Periodically, Amazon compiles an interactive feature for its customers that chronicles data from certain genres of books, such as its romance map from February of this year. Last week, Amazon sent out its Great American Eats map, which provided customers with a listing of 360 different new and classic cookbook titles based on information compiled from its editorial staff about … [Read more...] about Amazon’s Interactive Map of Regional Food Based on Cookbook Titles
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New Harry Potter Film with Author JK Rowling at the Screenwriting Helm
Author JK Rowling has been busy over the course of the last year. Besides her work on the wildly popular Pottermore interactive fan site and the re-release of her entire Harry Potter series with new commemorative covers--not to mention two published books and a third one on the way--the author recently announced that she will be screenwriting a new film in the Harry Potter … [Read more...] about New Harry Potter Film with Author JK Rowling at the Screenwriting Helm
Amazon Controls 79% of the eBook Market in the UK
A new survey was recently released by Ofcom, undertaken by Kantar Media and made possible by financial support from the UK Intellectual Property Office. It is very apparent that the vast majority of the UK's digital readers are doing business with Amazon and to a lesser extent all the other digital bookstores. 79% of the people polled from March to May 2013 have used Amazon’s … [Read more...] about Amazon Controls 79% of the eBook Market in the UK
Smashwords Launches Series Manager, Receives Award Nomination from BISG
As book discovery continues to plague authors of every ilk in a market that is saturated with content, platforms like Smashwords continue to look for new ways to help authors bring readers to their books easily. Today, the ebook distribution platform announced a new feature, Series Manager, aimed at helping authors lump their series titles together for easier search … [Read more...] about Smashwords Launches Series Manager, Receives Award Nomination from BISG
Kobo Users Can Now Find Book Baby eBooks in Bookstores
Even as indie authors and the entire self-publishing concept gain more and more acceptance among readers and the industry, one of the last great hurdles for these authors is placing their content in physical bookstores. Short of developing a relationship with individual proprietors, authors often have to rely on online retailers to sell their content.But BookBaby recently … [Read more...] about Kobo Users Can Now Find Book Baby eBooks in Bookstores
Rockstand Introduces Rock Connect Social Platform For Authors and Readers To Meet and Interact
Rockstand, one of India’s largest ebook and e-magazine applications, has announced the launch of the country’s first social reading network, Rock Connect. This will serve as a meeting ground for readers and authors where they can discuss issues pertaining to books they have read or are reading. The application will be simple to use in that it’s much like the other social … [Read more...] about Rockstand Introduces Rock Connect Social Platform For Authors and Readers To Meet and Interact
Google Submits New Patent for Triggered Sounds in eBooks
Google has just filed for a new patent that would make eBooks come alive with sounds. The sounds would be triggered by events within the book, such as lapping waves, an ominous crescendo, or maybe an outdoor market. The new application would have the sounds stored on a server and would be pushed out to the eBook users are reading at the time.The patent application outlines … [Read more...] about Google Submits New Patent for Triggered Sounds in eBooks
Data Conversion Laboratory Hosts Webinar for Education Stateholders
Data Conversion Laboratory specializes in creating digital editions of client-generated content, but also invests in hosting online learning opportunities that focus on digital publishing, conversion, and content. Tomorrow, DCL will be hosting a webinar for anyone considered to be a stakeholder in education, aimed at working on how to build a stronger digital classroom, … [Read more...] about Data Conversion Laboratory Hosts Webinar for Education Stateholders
Kobo to Launch eBooks and e-Readers in the Philippines
Kobo has just struck a deal with the National Bookstore in the Philippines to sell their entire line of e-Readers. Starting September 20th the Kobo Touch, Glo and Arc tablets will be available at select National Book Store locations, Powerbooks, and online at nationalbookstore.com. Through the partnership, Readers will have access to Kobo’s eBookstore, which has 4 million … [Read more...] about Kobo to Launch eBooks and e-Readers in the Philippines
Adobe Joins the Readium Foundation to help with EPUB 3
Adobe announced today that the company is joining the Readium Foundation with the intention to make a significant contribution to the development of the Readium SDK project, a full-featured EPUB 3 rendering engine optimized for native apps on tablets and other mobile devices.”Adobe has been a strong supporter of EPUB since its inception” said Tridib Roy Chowdhury, General … [Read more...] about Adobe Joins the Readium Foundation to help with EPUB 3
Update on the Penguin Random House Merger
Penguin Random House officially merged on July 1st this year, but so far, not much has changed at either side of the company other than the formalization of the upper leadership. Employees of both companies still answer to their original chains of command and the book catalogs remain separate, at least for now.In an article for Publisher's Weekly on where the newly formed … [Read more...] about Update on the Penguin Random House Merger
Amazon issues Mandatory Kindle for iOS 7 update
Amazon has just pushed a new mandatory update to their apps for iPhone and iPad. This is to insure full compliance with massive new iOS 7 firmware update that should be available next week. Apple is holding a press party on Tuesday, where they are expected to announce a new two new iPhones, iBooks for iPhone and updates to their Apple TV service.The average tablet owner … [Read more...] about Amazon issues Mandatory Kindle for iOS 7 update
eBook Review: Salinger by David Shields and Shane Salerno
Verdict: 2 starsOne of the most highly anticipated recent book launches has been Shields' and Salerno's Salinger, billed as an exhaustive biography of of one of the most reclusive writers of our time. What was actually published, unfortunately, was nothing more than transcripts written in interview format of discussions about the author with people who claimed to know him, … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Salinger by David Shields and Shane Salerno