Barnes and Noble intends to update its iOS app to support EPUB 3 sometime this summer. The company hopes to leverage its existing library of kids books and enhanced ebooks and bring them over to a singular app. The company is also expected to begin selling ebooks on iOS.Nook Kids has been one of the most successful segments of ebooks on the entire line of Nook Android … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Plans to Support EPUB 3 and Start Selling eBooks via iOS
E-Book News
The New York Times Now Allows Mobile Users to Read Three Articles a Day
The New York Times continues to evolve its digital Paywall strategy by adding new free content to its mobile and tablet apps. Starting today, customers will be able to read three articles per day on any official New York Times app.In the past, if you were a non-subscriber, you could only read select top stories on the Android or iOS app before you were encouraged to take … [Read more...] about The New York Times Now Allows Mobile Users to Read Three Articles a Day
Baker & Taylor Aids Indie Book Discovery, Booksellers with Promo Tools
Last night’s Spreecast discussion with guest Miral Sattar of Bibliocrunch included some key ways that book discovery could be improved for self-published authors. One of the key frustrations for indie authors is still the final gate: bookstores. While certainly not impossible, it is not overly simple for an independently published title to be carried in brick-and-mortar … [Read more...] about Baker & Taylor Aids Indie Book Discovery, Booksellers with Promo Tools
ABNA Winner Rysa Walker on her Publishing Journey
The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards got a bit of a facelift this year, with one winner being selected from each of the separate categories, a new feature for the awards. Following the selection of each winner, one grand prize winner was also selected. This year’s grand prize winner, young adult category top author Rysa Walker, spoke to GoodEReader about her publishing journey … [Read more...] about ABNA Winner Rysa Walker on her Publishing Journey
Study: Tablet Owners Demand Lower Cost Digital Newspapers
A new report conducted by Simon-Kucher & Partners has dived into the reading habits of 1,000 US tablet owners and their digital newspaper habits. One the most relevant aspects of the survey found that 72% have downloaded at least one newspaper app and 80% said that $15.00 per month is too much to pay.Many newspapers offer different perks for signing up for their online … [Read more...] about Study: Tablet Owners Demand Lower Cost Digital Newspapers
UK Author Returns to Her Self-Publishing Roots After Traditional Disappointment
While this week has proven to be filled with interesting discourse on the current state of self-publishing, some counterarguments just write themselves. Or, in this case, they get written by a staffer for The Guardian, Alison Flood, when she interviewed author Polly Courtney.Courtney had at one point been one of many authors who represented the success stories coming from … [Read more...] about UK Author Returns to Her Self-Publishing Roots After Traditional Disappointment
New Camp Seeks to Introduce Girls to App Development
There are a wide variety of themed summer camp programs out there for kids. Sports camps abound, as do music camps, church camps, art camps, and more. But one Portland, Oregon-based summer program may have farther reaching effects for young students.App Camp for Girls, the brainchild of Smile software developer and partner Jean MacDonald, focuses on introducing girls to the … [Read more...] about New Camp Seeks to Introduce Girls to App Development
Amazon Signs Hugh Howey and Neal Stephenson for Kindle Worlds
Fan fiction has been going strong for a number of years and has spawned numerous writers that hit the big time, such as E.L. James and Cassandra Clare. Amazon started its Kindle Worlds project last month, and is seeking to attract IP properties that will allow indie authors to write and make money. Today, Amazon announced it has secured Neal Stephenson and Hugh Howey’s Silo … [Read more...] about Amazon Signs Hugh Howey and Neal Stephenson for Kindle Worlds
HarperCollins Reduces the Price of 700 eBooks to .99
HarperCollins has reduced the cost of 700 of their ebooks to .99 on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Many of these titles either reside in the public domain or are considered short stories. Still, if you are looking for a new book to read, there are plenty of affordable goodies to be had. … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Reduces the Price of 700 eBooks to .99
Penguin’s First To Read Program Entices Readers With Early Releases
Book discovery is becoming an insurmountable obstacle, and it’s not just the indie authors who are struggling. Large publishing houses are having to find more and more creative ways to reach out to readers, especially in the current climate in which readers are becoming accustomed to interacting with their favorite authors and with readers of similar genres on social media … [Read more...] about Penguin’s First To Read Program Entices Readers With Early Releases
FlippingBook Update Allows Off-line Reading
FlippingBook, an international platform for ebook publication and distribution, announced last week its update that allows readers to consume content offline, even while keeping its strict anti-piracy controls in place. The platform, based on a somewhat pricey but valued software, incorporates a real-time page turning view as users read. This page turning is actually important … [Read more...] about FlippingBook Update Allows Off-line Reading
The New Indie Author: Artisanal Publishing
A new publishing industry term was born at this year’s Digital Book World event, and it quickly spread to become the standard. Hybrid authors were a focal point of the discussions, meaning authors who in some way were both traditionally published and self-published. The method to how they came to be working in both worlds–whether they were self-published and then picked up by … [Read more...] about The New Indie Author: Artisanal Publishing
Scholastic Storia Wins Educational App Award
Scholastic, the largest publisher of children’s content in the world, unveiled its answer to e-reading with the educator-recommended Storia app. The concept behind the free app is that it grows with readers, from toddlerhood to young adult, tracking student reading progress and offering recommendations of fully-vetted content titles.While Storia and Scholastic continue to … [Read more...] about Scholastic Storia Wins Educational App Award
Counterpoint: Self-Published Authors Are the Salvation of Literature
Full disclosure: Per yesterday’s comments, I wish to state that I am a self-published author and I have two college degrees, including a graduate writing fellowship through the National Writing Project. There will be typos, but they aren’t because I don’t know better.Yesterday, GoodEReader posted a viewpoint on the damage that self-published authors allegedly do to the … [Read more...] about Counterpoint: Self-Published Authors Are the Salvation of Literature