Amazon is one of those companies that never divulges specific dollar amounts or how many eBooks they have sold. During the holiday season last year they strayed from the normal PR blackouts and proclaimed that tens of millions of members were members of Prime. This got annalists salivating, and we now have potential figures that give us an accurate portrayal of Amazon Primes … [Read more...] about Does Amazon Prime have 50 Million Members?
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Barnes and Noble Suspends the Ability to Download Nook eBooks
Barnes and Noble has just removed the ability to download eBooks that you have bought from the online Nook Store. They did this so users could not download purchased content locally on their PC and either strip it of the encryption or use a 3rd party reading app.The Barnes and Noble customer care division has sent out a tweet, letting people know that this is their new … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Suspends the Ability to Download Nook eBooks
Nook Press and The Bookseller Team up for Indie Author Promotion
Nook Press is the self-publishing system that Barnes and Noble developed to allow authors to submit eBooks and sell them online. It has been a US exclusive since its original launch, and only recently expanded to the UK. In order to better promote Nook Press as a viable alternative to Kindle Direct Publishing and Kobo Writing Life, Barnes and Noble has partnered with The … [Read more...] about Nook Press and The Bookseller Team up for Indie Author Promotion
Amazon Kindle Reading App Updated for iOS 8
Amazon has updated their Kindle e-reading app for iOS and added a ton of new features to take advantage of the new iOS 8 that was released yesterday. It makes reading multiple books easier with the handy Kindle Today Widget. Customers also get the ability to copy passages from their books and paste them into text messages, e-mail, and other applications on iOS outside of … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Reading App Updated for iOS 8
Looking for a Great New eBook? Giller Prize 2014 Longlist Revealed
The summer season is winding down and many people are wondering about the next great read. You might want to check out the offerings from twelve Canadian writers, who are all contending for the the richest fiction prize in Canada - the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize.These authors are vying for the grand prize of $100,000, up from $50,000, and the remaining finalists will … [Read more...] about Looking for a Great New eBook? Giller Prize 2014 Longlist Revealed
Bookshout Rolls Out New eBook Program for Radio and TV
Television and Radio programs often have to rely on sponsors and public donations to keep everything running smoothly. Bookshout is pioneering a new eBook program that can be used to give literary rewards to donors and philanthropists.How exactly does this new program work? Jason Ilian the CEO of Bookshout spelled it out out. " Existing radio and television stations that do … [Read more...] about Bookshout Rolls Out New eBook Program for Radio and TV
EU Announces Changes to VAT on eBooks
The European Court of Justice has just concluded that EU member states are free to charge differing rates of VAT on eBooks and paper books. This will allow all countries in Europe to basically change their VAT on all books and not break ‘fiscal neutrality’, an EU concept whereby markets for the same goods are distorted by varying tax rates.There have been major … [Read more...] about EU Announces Changes to VAT on eBooks
Kobo and Bol form a Unique eBook Partnership
Kobo has announced that they have formed a new partnership with Bol.com, the largest provider of eBooks in the Netherlands and Belgium. Starting today, customers will be able to order the entire Kobo Arc line of tablets and modern e-readers like the Kobo Aura and Aura HD directly on the Bol website. This agreement though, goes far beyond e-readers and may be a blueprint of how … [Read more...] about Kobo and Bol form a Unique eBook Partnership
HarperCollins Introduces Digital Watermarks in eBooks
HarperCollins has introduced new digital watermark technology that will be very appealing towards customers in Europe. Digimarc Guardian watermarks are fully compatible with DRM solutions. The tractability they provide remains fully effective even in cases where the DRM layer has been removed by users, using 3rd party tools.Digital watermarking technology caught on a few … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Introduces Digital Watermarks in eBooks
New Barnes and Noble Website Planned for 2015
Barnes and Noble wants to change how they are currently selling books online by a massive effort to rebuild their website. They have been working at a feverish pace to insure the new design will make discovering and buying content easier than ever.In the latest quarterly filings, B&N cut its overall net loss to $28.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, down from … [Read more...] about New Barnes and Noble Website Planned for 2015
Pirated Kindle Books May Hijack your Amazon Account
There is a vast segment of Kindle owners that download pirated eBooks from the internet. It is estimated that up to 20% of eBook downloads stem from bit-torrent or pirate sites. There is a new online threat that is targeting Kindle owners, that may hijack your entire Amazon account.Digital Books have a great deal of metadata that assists online retailers and publishers in … [Read more...] about Pirated Kindle Books May Hijack your Amazon Account
There is a Literacy Crisis in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is facing a literacy crisis of epic proportions as 1.5 million youth are unable to read properly. 11 year old's were the focus of a new study and it proclaims that unless drastic action is taken, by 2025 the UK will be in dire straights. A report by “Read on. Get on.” said England is now one of the developed world’s most unequal countries in reading, with … [Read more...] about There is a Literacy Crisis in the United Kingdom
HarperCollins Starts Selling eBooks in China
HarperCollins has struck new partnership with JD.com and China National Publications Import and Export Corporation. Starting today, over 800 backlist eBook titles will be available in English.The Chinese publishing industry generated an astounding $42.89 billion in 2013 and should reach $57.74 billion in 2014. This is the first time HarperCollins has entered the market in a … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Starts Selling eBooks in China