London, England based Circular Software originally released a plugin for Adobe Indesign in late 2011. It is quickly becoming the tool of choice for major publishers such as Hachette because of the ability to export ebooks in both Kindle Format 8 and EPUB3.Adobe Digital Publishing Suite is one of the most expansive ebook creation programs in the world. It provides advanced … [Read more...] about Adobe Indesign Plugin CircularFLO Exports eBooks in EPUB3 and KF8
E-Book News
Nook and Kindle Lending Site eBookFling Up for Sale
eBook lending clubs have been around the last three years and many of the websites have been sold due to the sheer amount of users attracted to Amazon Prime. One of the leading sites, Lendle, was sold last may for six figures and today eBookFling is on the market.eBookFling was one of the first websites to lend both Kindle and Nook books. It originally launched in 2011 and … [Read more...] about Nook and Kindle Lending Site eBookFling Up for Sale
Japan’s National Diet Library Will Offer Books Online
Japan's National Diet Library is moving into the digital age, with the help of bookstore operator Kinokuniya and Dai Nippon Printing. Dai Nippon is responsible for scanning the books and they will be offered for free on Kinokumiya's online bookstore.The project will start out with 13 works which will include Heiji Monogatari, a war epic composed in the 13th century, Kappa, … [Read more...] about Japan’s National Diet Library Will Offer Books Online
Audible ACX Allows Authors to Self-Publish Audiobooks
Amazon's audiobook publishing and retailing branch Audible announced today that its Audiobook Creation Exchange distributed ten times as many audiobooks in 2012 than it did in its first year.“We are thrilled that our vision for ACX has been embraced and that the system is working,” said Jason Ojalvo, Audible VP Content Creation, in a press release. “It is wonderful to see … [Read more...] about Audible ACX Allows Authors to Self-Publish Audiobooks
1DollarScan Brings Japanese Jisui To the US
1DollarScan, the increasingly popular service provider who will create digital editions of print materials for its users at both a high turnover rate and an accessible price point, announced that it is going to be showcasing its platform at an upcoming Japanese culture event in San Francisco next month. At the February 9th and 10th Visit Japan Event in Union Square, 1DollarScan … [Read more...] about 1DollarScan Brings Japanese Jisui To the US
Amazon Now Let’s Third Party Companies Advertise on Kindle e-Readers
Amazon is no stranger to the world of advertising, with the Seattle based company launching their own network six years ago. The company is forging ahead with plans to allow companies to run targeted adds on the entire line of Kindle Fire Tablets and e-Readers.Amazon has some very big data that it is using to leverage themselves against the likes of Facebook, Bing and … [Read more...] about Amazon Now Let’s Third Party Companies Advertise on Kindle e-Readers
Amazon’s eBook Sales Up 70% Over 2011
Can't say it better than Jeff Bezos in the release on Amazon's earnings: “We’re now seeing the transition we’ve been expecting,” said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. “After 5 years, eBooks is a multi-billion dollar category for us and growing fast – up approximately 70% last year. In contrast, our physical book sales experienced the lowest December growth rate in our … [Read more...] about Amazon’s eBook Sales Up 70% Over 2011
dotdotdot Wants to Be Your Mobile Library
Berlin based dotdotdot has been working on a project for the last ten months that could be your personal digital library for all texts regardless where they come from. Read texts from webpages, like blog posts or articles, in a distraction-free format on your iPad, iPhone, or web-based PC. When you import webtexts via our browser, bookmarklet, dotdotdot clears away everything … [Read more...] about dotdotdot Wants to Be Your Mobile Library
BiblioCrunch to Host Twitter Chat for Indie Authors
BiblioCrunch, the closely vetted clearinghouse of service professionals who offer support to authors, will be hosting a Twitter chat tonight at 9:00pm Eastern with Maria Cootauco of Wattpad. BiblioCrunch took over the #indiechat hashtag for weekly conversations in support of self-published authors.Tonight's online event will help authors understand what Wattpad can do for … [Read more...] about BiblioCrunch to Host Twitter Chat for Indie Authors
American Library Association Mid-Winter Conference Wrap-Up
The American Library Association Mid-Winter Conference is almost wrapped up, and Good e-Reader was live on the scene. We talked to many of the leading digital publishing companies focused on the modern library, such as 3M, Overdrive, Zinio, Recorded Books, and a few others. This year, many of the leading publishers, such as Scholastic, Harper Collins, Penguin, and Macmillian, … [Read more...] about American Library Association Mid-Winter Conference Wrap-Up
ProQuest and Bibliotheque National de France to Digitize Important and Rare Works via Early European Books Program
Digitization of the world's heritage increases day by day. Now, ProQuest and the Biblioteque national de France have joined to digitize about 70,000 books from the library's collection of European books printed before 1700. The collection includes 3,000 works that were printed before 1501.According to the press release:The BnF's collection is vast and wide-ranging, … [Read more...] about ProQuest and Bibliotheque National de France to Digitize Important and Rare Works via Early European Books Program
Springer Book Archives Opens with 37,000 Books
The Springer Book Archives has opened, digitized, and released 37,000 book in January and will release more than 63,000 titles in 2013. The Springer Book Archives intends to digitize about 100,000 books dating from the 1840's and they will be available on the SpringerLink platform. Books will be e-reader compatible PDFs and will be DRM-free.While the actual digitization … [Read more...] about Springer Book Archives Opens with 37,000 Books
eBook Review: Love Unscripted by Tina Reber
Verdict: 4 StarsWhen I approached hybrid author Tina Reber for our interview a couple of weeks ago at an event in the Simon&Schuster offices, she took one look at my camera and called out, "No paparazzi!" I was confused, until I read her once-self-published romance, Love Unscripted. Her title, which was picked up and re-released by Atria Books, presents a very … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Love Unscripted by Tina Reber
President of ALA Maureen Sullivan Talks about the Shift to Digital
In the last few years, the transition to digital ebooks in libraries has been accelerating. Many companies such as 3M, Overdrive, Baker & Taylor, and Recorded Books have all come of age and offer complete solutions for libraries offering electronic books. The American Library Association President, Maureen Sullivan, spoke to Good e-Reader about some of the issues facing … [Read more...] about President of ALA Maureen Sullivan Talks about the Shift to Digital