Electronic Books have been around for well over a decade, with PDF files being the primitive format that is still used today. The Canadian ebook market is severely underdeveloped compared to the US and UK, where even Supermarket chains such as Sainsbury’s own an ebook store. The largest ebook store by market value, Amazon, only recently opened in Canada last month. The only … [Read more...] about Why eBook Companies in Canada Are Nonexistent
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Macmillan Publishers to Start Library eBook Lending Program Starting this March
Macmillan Publishers announced in September of last year that they were developing the infrastructure to start their library eBook initiative. Libraries all over the USA will be able to borrow Macmillan titles starting this March.ALA President Maureen Sullivan said in a statement “I am so pleased Macmillan Publishers is beginning to sell e-books to America’s libraries so … [Read more...] about Macmillan Publishers to Start Library eBook Lending Program Starting this March
ForeWord Reviews Redesign Aids Discoverability
One of the key buzzwords that kept coming up at Digital Book World and other great publishing events recently is discoverability, or the way in which consumers can find content. Whether it's dynamic interactive children's ebook apps that are floundering for attention in the app world, or indie authors who work their social media channels to market their books, consumers can't … [Read more...] about ForeWord Reviews Redesign Aids Discoverability
New Connecticut Bill Might Have Huge Implications for the Cost of Library eBooks
Democrat Brian Sear spearheads the 47th district in Connecticut and has put fourth a new bill, that make have drastic implications on digital ebooks and libraries. He is purposing that the general statutes be amended to require publishers of electronic books to offer such books for sale to public and academic libraries at the same rates as offered to the general public. The new … [Read more...] about New Connecticut Bill Might Have Huge Implications for the Cost of Library eBooks
Kobo Appoints Former Apple Sales Director to Oversee European Expansion
More Kobo news today. The company has appointed Jean-Marc Dupuis as the new Managing Director for Europe, Middle East, and Africa. According to the press release, Dupuis was instrumental in Apple's doubling its revenue in Europe. He will be based in Paris. Kobo says that it now has 20% of the global e-reader market with users in 190 countries and localized e-reading services in … [Read more...] about Kobo Appoints Former Apple Sales Director to Oversee European Expansion
University Libraries in Nova Scotia Test eBook Lending Plan
A consortium of 10 academic libraries in Nova Scotia, Novanet, has negotiated a deal with publishers to allow the sharing of ebooks among libraries as freely as they share print books. The libraries are Atlantic School of Theology, Cape Breton University, Dalhousie University, Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Nova Scotia Community College, … [Read more...] about University Libraries in Nova Scotia Test eBook Lending Plan
Vook Partners with Diversion Books to Digitize Original Titles, Backlists
eBook creation platform Vook, who was recently honored with two innovation awards at this year's Digital Book World conference, announced today that it will be adding Diversion Books to its growing list of companies with whom it partners to create ebook from existing or original titles. In the case of Diversion, Vook will be digitizing both.Diversion Books is well-known for … [Read more...] about Vook Partners with Diversion Books to Digitize Original Titles, Backlists
Kobo and the Alliance of Independent Authors Staging New Self-Publishing Event
The Alliance of Independent Authors and Kobo are staging a new event that will dive into the semantics of self-publishing via Writing Life. Mark Lefebre, Director of Self-Publishing & Author Relations at Kobo, and Orna Ross will be doing a Q/A on publishing in 2013.This event will be occurring on January 23rd, 2013 at 4pm EST. They will be using the Shindig video … [Read more...] about Kobo and the Alliance of Independent Authors Staging New Self-Publishing Event
The Self vs Traditional Publishing Debate Continues
While authors and industry experts on both sides of the table have almost come to a consensus that there are benefits to both self-publishing and traditional publishing, it almost feels as though some more hardcore fans of either side still won't lay to rest their original sentiments about the other camp. Publisher's Weekly took note of a recent promotion by Amazon of a … [Read more...] about The Self vs Traditional Publishing Debate Continues
New Digital Dungeons and Dragons Website Launches Today
Dungeons and Dragons was the father to the modern gaming systems like Palladium Rifts, Gurps, and Cyberpunk. Wizards of the Coast was getting a bit tired of not having a cohesive digital strategy and now is moving forward at full throttle.Wizard of the Coast today launched a classic Dungeons and Dragons website where customers can buy the older modules, source books, and … [Read more...] about New Digital Dungeons and Dragons Website Launches Today
PDF Is Still Alive for eBooks
One of the oldest formats, PDF, is not so common any more since Amazon, Nook, and Kobo all use either their own formats or EPUB. To see if it's still alive at all, I poked around the major public domain sites and found the following:Project Gutenberg: I can't find any ebooks in PDF format on their site. There may be some, but a random search of 30, or so, books doesn't show … [Read more...] about PDF Is Still Alive for eBooks
OverDrive Now Delivers Streaming Video and Audio to Members
At last week's Digital Book World conference, OverDrive CEO Steve Potash promised GoodeReader in an interview that the digital content solution company would be hosting a demonstration of new features at this week's ALA Midwinter conference in Seattle. Today's announcement of streaming video and audio for member schools and libraries makes OverDrive's Next Generation platform … [Read more...] about OverDrive Now Delivers Streaming Video and Audio to Members
Ingram Content Group Adds Random House to MyiLibrary eBook Platform
Ingram will now offer Random House US titles to libraries via its MyiLibrary platform. More that 36,000 titles will be added beginning in February and will be from both the frontlist and the backlist. According to the press release, imprints will include Beacon Press, National Geographic Books, North Atlantic Books, Quirk Books, Smithsonian Books, Soho Press, Wizards of the … [Read more...] about Ingram Content Group Adds Random House to MyiLibrary eBook Platform