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PayPal Backs Down from eBook Ban

After a firestorm of angry protests and a grassroots petition campaign, PayPal…

Nook for Android 3.1 Update brings Comic Book Reading Functionality

Barnes and Noble has just updated their Android Reading software to version…

Open Road Media, Annick Press to Release 34 Children’s eBooks

As the availability of tablet PCs increases, the development of enhanced content…

eBook of the Week: The Prophecy by Raine Thomas

This week’s GoodeReader eBook of the Week is The Prophecy by Raine…

Barnes and Noble Expanding Their Penguin Boutique Program to More Locations

Barnes and Noble, over the course of the last six months, has…

Apple Refutes Price Fixing Allegations

GoodeReader reported last week on the current state of anti-trust investigations against…

Google Play of the Day eBook Sample Bug Irks Many Readers

Google recently unveiled their revamped marketplace ecosystem called “Play.” Basically, it took…

Marvel Comics to give Free Digital Codes Starting in June

Marvel Comics will begin giving free digital codes away with the purchase…

Harris Interactive Statistics Demonstrate the Use of eReaders

A recent article by Paul Biba at Teleread gave some more definitive…

Digital Publishing Strengthens “Dying” Platforms

  An article this week in The Economist gave an insightful look…

Google to Add Audiobooks to Google Play

Google may soon be adding audiobooks to its Play Marketplace in the…

Apple, Publishers Facing Heat from Justice Department

In what started out as a class-action lawsuit filed by a Seattle-based…

Pottermore Opens Up to the Public in Early April

The seven month old Pottermore website pioneered by seminal author J.K. Rowling…

Apple iBooks Brings Real Page Numbers and Intuitive Highlighting in New Update

The Apple iPad 3 was announced yesterday and there was a ton…

The New iPad 3 and Why Readers Will Want One

The news out of San Francisco today about Apple’s latest family member…

Amazon and Google Play Engaged in a Price War over eBooks

A few days ago, Google revamped their Android Market to what’s now…

Cosmo Breaks Hearst Milestone with 100,000 Paid Subscriptions

Cosmopolitan magazine is the first publication by Hearst to hit 100,000 paid…

Dark Horse Comics Arrive on the Kobo Vox eReader

Owners of the Kobo Vox Android Tablet PC are in for a…

Authors Strike Back Against PayPal’s Censorship of Smashwords

Smashwords, the popular online ebook distribution platform that recently celebrated the uploading…

Google eBooks has been Integrated Into Google Play

Google today has overhauled their Google Android Market and metamorphosed all of…

Scholastic Launches Storia – New eBook Distribution Program

Scholastic Publishing and Books is launching a new program currently in beta…

ALA Asks Random House to Remove 300% Price Increase

The American Library Association has been doing all it can to end…

eBook of the Week: Rebecca Hamilton

This week’s GoodeReader eBook of the Week title is The Forever Girl,…