IndieReader, the essential consumer guide to self-published books and the people who write them, created the IRDAs to give indie authors access to people who can make a difference in their book’s success. With the rush by traditional publishers to sign them and their noteworthy bestselling status, there’s no longer much doubt that indie authors can be both commercially and … [Read more...] about IndieReader Announces IRDA Winners at BookExpo
E-Book News
Hachette Launches Store Within a Store Concept at Booksamillion
Booksamillion is one of the last bookstore chains to be operating in the US and is the de facto number two, next to Barnes and Noble. The bookseller has inked a new deal with Hachette to pioneer a new online store within a store concept. Hardcover and softcover books are available to be purchased and customers can save up to 40% on new titles.A store within a store concept … [Read more...] about Hachette Launches Store Within a Store Concept at Booksamillion
The Hugh Howey Booktrack Competition Open to Entries
Technology and art are blending in two exciting new contests, hosted by Booktrack with sponsorship from Wattpad, Writer's Digest, and Indaba Music. Booktrack, a music overlay platform that engages readers by allowing creators to add ambiance-style music of their choosing over the text so that music plays as they read, is holding two contests around Hugh Howey's work, Half Way … [Read more...] about The Hugh Howey Booktrack Competition Open to Entries
RWA’s Novel Engagement App Solves Book Discovery Issue
One of the top issues plaguing authors and publishers alike is book discovery. Everything from a glut of content to a lack of understanding of metadata has been blamed for lagging sales and author anonymity. But one organization representing a branch of publishing that has always been at the forefront of digital publishing innovation has announced a product that stands to … [Read more...] about RWA’s Novel Engagement App Solves Book Discovery Issue
The IDPF Digital Book 2014 – In Pictures
The BookExpo America event is the largest North American publishing industry conference, and it has grown to include a wide variety of incorporated events that address nearly every aspect of the book industry.Otis Chandler of Goodreads presented interesting findings on how social media use affects book discovery and sales.The Penguin Mobile Bookmobile made an appearance … [Read more...] about The IDPF Digital Book 2014 – In Pictures
Chinese Cubes Innovates in Language Instruction through eBooks
In this year's Digital Startup Alley at BookExpo America, nineteen different companies featured their new products, some of which are live and others which are still in beta. The companies ran the gamut from new approaches to reading subscriptions, new ways to share and review content, even a charitable organization that brings ebooks to readers in areas with limited access to … [Read more...] about Chinese Cubes Innovates in Language Instruction through eBooks
FarFaria to Give Away 10,000 Subscriptions to Teachers
Children's ebook subscription platform FarFaria exhibited at this year's BookExpo event to demonstrate the powerful effects of their product, but also to ensure that attendees know about the company's pro-teacher initiative. As of last week, FarFaria instituted a summer giveaway which will offer 10,000 teachers a free one-year subscription to their service, allowing those … [Read more...] about FarFaria to Give Away 10,000 Subscriptions to Teachers
Library For All Brings eBooks to Low-Bandwidth Regions
Good e-Reader has interviewed a number of non-profit and charitable organizations that are committed to increasing global literacy rates and building access to reading content in areas of the world that still seem pretty cutoff from this type of engagement. Some of those factors are geographical, in which publishers simply cannot get content in the hands of readers, but it's … [Read more...] about Library For All Brings eBooks to Low-Bandwidth Regions
The eBook Subscription Model is Here to Stay
At an IDPF and BISG panel today as part of its Making Information Pay event, speakers addressed one of the key changes the publishing industry is undergoing: ebook subscriptions. When 24Symbols launched in 2010 as a Netflix-style model for ebook consumption, publishers weren't quick to jump on board, at least not in the US. One reason may have been that the company was simply … [Read more...] about The eBook Subscription Model is Here to Stay
BiblioBoard, Self-e and the Curation of Self-Published Titles
At yesterday's IDPF event, BiblioBoard's Mitchell Davis sat down with Good eReader to talk about the new feature that was just launched with Library Journal that will offer libraries a way to feel confident about including self-published ebooks in their lending catalogs. This feature, called Self-e, will offer libraries a curated list of titles that not only have some standard … [Read more...] about BiblioBoard, Self-e and the Curation of Self-Published Titles
Wattpad Continues to Build Reader-Writer Engagement
Wattpad's founder Allen Lau spoke on a panel at yesterday's IDPF event in connection with BookExpo America, speaking to some exciting news and the ways that the site builds engagement between readers and writers. Wattpad's Head of Content, Publishing Ashleigh Gardner spoke to Good e-Reader about Wattpad and their exciting news."I think that a lot of things that are at the … [Read more...] about Wattpad Continues to Build Reader-Writer Engagement
US Retail Chain Target to Start Selling eBooks
Target is one of the largest retail chains in the US and they are not sitting idly by as the eBook revolution sweeps over the world. In order to boister their e-commerce experience the company has partnered with Librify to sell digital books and also form an online book club.The official launch of the new eBook selling platform is several months away but has been announced … [Read more...] about US Retail Chain Target to Start Selling eBooks
Copyright Clearance Center Launches RightsLink for Open Access
One of the chief issues that creates underlying buzz in the book industry involves copyright, specifically open access. It's the issue that no one wants to talk about until there's an intellectual property theft, or until research paid for with public tax dollars isn't available to teams of researchers elsewhere.The Copyright Clearance Center, one of the leading … [Read more...] about Copyright Clearance Center Launches RightsLink for Open Access