa. This system is setting the stage for eventually incorporating Alexa into the Kindle in a more meaningful way.I think this new Alexa functionality will be best used for deleting content on your … [Read more...] about You can send ebooks to your Kindle with Alexa
Free Dropbox plans are limited to 3 devices
Dropbox is very popular for people who have a multitude of e-readers and store their ebooks in the cloud. Things are changing and this will not be a viable solution anymore because Dropbox has quietly discontinued support for an unlimited number of devices and you can only have 3 connected devices under the free plan. … [Read more...] about Free Dropbox plans are limited to 3 devices
Medium is turning into a digital publisher with their first ebook
Medium can be considered a longform blogging platform and they have had many missteps over the years in a bid to be profitable. The platform is taking the odd step of turning into a digital publisher and will be releasing a new ebook next week called The Big Disruption, by former Google VP of communications Jessica … [Read more...] about Medium is turning into a digital publisher with their first ebook
Scribd is now producing original content
Scribd is an unlimited audiobook and ebook subscription service, where users pay a monthly fee and get access to a ton of content. In order to make their business more sustainable and not pay publishers everytime someone listens to a certain number of hours on an audiobook or reads a certain number of pages of an … [Read more...] about Scribd is now producing original content
Microsoft Bookstore for Windows 10 has now officially closed
The Microsoft Bookstore was apart of the Windows 10 Store and it allowed USA customers to download free and paid titles. It was not available outside the United States, which led to confusion because anyone browsing the store could see all of the ebooks that were available, they just could not download them. Microsoft … [Read more...] about Microsoft Bookstore for Windows 10 has now officially closed
5 Ways for Cash-Strapped Bookworms to Get Free eBooks
If you're a true bookworm, chances are that your literature is a significant expense. Book prices are rising constantly, with even marginally cheaper e-books now costing on average $5 more than they did a couple of years ago. If you're the kind of reader who manages to plow through a book every week, you could very … [Read more...] about 5 Ways for Cash-Strapped Bookworms to Get Free eBooks
eBook sales decline by 4.9% in January 2019
Downloaded audio remains the format with the highest percent revenue growth in all of publishing with a 36.1% in January 2019. Meanwhile ebooks continue to decline from prior years, down 4.9% from the same period in 2018.The Association of American Publishers has just proclaimed that in January 2019, publisher … [Read more...] about eBook sales decline by 4.9% in January 2019
