Simon & Schuster has formed a strategic partnership with Author Solutions for a new self-publishing platform. The two companies have formed Archway Publishing and will focus on fiction, non-fiction, business, and children’s books.Author Solutions is one of the leading self-publishing imprints and has assisted 150,000 authors self-publish, promote, and bring to market … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster and Author Solutions Launch Self-Publishing Service – Archway Publishing
E-Book News
Bookboard Public Beta Introduces 300 Children’s Titles
Of all the things that parents are willing to pay for in order to receive quality materials, books seem to be high on the list, considering the price of children’s books. Therefore, a subscription-based model that brings new reading content to devices sounds promising, at least in its design.Subscription-based model Bookboard, an app that allows young readers to unlock new … [Read more...] about Bookboard Public Beta Introduces 300 Children’s Titles
Pocket Star eBook Giveaway: Yuletide Treasure
Pocket Star is hosting a giveaway for GoodeReader’s fans of bestselling author Andrea Kane’s holiday novella, Yuletide Treasure. The New York Times bestselling author of romance and suspense novels, known for thrillers such as The Girl Who Disappeared Twice and The Line Between Here and Gone, has crafted a feel-good short ebook set in Victorian England.While the lines … [Read more...] about Pocket Star eBook Giveaway: Yuletide Treasure
HarperCollins Launches HarperTeen Impulse Imprint
The Young Adult genre is one of the hottest genres of publishing and many companies are eager to enter this space. Twilight and dystopian drama The Hunger Games are two of the poster children of this genre and even Rich Riodrin and James Patterson are jumping into the fray. Next to take advantage of this segment is HarperCollins, with a new imprint aimed at young teens called … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Launches HarperTeen Impulse Imprint
Amazon Discloses UK Sales Figures to Parliament
The major ebook distribution retailers are notoriously tight-lipped when it comes to giving out specific information on their ebook and e-reader sales, but Amazon was recently forced to disclose some highly sensitive information to Parliament’s PAC, or Public Accounts Committee, alongside fellow giants Starbucks and Google over disputes about the amounts of taxes … [Read more...] about Amazon Discloses UK Sales Figures to Parliament
Marie Lebert – eBook Historian and Researcher
Marie Lebert is a name that should be better known in this industry. Marie lives in Paris and makes her living as a translator, but she has been studying the phenomenon of ebooks since at least 1999 as a historian and researcher. I published several of her articles when I was at TeleRead.For those interested in the history of ebooks, take a look at her site. There you will … [Read more...] about Marie Lebert – eBook Historian and Researcher
eBook Review: The Thieves of Legend by Richard Doetsch
Verdict: 4 StarsWith so many high-volume and well-known thriller writers on the market, it’s important to make everything stand out, not just the high action plot. It is far too easy to fall into the trap of my spy thrillers, which is to try to emulate the greats to the point of mimicry.Doetsch’s third book in the Michael St. Pierre series, The Thieves of Legend (Atria … [Read more...] about eBook Review: The Thieves of Legend by Richard Doetsch
Digital Revenue On The Rise
While some publishers have noticed a leveling out on their digital sales, especially following circumstances like the hype over a particular ebook decreasing and causing a resulting minor drop in digital sales, others are still reporting record increases in revenue from digital publishing. According to an article from Journalism.co.uk, Future Publishing has recently seen a … [Read more...] about Digital Revenue On The Rise
Winners Announced for the National Book Award
Established in 1950, the National Book Award is an American literary prize given to writers by writers and administered by the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization. A pantheon of such writers as William Faulkner, Marianne Moore, Ralph Ellison, John Cheever, Bernard Malamud, Philip Roth, Robert Lowell, Walker Percy, John Updike, Katherine Anne Porter, and Norman … [Read more...] about Winners Announced for the National Book Award
SkyInk Studios Developing New eBook Subscription Service Named Booxl
SkyInk Studios is small Washington DC based company that specializes in creating dedicated apps for ebooks on a myriad of platforms. It currently develops apps and helps people submit their apps to Amazon, Google, Barnes and Noble, and a few others. During the last year, SkyInk has assembled a small portfolio of authors and is now launching a new ebook subscription … [Read more...] about SkyInk Studios Developing New eBook Subscription Service Named Booxl
Orson & Co. Offer eLuminated Tablet Reading
As the surge in digital reading continues to move forward, there is no shortage of digital publishing platforms for both authors and readers to choose from. New companies are springing up daily to encourage reading on a tablet or dedicated device, so publishers are now becoming smarter about trying to find ways to stand out from the rest.Orson & Co.’s new app-based … [Read more...] about Orson & Co. Offer eLuminated Tablet Reading
Top Kindle eBooks of All Time, May Surprise!
Amazon recently celebrated their 5th anniversary of the Kindle this week and the company has come a very long way. This holiday season, the company is offering a very expansive portfolio of devices, such as Kindle Fire HD 7, Kindle Fire HD 8.9, Kindle Fire 2012, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle 4, and Kindle 5. This marks the first time it has ever had this many devices available at … [Read more...] about Top Kindle eBooks of All Time, May Surprise!
Self-Publishing Gains Ground, Acceptance
Publisher’s Weekly posted a recap article of the recent Miami Book Fair, and went to great lengths to expand on the importance that was placed on self-publishing at this year’s event. As one of the most respected book events in the country and celebrating almost thirty years of books and authors, featuring information sessions on a publication process that was once relegated to … [Read more...] about Self-Publishing Gains Ground, Acceptance