Apple was brought to court for fixing e-book prices in 2013 and a court-appointed monitor was dispatched to basically insure the company was not doing anything shady in regards to e-books. Michael Bromwich, a former U.S. Justice Department inspector general whose relationship with Apple has been strained from the outset told a Federal judge yesterday that "In this respect, … [Read more...] about U.S. antitrust monitor says Apple its own worst enemy
E-Book News
Google to Disclose Personal Information on an eBook Pirate
The entertainment industry is rife with piracy, but e-books have been slightly immune. Statistically they account for less than 25% in the United States and 69% of e-book owners said they have purchased all of the books in their collection. Google Play Books has been a notable cesspool, with hundreds of fake publishers and pseudo authors uploading thousands of pirate books. … [Read more...] about Google to Disclose Personal Information on an eBook Pirate
Will you buy the Microsoft Surface 4 to read e-books?
Microsoft has just announced the Surface 4 tablet and inevitably people will want to know if this is a device that is indicative to a quality e-book experience. Â Today, we will evaluate if the reading ecosystem is polished enough in a Windows 10 environment to make this device a must buy.The Microsoft Surface 3 features a Surface Pro 4 features a 12.3-inch touchscreen … [Read more...] about Will you buy the Microsoft Surface 4 to read e-books?
New Heroes Reborn e-books Help Fill in the Gaps
Heroes has developed a cult following since the series first launched in 2006 and was cancelled in 2010. It was one of the first superhero television shows that followed the lives of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the characters' lives. The television show has been since rebooted as of a few weeks ago and in order to … [Read more...] about New Heroes Reborn e-books Help Fill in the Gaps
Kindle for Samsung Free e-Books for October 2015
Amazon has a specialized version of the Kindle app for Samsung devices, called Kindle for Samsung. Every month readers have four e-books to select from and can read one of them for free. Amazon and Samsung never really hype this and they leave it up to their customers to figure it out for themselves. Today, lets take a look at the four books available for October 2015. … [Read more...] about Kindle for Samsung Free e-Books for October 2015
Pizza Hut and Amazon team up for free e-books
To launch the 2015-2016 Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Program, today Pizza Hut announced a collaboration with Amazon to offer two free Kindle children’s books to parents of BOOK IT! Participants. Hundreds of Kindle books from Amazon Publishing’s Two Lions children’s imprint have been discounted to 50% off with the promo code FUNREADS.Amazon has been focusing on the restaurant industry … [Read more...] about Pizza Hut and Amazon team up for free e-books
Simon & Schuster has no problem with high e-Book prices
e-Books have been dramatically increasing in cost to the consumer ever since publishes have gained the ability to dictate their own price. Some people have called this phenomenon predatory pricing, devised to put the bulk of digital bookstores out of business. In a recent keynote with the Book Industry Study Group, Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy proclaimed she doesn't have … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster has no problem with high e-Book prices
Apple iBooks Launches in China
The Chinese market has been very appealing towards companies heavily involved in selling digital content, such as e-books. Amazon has been the only mainstream company to successfully enter the market and encourage adoption of their Kindle bookstore. The Seattle company is poised to have some real competition as Apple has announced that they brought their iBooks system to … [Read more...] about Apple iBooks Launches in China
Self-Publishing Startup Pronoun vies for Indie Authors Attention
Pronoun is a new company launched by the folks at Vook. They want to convince indie authors that they are a better alternative to LULU, Nook Press, Kobo Writing Life and Smashwords.  How can a startup basically come out of nowhere and be a compelling value proposition for digitally savvy authors? Simple, they will put you in every major online store and give you 100% of all the … [Read more...] about Self-Publishing Startup Pronoun vies for Indie Authors Attention
Kobo Super Points – a Loyalty Program for Free e-Books
Kobo has been actively developing a loyalty program for the last six months. The idea was to reward people who bought e-books with credit, that can be used to get free content. Today, Kobo officially announced Superpoints.Kobo SuperPoints rewards you with 100 points for every $10 you spend on e-books and digital magazines. You can use the virtual currency to get free … [Read more...] about Kobo Super Points – a Loyalty Program for Free e-Books
64% of UK youth don’t Read e-Books
Youth in the United Kingdom are not very enamored with the entire concept of reading on a e-reader, smartphone or tablet.  The first survey from YouthSight's State of the Youth  asked 1,000 people what type of medium they regularly employed to read novels.  64% said they preferred print books, while 16% said e-books.When it comes to electronic reading devices, nearly half … [Read more...] about 64% of UK youth don’t Read e-Books
JB Hi-Fi Now eBook Store is Closing
The largest electronics retailer in Australia JB Hi-Fi started selling digital books two years ago. Things haven't been going so well for them and they announced that on September 30th they will be shutting down the JB Hi-Fi Now ebook store.The company is the midst of emailing all of the customers who have registered an account on the platform or have bought an … [Read more...] about JB Hi-Fi Now eBook Store is Closing
Apple is promoting their new San Francisco font to developers
One of the seldom mentioned centerpieces to iOS 9, is a new system wide font called San Francisco, which replaces Helvetica Neue. Â Apple has mandated that this new font will be unifying every device from the Apple Watch to the MAC. Â Developers now have access to San Francisco, giving them the ability to use it in all of their apps.Helvetica, was created in Switzerland in … [Read more...] about Apple is promoting their new San Francisco font to developers
Young Kids Want their Parents to Read to Them
Young children are quite enamored with story time in the evening, but parents are finding it hard to meet their needs. When parents do read to their kids, they tend to back off when their young ones become independent readers.A recent survey, by YouGov for the children’s publisher Scholastic, revealed last week that many parents stop reading to their children when they … [Read more...] about Young Kids Want their Parents to Read to Them