Sony has been selling e-readers since 2006 and has been operating its own ebook store for a number of years. The company has expanded its reach within the last year, opening new stores in UK, Japan, Germany, Austria, Canada, and Australia, and it will be coming to France, Italy, and Spain. Every few weeks, Sony has been announcing new content partnerships and new enhancements … [Read more...] about Sony Discusses Digital Books and the Growth of the Reader Store
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Niffenegger Finally Releases eBook through Zola Books
As with other authors who held on to their digital rights well past the publication of their print titles, Audrey Niffenegger, bestselling author of the seven million-plus copy 2003 title The Time Traveler’s Wife, announced that she will finally release the ebook of her bestseller through Zola Books.As the keynote speaker at the TLC literary conference, Niffenegger said, … [Read more...] about Niffenegger Finally Releases eBook through Zola Books
Audible Author Services to Suspend Service June 30th
Audible has officially cancelled its Author Services program that gave audiobook authors an extra $1.00 for every edition sold on Audible.com, Audible.co.uk, and iTunes. The program launched in April 2012 and was originally developed to draw attention to audiobooks in general. Starting June 30th, this program will be cancelled and the company will no longer give the extra … [Read more...] about Audible Author Services to Suspend Service June 30th
The Public Fires Back at Author Solutions
Sometimes, the most interesting news comes not from the article, but from the comments that readers leave in response. Tim Davies, blogging for The Bookseller’s Futurebook blog, posted an interesting albeit somewhat one-sided opinion piece about Author Solutions, the large vanity press that is now part of Penguin publishing, and thereby, part of Random House as well.In the … [Read more...] about The Public Fires Back at Author Solutions
Penguin Launches Young Readers App
When Penguin launched its leveled readers program earlier this year, aimed at providing age- and ability level-appropriate texts for readers of a variety of groups, the successful reception was enough to warrant a new tool for increased literacy. Today, Penguin announced the Penguin Leveled Readers App, available for iOS and already hailed as “New and Noteworthy” in the iOS app … [Read more...] about Penguin Launches Young Readers App
Libraries Compete in Harry Potter Anniversary
It’s hard to believe that the boy wizard made his US debut fifteen years ago, but in honor of the occasion, Scholastic has a special prize for public libraries. As part of the commemoration of the event, libraries are invited to submit their plans for the ideal Harry Potter celebration; winning entries will be selected by Scholastic, and the fifteen favorite ideas will be … [Read more...] about Libraries Compete in Harry Potter Anniversary
Barnes and Noble Suspends Support for Nook for PC and MAC
Barnes and Noble has confirmed in a written statement to Good e-Reader, that the company has officially suspended support for its dedicated Nook for PC and Nook for Mac. This will prevent any new downloads of the software from their main website, but current versions can still be used.Nook for PC and Mac have proven to be fairly popular for readers who want to buy ebooks … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Suspends Support for Nook for PC and MAC
Apple iBooks Available for MAC OS this Fall
Apple has announced today that their seminal iBooks ecosystem will be coming soon for the MAC. Their is a new operating system update that will occur in the fall, dubbed OS X 10.9 Mavericks. When this new firmware update happens, iBooks will be available to download within the app store.Apple is heavily invested in their own ecosystem for electronic books. There is … [Read more...] about Apple iBooks Available for MAC OS this Fall
ReadingRoom’s Best Books of Summer List
Book review and discovery site TheReadingRoom is a comprehensive portal for readers to discover, share, and buy new titles. This growing site already boasts a catalog of over seven million book records, and through the connectivity of the incorporated social media tools, opportunities to find new titles within selected genres is even greater.One of the more interesting … [Read more...] about ReadingRoom’s Best Books of Summer List
E Ink Unveils New e-Paper Display Screen for Watches
E Ink has experimented with watches in the past with Seiko, a Japan based company. Pebble has really captured the mainstream imagination with their watches that sync with most major phones on the market. This has prompted the emerging display screen industry to all work on solutions. Today, E Ink has announced a new business deal with Sonostar to release a new line of watches … [Read more...] about E Ink Unveils New e-Paper Display Screen for Watches
Hachette Makes Audiobook Catalog Available to Disabled Readers
At this year’s BookExpo America event, OverDrive CEO Steve Potash had some high praise for Hachette’s recent embracing of library lending, making 100% of its catalog available to all public and school libraries who partner for digital content. While other major publishers have been adopters of ebook lending on some scale, Potash’s admiration was for a publisher to look at the … [Read more...] about Hachette Makes Audiobook Catalog Available to Disabled Readers
Red Shelf, Story Sticker Start Ups Showcasing their Companies at BEA
BookExpo America is still one of the premier publishing events in the world, and it has many facets. Authors will be on hand to autograph their books, publishers will display advanced copies of their upcoming titles, and even very real business meetings will take place between publishers and booksellers or librarians. It’s an all-encompassing showcase for everything book … [Read more...] about Red Shelf, Story Sticker Start Ups Showcasing their Companies at BEA
Penguin and Random House Merger to Complete in July
Penguin and Random House have cleared the last hurdle with their proposed merger; China gave the final blessing today. These two companies will officially join forces in July and will account for 1/4 of all books to be published globally.The new publishing merger will have 53% controlling interest by Bertelsmann and 47% by Pearson. When the merger is complete, it will … [Read more...] about Penguin and Random House Merger to Complete in July
New Ingram Spark Publishing Program Revealed
Ingram Spark is a new digital publishing solution aimed at small and boutique publishers. This new service is primarily aimed at publishers who expressed dissatisfaction with Ingram Lightning Source. Spark has a very simple user interface that can convert your word document or PDF file into a proper ebook and then distribute your work to Kobo, Amazon, Apple, and Barnes and … [Read more...] about New Ingram Spark Publishing Program Revealed