Derbyshire County Council’s libraries first started offering ebooks back in 2011 and is now starting a new service, that of eaudiobooks which users can download on their device and listen. The service is open to all members of the library that is now offering about a thousand titles to begin with. One of the inherent benefits of the service is that it can be availed of by the … [Read more...] about Derbyshire County Council Libraries Now Offering eAudiobook Service
E-Book News
Sony Reader Store Applauds FCC Announcement for e-Readers on Airplanes
There is an air of excitement with the news released last week that the FAA will not allow tablets and e-Readers on flights and allow us to read whenever we want.  Most airlines will have major routes all setup by the end of the year. Sony has announced it has created a new section or eBooks that take between six and eight hours to read.Reader Store, Sony’s home for eBooks, … [Read more...] about Sony Reader Store Applauds FCC Announcement for e-Readers on Airplanes
Amazon Offering Assured Delivery Times and Free Delivery to Entice India Customers
Amazon has announced a slew of measures to help drive growth in its operations in India. These include free delivery on books purchased for as low as just Rs. 100 and assured delivery on the promised shipping calendar. Amazon has also made some internal system changes, such as keeping an order active even when online transactions fail, something that is common with an unstable … [Read more...] about Amazon Offering Assured Delivery Times and Free Delivery to Entice India Customers
Amazon Publishing Introduces Read-Before-Release Program Kindle First
Amazon customers just got a whole new incentive to read, and Prime members just got an additional perk for joining. Today, Amazon's traditional publishing arm Amazon Publishing announced a new program called Kindle First, a read-it-before-it's-released opportunity for customers to purchase unreleased titles at a steep discount a full month before they are launched.Open to … [Read more...] about Amazon Publishing Introduces Read-Before-Release Program Kindle First
Gale Virtual Reference Library Model Bases eBook Purchase on Usage
eBook lending for libraries is still an issue for many reading consumers, and frustration on both sides of this issue still plagues both libraries and publishers. While libraries are concerned with meeting their budgets and offering relevant content in a way that keeps patrons looking to their libraries for material, publishers have to ensure that their authors are compensated … [Read more...] about Gale Virtual Reference Library Model Bases eBook Purchase on Usage
FAA’s New Standards for In-Flight Electronic Devices
Ever since the advent of e-readers and tablets, those devices have been forbidden during certain times in air travel, notably during take-off and landing, due to long-held fears that the devices would somehow interfere with guidance systems, plane control, and the sending and receiving of messages between the flight crew and the tower.Sadly, the initial fears that led to … [Read more...] about FAA’s New Standards for In-Flight Electronic Devices
China Based Xiaomi Launches eBook Reader App and eBook Store
The China based smartphone maker Xiaomi has come up with an ebook store on its MIUI app store. The company is already rumored to be developing a tablet of its own and the setting up of an ebook store does add credence to Xiaomi’s tablet ambitions. However, unlike others in the business, the Xiaomi ebook store (dubbed Xiaomi Xiaoshou) won't be stocked with the company’s own … [Read more...] about China Based Xiaomi Launches eBook Reader App and eBook Store
HarperCollins And Foyles Now Offering eBook Bundle Deal
Publisher HarperCollins and bookseller Foyles have joined hands to come up with a unique scheme, a book bundle offer where buyers will get both the print as well as the ebook version of the same as a single buy. The above draws some parallel from Kindle MatchBook though the Amazon offer covers a huge 70,000 titles. In stark contrast, HarperCollins and Foyles are offering just 8 … [Read more...] about HarperCollins And Foyles Now Offering eBook Bundle Deal
Patti Davis, Self-Pub Authors More Likely to Continue on their Own
Information on specific sales data is about e-readers and ebooks is often hard to come by, especially from self-published authors who may not have their books listed with some of the major book tracking companies. New surveys about the process for self-published authors, however, have provided a closer look at how the experience and the sales have made an impact on authors and … [Read more...] about Patti Davis, Self-Pub Authors More Likely to Continue on their Own
Kindle Countdown Deals Offer Consumers Timed Price Cuts on eBooks
Amazon just announced a new feature for consumers which will alert them to which titles have been steeply discounted, along with a countdown clock that shows how long that title will be available at that lower price. Only available so far in the US and UK, it is also limited to titles that are available exclusively through Amazon.“We’re always looking to build features that … [Read more...] about Kindle Countdown Deals Offer Consumers Timed Price Cuts on eBooks
Free Enhanced eBook Giveaway: Macbeth by Wordplay Shakespeare
Good e-Reader recently featured an enhanced ebook launch by a company that is taking full advantage of the capabilities that tablet-based reading has to offer. By incorporating embedded video within the pages of the text--as opposed to hyperlinks that require buffering--Wordplay Shakespeare has brought actors to the page, allowing the reader to watch the scene unfold in … [Read more...] about Free Enhanced eBook Giveaway: Macbeth by Wordplay Shakespeare
Taking NaNoWriMo Direct to Distribution
As 500,000 authors in over 100 countries gear up to kick off National Novel Writing Month in two days, companies have stepped forward to encourage and support these would-be novelists. Today, FastPencil announced its incentives for NaNo participants, offering support and help with distribution in ebook and print.“National Novel Writing Month is a crucial time for writers … [Read more...] about Taking NaNoWriMo Direct to Distribution
Random House Purchases Teen Writing Site Figment
Random House is hoping to capitalize on the success of teen writing communities with the recent purchase of Figment. The site launched in early 2010 and boasts 750,000 stories by 300,000 registered users.Figment was started by Jacob Lewis, a former editor at the New Yorker and now on staff at Random House; Dana Goodyear is a poet and and does freelance work at the New … [Read more...] about Random House Purchases Teen Writing Site Figment