Apple has just released an update to iBooks Author, the first time it has received an update in 2017. The update adds the ability to add images and videos from Photos, the Mac photo management app. There are some other minor changes, such as support for wide color gamut images. The new iBooks … [Read more...]
Google Now Includes Overdrive Library eBooks in Search Results
The next time you are searching Google for a particular e-book, you now have another option instead of buying it from Amazon, Barnes and Noble or Kobo; borrowing it from your local library. Google now includes Overdrive e-books in the search results and users are taking to their local branches … [Read more...]
Amazon Removes One Star Reviews of Clinton Election Memoir
Amazon's book reviews are once again raising community ire, but this time for the perception that the retailer is engaging in unfair preference to a book and its author. Hillary Clinton has finally released an autobiographical account of the November 2016 election that did not result in her victory, … [Read more...]
Apple Needs to Make Serious Changes to iBooks
Apple failed to mention iBooks during the Apple iPhone X product launch. The company did not disclose any changes they were making to the app or things we can expect in the future. Many people who have been testing out the iOS 11 operating system have disclosed to Good e-Reader that there are zero … [Read more...]
People who Pirate eBooks Do Not Buy Them
There are millions of pirated ebooks online and many publishers have begun to go after the pirates and either shut them down or block access to websites via an ISP. New research suggests that this might be futile, removing ebooks online does not influence sales. That is it say, pirates are not … [Read more...]
Audiobook Sales Increased by 29.6% in the First 4 Months of 2017
Audiobook sales have increased a staggering 29.6% in the first four months of 2017. Publisher revenue for this format jumped from $77.6 million in 2016 to over $100.6 million in 2017. April was the strongest month of the year so far, with sales performing 34.4% better than last year. E-Book … [Read more...]
Kobo has just issued a massive new update for their iOS App
Kobo has just updated their app for the iPhone and iPad. There are a ton of new features including an audiobook player to take advantage of the company's new audiobook store. People who use this app a lot will dig the fact they can now customize their homescreen with collections. The Kobo … [Read more...]
We Live in a Literary World of Terrible Self-Published Authors
There are a copious number of online self-publishing companies that promise aspiring authors the opportunity to distribute their ebook all over the world. Millions of authors publish with Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, Draft2Digital, Kobo Writing Life, Nook Press and Smashwords. Most "authors" who … [Read more...]
Kobo Customer Support is Still Abysmal
Kobo has the worst customer support out of any any company actively developing e-reader hardware and selling digital books. Their call centre is based in India and they have no device experience and simply read from scripts. Many of the tier one support representatives have never handled a Kobo … [Read more...]
Kobo is doing a better job than Amazon
Amazon and Kobo both have a number of electronic readers in their portfolio. Each of these devices are bundled with a digital bookstore that customers can easily purchase e-books, comics and manga. Amazon was first to market and Kobo a few years later. Over the course of the past four years Kobo … [Read more...]
E-Book Readers Are Showing Their Love for Overdrive
Overdrive is the largest company operating in the digital library sector and many people are frequently borrowing them instead of buying. Overdrive recently conducted an "ask me anything" on Reddit and they have been showered with praise by the vast majority of users. Here are the most notable … [Read more...]
Take a Trip to Hogwarts…Almost
If you're one of the many lifelong fans who still feels a pang of regret that you never received your owl post letter of invitation to Hogwarts, there's some bright news from Pottermore. The fan-driven wizarding world of Harry Potter is now offering a new "immersive" digital experience that lets … [Read more...]
