This is really great! A Kickstarter project called The People's E-Book needed $20K to fund an ebook creation platform for artists, authors, and alternative presses who want to try new things, publish new books, and push into new territories. The People's E-Book will handle ebooks of all sizes and scope, but it will excel in areas that no one else has cared to consider—the very … [Read more...] about The People’s E-Book Gets Funded on Kickstarter
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EU to Take Stronger Stance on VAT over eBooks
The VAT, or value added tax, on ebooks has been a thorn in the side of digital publishing for some time. Going back to the early stages of the recent years' e-reader explosion when Germany was the first country whose digital publishers took issue with the way ebooks are taxed, to the current state of countries outright ignoring the mandated taxation rate in order to lure … [Read more...] about EU to Take Stronger Stance on VAT over eBooks
184 Year Old Kerala State Central Library Starts Digitizing Hundreds of Rare Books
The Kerala State Central Library, which happens to be one of the oldest in India, has made the big leap to the digital age by digitizing hundreds of books, some which date back hundreds of years. Located in Trivandrum, the capital city of the South Indian state of Kerala, the library has to its credit books, documents, and letters that have highly restricted physical access. … [Read more...] about 184 Year Old Kerala State Central Library Starts Digitizing Hundreds of Rare Books
Kobo Writing Life Introduces Pre-Orders
Last year Kobo unveiled Writing Life, which is its seminal indie self-publishing platform. It has attracted many prominent authors, such as H.P. Mallory and Kevin J. Anderson. In the last few days, Kobo has quietly introduced the ability for authors to issue pre-orders for their ebooks. This adds a tremendous amount of versatility to promote your upcoming title before the … [Read more...] about Kobo Writing Life Introduces Pre-Orders
Sesame Street Apps Make their Way to the Kindle Fire
Sesame Workshop, the creators of dynamic children's content for a variety of media, have now introduced a number of their children's interactive book apps for the Kindle Fire. Three of the titles, Elmo Loves 123s, Another Monster at the End of This Book, and Potty Time with Elmo, can now be found in the Amazon App Store, enabled for its Android device. All three titles are … [Read more...] about Sesame Street Apps Make their Way to the Kindle Fire
Amazon, Big Six Sued by Independent Bookstores Over DRM
As if there wasn't enough interesting controversy in the relationship between Amazon and the Big Six publishing houses, for once they are all on the same side of the courtroom. Three independent bookstores, who seem to be acting on behalf of indie bookshops everywhere, are suing Amazon and the Big Six over the DRM status of ebooks that prevents them from being shared on any … [Read more...] about Amazon, Big Six Sued by Independent Bookstores Over DRM
PPA Releases First Ever Circulation Chart for UK Magazines
The Professional Publishers Association in the United Kingdom recently released their first ever report on digital circulation rates for magazines. These new metrics will assist companies in attracting advertisers to invest in their print or digital initiatives.The report tracks over 200 magazines from July to December 2012 and is basically the definitive circulation rate … [Read more...] about PPA Releases First Ever Circulation Chart for UK Magazines
The Future of Digital Publishing Will Be HTML5
We have argued on many occasions that HTML5 is more scalable in delivering content to the customer, compared to apps. It is very hard for young start-ups and established companies to spend the money necessary to pay for constant upgrades and updating apps for a variety of platforms. Jason Pontin, Editor and Publisher of MIT's Technology Review, agrees with us and recently did … [Read more...] about The Future of Digital Publishing Will Be HTML5
Audible Releases New Audiobooks App for the Apple iPad
Amazon owned Audible has released its first iPad app today, which will finally allow Apple customers to listen to audiobooks on the go. The new Audible 2.0 app features a very Metro interface that is simplistic in design and easy to navigate. You can connect up to your existing account and have all of your audio editions synced to your iPad, so you can listen to your favorites … [Read more...] about Audible Releases New Audiobooks App for the Apple iPad
Korean Digital Publishing Platform KakaoPage Taking Over
What began as a simple Korean-made app that quickly grew to 70 million users across Asia has now bloomed into a mobile digital publishing platform, according to TechInAsia.com. KakaoTalk, a free one-to-one or group messaging and gaming app, has now launched KakaoPage, which allows users to publish content directly to mobile devices, much in the same way that companies already … [Read more...] about Korean Digital Publishing Platform KakaoPage Taking Over
#IndieReCon Virtual Indie Author Conference – Day Two
Yesterday's kickoff of the first IndieReCon online authors' conference brought some huge names to the virtual table, offering advice, dos-and-don'ts, tips, and more. The format varied greatly, with most of the content being delivered in timed posts by well-known professionals connected to indie authors. There were also video chats (available for replay) and Twitter chats using … [Read more...] about #IndieReCon Virtual Indie Author Conference – Day Two
Firefox Update Makes e-Reading Easy with New PDF Viewer
Mozilla tends to be the internet browser of choice and is dominating the market. Today the company unveiled a new update that adds a new native PDF viewer for documents or books you read online. In the past, people had to rely on Adobe Reader or other plugins, but no longer.The new PDF reader is a very welcome addition and should benefit anyone in the world that reads these … [Read more...] about Firefox Update Makes e-Reading Easy with New PDF Viewer
Freescale Launches Top Tech Pundit 2013 Election
The biggest Election of 2013 is about to occur and has reverberating effect on the entire e-reading, and digital publishing industry! We are of course talking about the Freescale Top Tech Pundit of 2013!Every year, Freescale puts together a top Tech Pundit election that puts the spotlight on the worlds most prominent tech journalists. Good e-Reader was honored last year … [Read more...] about Freescale Launches Top Tech Pundit 2013 Election