Book Riot is a publishing blog and they have recently been garnering quite a bit of attention due to recent post written by Brenna Clarke Gray. She alleged in a convoluted manner that when she left two or three star reviews of some books, the author and their publicists called her out on it. Brenna felt bullied about being asked to take down her reviews, so she quit … [Read more...] about Book Riot is Encouraging Women to Play the Victim
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art is Focusing on eBooks
The The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the most famous galleries in North America and visiting it in New York is considered a rite of passage. Traveling there is expensive and buying the physical books on Amazon will cost $118. In order to make their paintings and drawings more accessible the Met is focusing on digital and is now giving away a ton of digital content for … [Read more...] about The Metropolitan Museum of Art is Focusing on eBooks
Amazon is Experimenting with Selling Digital Content in Bulk
Digital comics and manga are notorious for printing weekly issues for years. This is a massive barrier to new readers who want to start at the very beginning. Amazon is seeking to make peoples lives a bit easier with a new experimental program that bundles 25 issues into a single purchase.Amazon Japan has just launched the Kindle Buying Corner that bundles popular manga … [Read more...] about Amazon is Experimenting with Selling Digital Content in Bulk
EU Looks to Dissolve Geo-Blocking for Netflix, Similar Sites
A new look into film and television rights and a new observation on how exactly the European Union is supposed to function as a single marketplace may lead to big changes for companies that offer streaming services like Netflix and Amazon. One EU commissioner has demanded some answers for why certain markets in the EU are open to international entertainment content, and others … [Read more...] about EU Looks to Dissolve Geo-Blocking for Netflix, Similar Sites
Amazon Controls 95% of the eBook Market in the UK
The president of the UK Booksellers Association, Tim Walker spoke at the Nielsen BookInsights conference yesterday and made some startling revelations.During a round-table discussion Tim said "I do a have a concern that Amazon's dominance is causing problems. We estimate Kindle has a 95% market share of e-book sales in the UK and this is having a damaging effect… Consider … [Read more...] about Amazon Controls 95% of the eBook Market in the UK
Go Set a Watchman e-Book Cover Revealed
Harper Lee of To Kill a Mockingbird fame has a new book being published July 14th. The e-book cover art has just been unveiled today, giving us a sense on how it will look when its publicly released.Go Set a Watchman follows an adult Scout Finch who travels from New York to Maycomb, Alabama, to visit her father, Atticus Finch, 20 years after the events of To Kill a … [Read more...] about Go Set a Watchman e-Book Cover Revealed
Amazon Makes it Easier than Ever to Leave a Review
Book reviews are the bane of many authors' existence, not for their negative remarks or hurtful nature, but mostly for the fact that many authors feel the frustration of not getting reviews in the first place. This is especially common among authors who run free book promotions or offer their titles for free or reduced prices as part of the KDP Select benefits. The complaint is … [Read more...] about Amazon Makes it Easier than Ever to Leave a Review
Reading on a Tablet is Bad for your Neck
Serious readers have turned to tablets to read e-books due to the sheer number of apps that have been developed for Android and iOS. Whether you are downloading content from the library or have a subscription to Scribd or Osyter tablet usage is skyrocketing. Recent research has shown that not only is tablet usage causing Melatonin Suppression, but it is also proven to be bad … [Read more...] about Reading on a Tablet is Bad for your Neck
New Zealanders Might Soon Have to Pay GST on e-Books
New Zealand residents do not have to pay the local 15%Â GST on digital purchases, such as e-books. This might change as Prime Minister John Key announced that his government is looking into forcing overseas companies selling online content to pay the GST.The primary reason why this is becoming a big issue is because recently Netflix announced it would not be charging tax … [Read more...] about New Zealanders Might Soon Have to Pay GST on e-Books
Top Literary Prizes Unfavorable to Asian Authors
Nury Vittachi, chairman of the Asia Pacific Writers and Translators Association said that the Man Booker Prize and Pulitzer Prize are unfavorable for Asian authors.  He might have a point because the former is limited to works published in the United Kingdom, while the Pulitzer is only for authors with American passports.  This has prompted the creation of the World Readers' … [Read more...] about Top Literary Prizes Unfavorable to Asian Authors
How Will People Read Books 20 Years from Now?
In the last ten years we have seen a dramatic shift from exclusively reading the print editions of books to the e-book. e-Readers, smartphones and tablets have all gained mainstream acceptance and many apps have been developed to optimize the overall experience. Today, Good e-Reader Research looks at how our reading habits might change 20 years from now.Over the course of … [Read more...] about How Will People Read Books 20 Years from Now?
OverDrive Acquired by Rakuten, Owners of Kobo
OverDrive is the world's leading digital content provider of books, movies, music, and more to the public and academic library space. The company basically powers the digital lending capabilities of more than 33,000 separate libraries around the world, as one of their huge innovations was the ability to borrow content through dedicated library apps to any mobile device.And … [Read more...] about OverDrive Acquired by Rakuten, Owners of Kobo
Barnes and Noble Remains Committed to Nook
Barnes and Noble remains steadfast in their commitment to selling e-readers and digital content. The company has publicly decreed that they have no intention of selling the brand and want to continue to capitalize on the bookstore chain to promote the hardware.The entire Nook enterprise has been a loss leader for Barnes and Noble and the company has lost over one billion … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Remains Committed to Nook