The complete level of devastation to the northeast left by Hurricane Sandy still remains to be calculated in terms of dollar amounts, but new emotional losses are arising every day as the region and its displaced people begin to rebuild. One of the many impacted categories is the educational setting; with more than twenty schools in New York City alone still closed due to … [Read more...] about Scholastic Aids Storm Recovery with Book Donations
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eBook Review: Easy by Tammara Webber
Verdict: 5 StarsThis title introduced me to a new subcategory in the romance genre: New Adult. All I can say is, it’s about time.For far too long, we’ve had polar opposites in the addressing of sexuality in romance. There were the steamy bodice rippers at one end of the spectrum and on the other end there were the very chaste books aimed at an audience that preferred … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Easy by Tammara Webber
eBook Review: The Last Man by Vince Flynn
Verdict: 5 StarsHow do you side with the good guys over the bad guys when you can’t tell who the good guys are? And what if the lines between good and bad keep blurring, so that the bad guys sit on the sidelines and watch the good guys destroy each other?In Vince Flynn’s upcoming installment in his bestselling Mitch Rapp series, The Last Man (Atria) pits all of … [Read more...] about eBook Review: The Last Man by Vince Flynn
Children’s Digital Publishing Becomes Greater Industry Focus
When ebooks and dedicated e-reading devices first grew in popularity, a sizeable section of the digital reading public felt that children’s books didn’t lend themselves well to ebooks. Aside from the concerns over handing a young reader an expensive device, some likened the reading experience as being too close to other forms of electronic entertainment for children. Others … [Read more...] about Children’s Digital Publishing Becomes Greater Industry Focus
Bartlett’s Quotations Digital Giveaway
Little, Brown & Co. announced the news last week that its flagship title dedicated to preserving the words of notable people, Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, was not only in its eighteen edition, but that the publication of this edition also focused on the creation of a digital app version of the beloved book.The app, available from iTunes, includes fun features such as … [Read more...] about Bartlett’s Quotations Digital Giveaway
eBooks and the Race to Publication
Of the many benefits to come from digital publishing, the reduction of seemingly unnecessary delays and hold times has been one of the most popular for authors, publishers, and readers alike. Where books on current events or notable figures would often take months to reach the market, long after the fervor had died down, ebooks are reaching consumers’ bookshelves within hours … [Read more...] about eBooks and the Race to Publication
BookOS – The Free Online eBook Resource
How about an ebook site that offers all its books for free! Most of BookOS' books are in fb2 or FictionBook format, which is a XML based ebook format. This DRM free format is compatible with a variety of hardware and software environments, even including internet browsers. Add to this the over 1.4 million ebooks available and what you have is a gold mine of ebooks to … [Read more...] about BookOS – The Free Online eBook Resource
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Acquires Assets from John Wiley
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced late last week that it has acquired a number of popular assets from John Wiley and Sons. The Betty Crocker series, Better Homes and Garden, Webster’s New World Reference Titles, and CliffsNotes Guides are now property of HMH.Wiley’s celebrated cookbook collection did very well for the company, but Houghton gave the CEO an offer he could … [Read more...] about Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Acquires Assets from John Wiley
Amazon Supports US Military Veterans
Consumers often polarize themselves in favor or in opposition of major corporations based on the companies’ response to a variety of social issues. Support or boycott of companies like Starbucks and Chik-Fil-A make headlines due to the association to issues that consumers care about. In many cases, however, it does nothing more than make for good publicity.That’s why it was … [Read more...] about Amazon Supports US Military Veterans
Nosy Crow Expands to the Android Market via Nook
Although there are a number of digital publishers producing exciting, quality children’s app books with full catalogs of interactive titles, many of them have remained strictly in the iOS platform. A number of factors have come into play for that decision towards exclusivity, including working around variations in screen size and the desire to put their titles in the single … [Read more...] about Nosy Crow Expands to the Android Market via Nook
Bartlett’s Quotations’ New Digital Face
One of the mainstay sources of famous quotations has long been the Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, but with its eighteenth edition, a digital facelift was in order. While the much-loved and revered print edition is still the definitive guide, the Bartlett’s app, available from iTunes for $3.99, is still filled with over 2,500 quotes from modern day notable people, in addition … [Read more...] about Bartlett’s Quotations’ New Digital Face
Minnesota Libraries’ Latest Patrons to Benefit from 3M
Three public library systems in Minnesota, overseeing a total of twenty-five individual libraries, became the most recent of the eighty library systems across the country to benefit from 3M Cloud Library eBook Lending Service’s help in utilizing ebook lending for their patrons. Library representatives have been quoted as pointing to the quality of titles, the ease of search … [Read more...] about Minnesota Libraries’ Latest Patrons to Benefit from 3M
Penguin Random House Impact on Debut, Non-Fiction Authors
No one seems to like standing in the presence of a colossus.When Amazon bullied its way into being the book industry giant that it is today, critics were arguing that it was becoming a powerhouse player, a force to be reckoned with that stood to remove competition and fair negotiating from the industry. Now, authors, agents, and industry watchers are voicing their concerns … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House Impact on Debut, Non-Fiction Authors
CourseSmart Unveils Analytics Feature
As more and more schools look to the technological, environmental, and fiscal benefits to going completely digital for academic titles, there are still some nagging doubts that may cause decision makers to drag their feet. Public schools have to face the issue of who is to pay for the devices each student will need, while all educational settings have to worry about heightened … [Read more...] about CourseSmart Unveils Analytics Feature