In an incredibly stupid decision, the late Robert Jordan's wife has caused the last Wheel of Time book, A Memory of Light, to be delayed until April after the print book is released this week. Originally it was scheduled to be delayed for a full year. According to Galleycat, this has, so far, resulted in 119 one star reviews (now up to 122) on Amazon. I suspect that this one … [Read more...] about Editorial: Last Wheel of Time eBook Will Have a Delayed Release; Will Probably Increase Piracy
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Print-to-Digital Membership from 1DollarScan
1DollarScan, a cost-effective digital scanning service that recently announced its integration with EverNote, as the name implies, announced yesterday its newly unveiled membership service plan for users with high-volume digitization needs. While most users with a small amount of content to transform from print edition to PDF would find the standard one-document price of one … [Read more...] about Print-to-Digital Membership from 1DollarScan
Digital Textbooks Just Got Better with Kno Me
While digital textbooks are emerging across the globe for students of every educational level, leading educational software company Kno is already introducing improvements to what the industry already envisions as a quality, fully-interactive e-textbook. With the upcoming launch of Kno Me later today, students will have a visual dashboard of how effective their learning … [Read more...] about Digital Textbooks Just Got Better with Kno Me
LULU Abandons DRM for Indie Authors
Sometimes indie authors need assistance in editing, cover art, or submitting their ebooks for sale in stores. Online digital publisher LULU has been helping authors self-publish for a number of years and provides a myriad of tools to make the entire experience a little bit easier. Today the company announced that it will abandon encrypting ebooks with Digital Rights Management … [Read more...] about LULU Abandons DRM for Indie Authors
Readers Digest UK Undergoes Restructure, Drops 75% of Employees
Print magazine and newspaper publishers are already feeling the effects of the surge in popularity of e-readers and tablets, to the point that some are shutting their doors. The latest casualty may be Readers Digest.The UK arm of the company that was facing financial and legal trouble a couple of years ago was thought to have been saved by the purchase of RD by Better … [Read more...] about Readers Digest UK Undergoes Restructure, Drops 75% of Employees
Self-Published eBooks Reach Amazon UK Top 100 Bestseller List
If there was still any doubt about the potential for success and recognition for self-published authors, a recent press release issued by Amazon UK has very nearly put it to rest. The announcement, made yesterday out of Amazon's Luxembourg office, stated that fifteen of the top 100 bestselling books on Amazon UK last year were self-published using the company's Kindle Direct … [Read more...] about Self-Published eBooks Reach Amazon UK Top 100 Bestseller List
eBook Review: Chanel Bonfire by Wendy Lawless
Verdict: 5 StarsReading about the abuse that others have endured, especially abuse that they suffered as children at the hands of a near-evil parent, is rarely an enjoyable voyeuristic pastime. But Wendy Lawless' Chanel Bonfire (Gallery Books) is written with such an eloquence and with such masterful storytelling, that it draws the reader into her childhood and her … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Chanel Bonfire by Wendy Lawless
Game of Books’ Creator Aaron Stanton on the Game of Reading
Last week, GoodeReader covered the Kickstarter campaign that successfully secured funding for a concept that Aaron Stanton visualized, one that makes reading a book more than just a self-congratulatory experience. By allowing users to earn badges for completing "journeys" based on book genres and then in turn sharing their newfound status via social media, Stanton seeks to make … [Read more...] about Game of Books’ Creator Aaron Stanton on the Game of Reading
How to Make Library eBooks More Visible
Many libraries are investing in a digital infrastructure to allow patrons to borrow ebooks on their phones, tablets, and e-readers. Overdrive currently is the largest company that facilitates the entire lending process and many libraries are suffering from poor visibility to their visitors. Libraries traditionally spend $10,000 or more in setting up their digital ecosystem and … [Read more...] about How to Make Library eBooks More Visible
Authors Benefit from Teamwork on Promotion
With the promotion budgets slashed for even traditionally published authors due to tough economic times, authors are having to find more and more creative ways to spread the word about their works in order to find their audiences. One thing that authors of every ilk have benefited from is taking advantage of the sense of community that authors feel in order to work together on … [Read more...] about Authors Benefit from Teamwork on Promotion
Digital Publishing Gives Voice to Unlikely Authors
The industry surrounding both traditional and digital publishing has fully recognized that some authors and certain titles would never have seen publication if not for digital. While some argue still that this is a good thing, that traditional publishing and its gatekeepers help the quality of books by serving as a vetting portal and only letting the "good" books through, there … [Read more...] about Digital Publishing Gives Voice to Unlikely Authors
Game of Books Plans to Reward Reading
Ever wish that someone besides your Twitter following cared how many books you read last year? Or was willing to give you more than a pat on the back in the coffee room at work for reading more books than anyone else in your office? Here's your chance. Aaron Stanton's recently fully-funded Kickstarter campaign was to create the online game, Game of Books, in which readers earn … [Read more...] about Game of Books Plans to Reward Reading
2012 Was the Year of the Indie…What Now?
It took long enough, but several sources have finally declared 2012 to have been the year of the Indie Author. From their declarations, what set 2012 apart seems to have been the reduced stigma in being a self-published author, the volume of high-quality works that are being brought to market without the efforts of the traditional publishing industry, and the banding together … [Read more...] about 2012 Was the Year of the Indie…What Now?