So much of the digital publishing arena has been about speculation and experimentation, with more and more publishers proving the naysayers wrong. Now, it's the New York Times, who has clearly demonstrated that reading consumers will respond favorably to its paywall system of readership, despite early predictive criticism from opponents of the business model.In an article … [Read more...] about NYT Paywall Leads to Increase in Revenue
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Indie Author Rochelle Weinstein on Considerations in Self-Publishing
With so much of the stigma of legitimate self-publishing having more or less dissolved, there are still considerations that set indie authors apart. And with dire predictions like those of Smashwords' CEO Mark Coker stating that there will be a "glut" of ebooks in 2013, authors have to be prepared to help their titles rise to the top in order to garner discoverability. Author … [Read more...] about Indie Author Rochelle Weinstein on Considerations in Self-Publishing
Record Library Traffic on Christmas, Thanks to eBook Lending
A number of consumers--both surprised and not-so-surprised--opened tablets or dedicated e-readers yesterday, and a large percentage of those customers went to work straight away with testing out the capabilities of ebook lending from their local public libraries. OverDrive released a statement today that demonstrated that some public library systems saw record circulation … [Read more...] about Record Library Traffic on Christmas, Thanks to eBook Lending
Has Amazon Prime Killed eBook Lending Clubs?
Barnes and Noble and Amazon during the last few years developed eBook lending programs that authors and publishers can opt into. This system allowed ebooks to be flagged lending enabled and select books could be loaned out to a friend and family member for up to two weeks, only once. Many people find that they don't have the same taste as their friends or are the only one in … [Read more...] about Has Amazon Prime Killed eBook Lending Clubs?
Good e-Reader Kobo Gift Card Contest Winners Announced
With the advent of the Holiday Season, many people are going to be getting e-readers and tablets under their trees. Here at Good e-Reader, we LOVE to read and wanted to bestow the gift of books on our loyal readers for their love and support. We had 6 Kobo Gift Cards that we were giving away and all you had to do was simply tell us what ebooks you would buy! Thanks to Kobo for … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Kobo Gift Card Contest Winners Announced
eBook Sales Poised to Boom December 25th
The ebook industry is poised to see a tremendous boom in sales on December 25th. Many shoppers are going to be getting new e-readers, gift cards, and tablets as gifts and will want to buy content. All of the major online retailers, such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo, are all offering deals. These act as incentives to make customers deal exclusively with their ecosystems … [Read more...] about eBook Sales Poised to Boom December 25th
Over 1 Million Historical News Agency Photos Digitized and Added to Europeana
Participating are the news agencies ANSA from Italy, belga from Belgium, dpa from Germany, EFE from Spain, Lusa from Portugal, MTI from Hungary, PAP from Poland, Scanpix from Denmark, and Epa Worldwide. Â The Euro-Photo project aims at digitizing historical pictures from the archives of 10 leading European news agencies. The pictures are free of charge for educational and … [Read more...] about Over 1 Million Historical News Agency Photos Digitized and Added to Europeana
Amazon Mounts Silent Crusade Against eBook Reviews
Digital Publishing is becoming big business and ebooks have gained more visibility this year than any other. Penguin, Hachette, S&S, and many others have publicly stated that ebooks account for 22% of their entire revenue stream. Indie authors are finding they can make a viable income having their digital books sold on Amazon. Book reviews are very important when you are … [Read more...] about Amazon Mounts Silent Crusade Against eBook Reviews
Smashwords’ CEO Mark Coker on the Tsunami of Self-Publishing
Mark Coker published his own predictions for publishing in 2013 on the Smashwords' blog earlier last week, and it is quite a comprehensive list. With over twenty-one separate items that will have an effect on publishing and book selling in the next twelve months. GoodeReader spoke with Coker about some of the specific observations he made about where the industry may be … [Read more...] about Smashwords’ CEO Mark Coker on the Tsunami of Self-Publishing
From NASA, Free Hubble Space Telescope Discoveries iBook
I've downloaded this and it is fantastic. The Space Telescope Science Institute is offering a free 85 page iBook that contains some of the absolutely fantastic images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Normally, I wouldn't do an article about a free ebook, there are plenty of those, but this is really exceptional.Here's what the iBookstore has to say, "Soar through the … [Read more...] about From NASA, Free Hubble Space Telescope Discoveries iBook
Amazon Kindle Singles Launches in the UK
The Amazon Kindle Singles program was the company's first foray into working with authors directly and set the stage for the fledgling publishing program. The main essence behind Kindle Singles is to give people short reads by authors who find their bodies of work are too short to be a novel and too long for a magazine article. Up until now, this was a US only publishing … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Singles Launches in the UK
Atlantic Media Goes into the eBook Business
Atlantic Media publishes, among other things, the 150-year-old magazine The Atlantic. It has just released its third ebook and is "…planning a lot more on this score, including original long-form content …" says the press release.  The new ebook, The Best Writing From the Atlantic's Technology Channel, is available on the Atlantic website for free until the end of the year, at … [Read more...] about Atlantic Media Goes into the eBook Business
Barnes and Noble Customers Can Gift Big Six Titles for Free
Even back in the "dire predictions" phase of digital publishing when critics argued that ebooks would be the death of book stores, Barnes and Noble showed itself to be ready to embrace the new technology while still maintaining its substantial interests in its physical stores. More than two years ago, B&N launched a series of initiatives aimed entirely at bringing its … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Customers Can Gift Big Six Titles for Free