Barnes and Noble has just released their latest financial results and the news is dire. The bookseller has reported that Nook e-reader, tablet and e-book sales have fallen 31.9% from the same period last year. What is most disturbing is that in the past they reported hardware and digital sales separately, but are now combining the figures.The entire Nook division managed to … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble e-reader and e-book sales down 31.9%
E-Book News
The UK is launching a big anti-piracy campaign
The United Kingdom is about to launch a huge anti-piracy campaign that will be on television this week. Â The campaign is called "Get it Right from a Genuine Site" and the purpose is try and sway public opinion to support the creative arts and not pirate content.This is the first time that authors have received the support of the government as well as trade unions, retailers … [Read more...] about The UK is launching a big anti-piracy campaign
Apple gets some unlikely allies in e-book price fixing case
Apple is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appellate court decision that found they conspired with five publishers to increase e-book prices. Apple is trying to get the June ruling tossed out that would see them pay consumers $450 million under a 2014 settlement.  Today, Apple has received some unexpected allies in the form of the Authors Guild, Authors United, … [Read more...] about Apple gets some unlikely allies in e-book price fixing case
Hachette Claims e-Book Sales have Plateaued
Hachette Book Group CEO Michael Pietsch wrote an wrote an editorial in the Wall Street Journal and stated that e-book sales have plateaued and he is no longer worried about them destroying the book selling business. He also mentioned how print has proved to be durable because, as a format, they’re simply hard to improve on.People have accused the Hachete boss of writing a … [Read more...] about Hachette Claims e-Book Sales have Plateaued
Watch people read the worst sex writing of the year
The Literary Review has been conducting the Bad Sex in Fiction Award since 1993. They put the spotlight on bestselling and indie authors who often write cringe-worthy bits about their characters doing it.This year's nominees include Before, During, After by Richard Bausch, Book of Numbers by Joshua Cohen, Against Nature by Tomas Espedal, Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff, … [Read more...] about Watch people read the worst sex writing of the year
LeVar Burton shares the most prolific book quotes
LeVar Burton is a multi-award winning actor, director and education advocate, is best known to television audiences around the world for his portrayals of two iconic characters - Kunte Kinte in Roots and Geordi LaForge in Star Trek: The Next Generation. For the last 23 years he has been the producer and host of the beloved PBS series Reading Rainbow. He has won numerous … [Read more...] about LeVar Burton shares the most prolific book quotes
Goodreads Announces Best Books of 2015
The end of the year is rapidly approaching and many top newspapers and retailers are posting their top books of the the year lists. The Washington Post, Amazon, Indigo and many others have done so. What many people don't know that these lists are put together by only a handful of people, including editors and book bloggers.  Things are quite different at GoodReads, who just … [Read more...] about Goodreads Announces Best Books of 2015
The Best Gifts for Book Lovers – 2015
We all have a bookworm in our lives and getting them a gift card seems so blasé. Sometimes we don't know their reading habits and just buying them a book you think they might like, is not the wisest course of action. The Christmas season is right around the corner and I have compiled a list of the best things you can buy online.Being a book lover means you love to share … [Read more...] about The Best Gifts for Book Lovers – 2015
People are actually reading Dinosaur Erotica
Dinosaur Erotica is one of the hot new trends in publishing this year and is starting to catch on with a large female audience. The genre is fairly easy to read and digest because they are primarily short stories, about 20 pages in length.The vast majority of the stories are all published via Kindle Direct Publishing and are available in the e-book format.  You might want … [Read more...] about People are actually reading Dinosaur Erotica
Amazon is offering 30% off one book or a boxed set
Amazon is currently offering 30% off any one book or a boxed set of books but only up to $10 off You simply have to use the code HOLIDAY30 when you have the title you want in your shopping cart. This offer is only valid for residents of the United States and is only applicable to print books, not e-books. … [Read more...] about Amazon is offering 30% off one book or a boxed set
50 people will win $50 in Kindle e-book Credits
Amazon has just unveiled a new contest that is open to residents of the United States. From now until December 22nd 50 different people will win $50 in free e-book credits, able to be used on anything that is on your Wishlist. You can enter by simply filling out the form that is on the main Amazon website. … [Read more...] about 50 people will win $50 in Kindle e-book Credits
Microsoft Releases Free Sci-Fi Anthology
Microsoft has just released a new science-fiction anthology in the e-book format called Future Visions.Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Stories Inspired by Microsoft is an anthology of short stories written by some of today’s greatest science fiction authors. These visionary stories explore prediction science, quantum computing, real-time translation, machine … [Read more...] about Microsoft Releases Free Sci-Fi Anthology
Vending Machines in France give you free short stories
Indie authors in Grenoble, a small city in France now have a viable way to distribute their short stories, vending machines. The stories are free and are printed on thin receipt paper, making them easy to discard or store.The stories are randomized and stem from a new startup named the Short Edition. There are a few thousand authors and over 150,000 registered users who … [Read more...] about Vending Machines in France give you free short stories