A new European study has found that Kindle owners have a harder time recalling key plot points than paperback readers. The study, presented in Italy at a conference last month gave 50 readers the same short story by Elizabeth George to read. Half read the 28-page story on a Kindle, and half in a paperback, with readers then tested on aspects of the story including objects, … [Read more...] about Kindle Owners Tend Not to Remember Key Plot Points
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Pottermore Releases New Content and a Song by Singer Celestina Warbeck
The seminal J.K. Rowling Pottermore website is more than just an eBook store to sell the entire series of Harry Potter eBooks, but also acts as an interactive game and a wellspring of original content. Today, a new 500-word entry about Celestina, who is sometimes known as the "singing sorceress," provides never-before-known facts about this obscure character whom readers never … [Read more...] about Pottermore Releases New Content and a Song by Singer Celestina Warbeck
Amazon Kindle Unlimited will Never Take off Relying on Indie Authors
Amazon Kindle Unlimited is a new program that for a small monthly fee allows you to read 10 eBooks at a time. No major publisher has bought into the Amazon initiative, which insures that there is a tremendous lack of mainstream or bestsellers. Instead, the Seattle company relies on its own cadre of indie authors to populate the ecosystem with their titles from Kindle Direct … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Unlimited will Never Take off Relying on Indie Authors
Kobo CEO Speaks Out About Taking Over Sony eBook Business
Sony has been selling e-readers and eBooks since 2004 and they were the first mainstream company who made a serious powerplay to cultivate the industry. Their successes and failures over the years acted as a playbook for Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo to enter the the fray and immediately make an impact. Sony eventually got nudged out of the business due to the prices of … [Read more...] about Kobo CEO Speaks Out About Taking Over Sony eBook Business
Kindle Direct Publishing Unveils Pre-Orders for eBooks
Amazon has finally rolled out their pre-order program for all authors who distribute through the Kindle Direct Publishing. Self-published authors will be able to start selling their title before its officially ready, giving them the ability to hype the book in advance and start capturing sales. Indie authors can only start selling the book 90 days before the book's release … [Read more...] about Kindle Direct Publishing Unveils Pre-Orders for eBooks
Hachette CEO Fires Back at Amazon for Readers United Website
Over the weekend Amazon launched a new propaganda website that dumbs down the contract dispute between Hachette and Amazon. It targets the readers and proclaims that Amazon just wants to keep book prices around the $9.99 mark and doesn't think its fair that users pay beyond that. Amazon encouraged its readers to directly email  Hachette CEO Michael Pietsch to end the dispute … [Read more...] about Hachette CEO Fires Back at Amazon for Readers United Website
Survey – What is your favorite way to Read?
Voracious readers have many different options available to peruse their favorite book. Tablets, e-Readers, smartphones and real books are all viable options. Over the course of the last month we have ran a poll on our website where 784 people weighed in on their reading habits. The vast majority of people (58%) prefer a dedicated e-reader, such as the Kindle, Nook or Kobo. … [Read more...] about Survey – What is your favorite way to Read?
Overdrive Tries to Start their own Holiday
When you are the most financially successful company in the digital library space, an inflated sense of ego generally occurs. Overdrive is trying to start a new holiday called "Read an eBook Day" and is giving away a number of free tablets and e-readers just by visiting their site. Read an eBook Day is a new program that Overdrive hopes to draw attention to their various … [Read more...] about Overdrive Tries to Start their own Holiday
Amazon Starts Propaganda Website for Hachette eBook Dispute
Amazon has started a new website that explains the nature of the Hachette eBook dispute and hopes to alleviate some concerns. It is aimed primarily at readers and how they will pay less money for their favorite digital titles. The full note is quite detailed and is available to read below. Dear Readers, Just ahead of World War II, there was a radical invention that shook … [Read more...] about Amazon Starts Propaganda Website for Hachette eBook Dispute
New Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Book Cover Polarizing Readers
Penguin unveiled a brand new anniversary edition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory last week. The Roald Dahl novel is eliciting a hefty amount of criticism from the entire reading community. The new book cover is eliciting a tremendous amount of negative press on Penguins official Facebook page, where the unveiling took place. Creepy, awful, Toddlers and Tiaras, Valley of … [Read more...] about New Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Book Cover Polarizing Readers
Readers in the UK own more Print Books Than eBooks
Readers in the UK have not been swayed by the rise of eBooks to give up on their print collections. According to a new report 84% of UK adults have a bookshelf full of books with the average being 86 titles. When it comes to book ownership the largest collections were held by the 55-64 age group, with an average of 118 books, while the smallest were those of … [Read more...] about Readers in the UK own more Print Books Than eBooks
Why Print Books Declined in 2013
eBooks have grown to be a billion dollar business and now accounts for 27% of all book sales in the US. Print books are still holding their own and have only declined slightly in 2013 at a paltry 1%. The decrease in tangible book sales is  partly attributed to less books being printed. Bowker reports that 304,912 books were produced by traditional publishers in 2013 compared … [Read more...] about Why Print Books Declined in 2013
84% of Publishers Plan to make eBooks in 2014
Publishers and self-publishers are having a love affair with eBooks. Ever since Amazon announced that digital editions were selling at a 3:1 ratio over print books, people took notice. A new report states that 84% of publishers will be making eBooks this year and 62% stated that eBook quality was the most paramount concern. Big and medium sized publishers are in an … [Read more...] about 84% of Publishers Plan to make eBooks in 2014