Decentralized technologies like BitTorrent allow people to share books, films, music and pictures. The essence is software allows people download a file for multiple sources at the same time. The more users you have sharing the same file, the faster the downloads are for everyone. There are many companies that have their own clients for different operating systems, but the … [Read more...] about Publishers Should Start Selling eBooks on Bittorrent
E-Book News
Digital Publishing and e-Reader Gossip – July 13-19 2014
There are a ton of gossip in the digital publishing and e-reader sector that transpires every single week. Most of these short snippets simply wouldn't do as a singular article. Today, we look at all of the little tidbits we have gleaned from interviews and research.Zinio is at a crossroads in the digital magazine sector. The company has fired most of the staff in their … [Read more...] about Digital Publishing and e-Reader Gossip – July 13-19 2014
Authors Will Soon Be Able to Sell their eBooks on Facebook
Self-Published authors often flock to Facebook and Twitter to promote their books and try and get a few sales. A few months ago Amazon and Twitter came together to form an ecommerce solution called Amazon Cart. This allowed indie authors to post links to their Kindle Books and all a reader had to do was use a special hashtag to automatically add the title to their shopping … [Read more...] about Authors Will Soon Be Able to Sell their eBooks on Facebook
Kindle Unlimited Goes Live with eBook, Audiobook Titles
Amazon's Kindle Unlimited, the ebook and audiobook subscription service that lets members pay a flat monthly fee for unlimited access to its catalog, went live today, offering users a thirty day free trial and the option to pay $9.99 a month for the service. According to a press release issued by Amazon, the service is compatible with both Kindle reading devices and tablets, as … [Read more...] about Kindle Unlimited Goes Live with eBook, Audiobook Titles
US Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Copyright Arguments over Sherlock Holmes
Most people don't think of copyright law when they think of gripping drama and suspenseful twists and turns, but the truth is copyright is actually quite fascinating. Of course, no one is more fascinated right now than the litigants in a case involving copyright over Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes characters.To understand the ramifications of a case that is … [Read more...] about US Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Copyright Arguments over Sherlock Holmes
Verso App Gives Teachers a Powerful Assessment Tool for Student Engagement
It's the same in every classroom, in every school, in every subject area. Certain students are "getting it" and engaging with the content, while other students are trailing behind, getting more and more lost and less and less likely to admit it. But a new assessment tool that lets students structure their own questions, responses, and discussion points offers teachers the … [Read more...] about Verso App Gives Teachers a Powerful Assessment Tool for Student Engagement
New Author Earnings Report Compiles Mid-Year Numbers
Author Earnings, who has a two-fold mission that encompasses supporting authors of every publishing path, has released a new report, this time looking not only at the data so far up to July 2014, but also mapping out the trends that the data can help identify.The comprehensive and exhaustingly complete report provides graphs on a variety of factors in publishing, all aimed … [Read more...] about New Author Earnings Report Compiles Mid-Year Numbers
The Tolino Alliance Expands into Belgium
The Tolino Alliance was formed in 2013 and their mandate was to combat Amazon in Germany. This was the first time Thalia, Weltbild, Hugendubel, Club Bertelsmann, Deutsche Telekom banded together to forge a series of e-reading devices and launch an online bookstore. Today, the Tolino Alliance has now expanded to Belgium via Standaard Boekhandel.Standaard Boekhandel operates … [Read more...] about The Tolino Alliance Expands into Belgium
More Speculation on the Final Bill for Apple’s Price Fixing Problems
News was announced yesterday from the lawyers for the plaintiffs in one of Apple's side lawsuits over ebook pricing that the grand total the company could have to pay out to consumers is $400 million. This amount was disclosed after the terms of the settlement were released following Judge Denise Cote's approval of the settlement.This settlement isn't to be confused with … [Read more...] about More Speculation on the Final Bill for Apple’s Price Fixing Problems
Kobo Adds Catalog of Dr. Seuss Titles
Kids ebooks have been slow to take off, despite the great content coming out from companies like iStoryTime and Scholastic. But Kobo, whose Kobo Kids' Store offers younger readers a catalog of over 100,000 ebook titles, recenlty secured a deal that would add some of the most beloved children's books of all time to its catalog. This week, Kobo announced that it would offer 40 of … [Read more...] about Kobo Adds Catalog of Dr. Seuss Titles
Podcast: All You Need to Know about Kindle Unlimited
Amazon prematurely unveiled Kindle Unlimited yesterday morning. This is a new subscription service that costs $9.99 and will allow you to read as many books as you want on a monthly basis.Kindle Unlimited will launch with 600,000 eBook and audiobook titles. Each title will be available to read on multiple devices, such as Android and iOS. A free 30 day trial will also be … [Read more...] about Podcast: All You Need to Know about Kindle Unlimited
Amazon Enters eBook Subscription Market with Kindle Unlimited
It's rare that Amazon isn't leading the charge in some aspect of the book industry, but news came out today that Amazon is experimenting with ebook subscription models. In the often-compared Netflix climate, this would allow consumers to read unlimited content for one flat monthly fee.GigaOm grabbed a link to the page for the new feature on Amazon.com, as reported by … [Read more...] about Amazon Enters eBook Subscription Market with Kindle Unlimited
Hearst Offers New Cosmo-Themed Digital Video Subscription Service
As more and more print publishers look for ways to stay relevant in the digital landscape, creative solutions to meeting their readers' needs continue to evolve. This is especially true of print periodical publishers, as more consumers are turning to other sources to stay on top of news and entertainment.Hearst Corporation, who is arguably one of the largest media … [Read more...] about Hearst Offers New Cosmo-Themed Digital Video Subscription Service