Last week, GoodeReader posed a rhetorical question, essentially asking why so many individuals and organizations have voiced their opinions in favor of Apple and several publishers who have been accused of colluding on ebook prices in order to drive consumer traffic away from Amazon. While there is no doubt that some parties may just see a way to bring the online retailer down … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Weighs in On the DoJ Lawsuit, Predicting an Apple Victory
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Amazon eBook Sales Have Overtaken Print in the UK
Amazon UK has reported today that for the first time, online ebook sales are surpassing print. This is a huge growth, considering Amazon only entered the United Kingdom two years ago and started to offer e-readers and ebooks.According to unaudited figures issued by Amazon today, since the start of 2012 customers downloaded 114 ebooks for every 100 hardback and paperback … [Read more...] about Amazon eBook Sales Have Overtaken Print in the UK
Good e-Reader Week in Review
During this last week many of the top six publishers released their 2nd Quarter financial results and bodes well for the eBook industry. Lots of new Android devices have been launched and there is tons of news as always! Welcome to the Good e-Reader Week in Review weekly publication, covering the essential stories you need to know about.The Dutch eBook Industry is Rising -Â … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Week in Review
eBook Review: Trickster’s Point by William Kent Krueger
Verdict: 5 StarsI don’t really like mysteries. Basically, I just never care whodunit and even if it was the butler, I can’t really figure out why he did it.Fortunately, Krueger is such a masterful storyteller that he made me care. You can’t not care, especially when a beloved political figure is lying on the ground, gasping for breath with his best friend’s arrow … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Trickster’s Point by William Kent Krueger
Authors Guild Asks Google for $750 for Each eBook It Digitized
There is a new chapter unfolding in the eight year lawsuit brought against Google for digitizing ebooks. Google proposed a settlement a few weeks ago and the Authors Guild had only a few months to accept or deny it. Today the president of the Authors Guild, Scott Thurow, urged the court to rule that Google's digitization project does not constitute "fair use" under copyright … [Read more...] about Authors Guild Asks Google for $750 for Each eBook It Digitized
eBooks Now Account for 21% of All Sales at Simon & Schuster
Digital eBook sales at Simon & Schuster are seeing strong growth in the second financial quarter of 2012. They have risen by almost 44% and now account for 21% of the company's total book sales. Revenues increased by 3% and garnered the company a cool $189 million from $183 million over the second quarter in 2011. Some of the ebooks that saw the most sales during this … [Read more...] about eBooks Now Account for 21% of All Sales at Simon & Schuster
Get Your Manga Fix with 10,000 Titles on the iPad via Manga Rock 2
Manga and Apple? The two normally did not go hand and hand but Manga fiends can throw up a collective cheer with the new app Manga Rock 2! It is a great portable app that has close to 10,000 scanned titles from MangaReader, MangaFox, and MangaEden.Digital Titles can be accessed via the free app, but only one can be saved at a time. If you are going on vacation or want to … [Read more...] about Get Your Manga Fix with 10,000 Titles on the iPad via Manga Rock 2
RWA’s Rita Award Honorees Include eBooks This Year
The Romance Writers of America recently held its annual conference, and one of the highlights of each year’s event is the awarding of the Rita awards. Named for one of the founders of RWA, Rita Clay Estrada, Ritas are awarded to romance titles in thirteen different categories and, until 2012, were limited to books in print.At this year’s event, however, two Ritas were … [Read more...] about RWA’s Rita Award Honorees Include eBooks This Year
Will Browser Battles Hit eReaders with Friendly Fire?
Recently Microsoft had invested $300 million with a Barnes & Noble subsidiary (for a 17.6% equity stake) to bundle the Nook digital bookstore with Windows 8. It seems that Apple’s Safari browser will no longer be offered for PCs, or at least not the new versions. That certainly sounds like a little bit of corporate push and shove, but how will these changes affect … [Read more...] about Will Browser Battles Hit eReaders with Friendly Fire?
Giving the Gift of an eBook
Giving the gift of words is back in style as online booksellers offer the ability to gift an ebook. Actually, it’s a better idea than ever with greater accessibility and the eagerness of new readers to use their shiny new toys.Sales for eReading devices like the Kindle and Nook continue to rise each year, so the initial ability to purchase ebooks as gifts (around Christmas … [Read more...] about Giving the Gift of an eBook
Sneak Peak at Amazon’s Top Book List for Fall 2012
National Book Lovers Day is quickly approaching on August 9th and there is no better reason to curl up with your Kindle! In preparation for the event we are giving you a sneak peak at the best books of the year (so far) and the recently released top picks for the upcoming fall season, hand-selected by Amazon’s editors.Reading electronic books is on the rise according to a … [Read more...] about Sneak Peak at Amazon’s Top Book List for Fall 2012
50 Shades of Grey Outsells Harry Potter in the UK
Harry Potter rose to fame in the United Kingdom and author J.K. Rowling became a media darling before she took over the world. Now, author E.L. James has usurped her position on Amazon UK and for the first time has outsold the entire Harry Potter written franchise.The first book in the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy went on sale in March 2012 and became a worldwide sensation … [Read more...] about 50 Shades of Grey Outsells Harry Potter in the UK
Self-Pubbed Authors Make a Showing on NYT Bestseller List
Does anyone still remember the arguments from only a year or so ago, the ones where critics said that digital publishing was going to destroy the book industry or where fans of ebooks promised it would be the death of paper books? Or the literary agents and publishers who firmly held the doors shut in order to keep the digitally and self-published riff raff from being confused … [Read more...] about Self-Pubbed Authors Make a Showing on NYT Bestseller List
More Parties Weigh In On DoJ Lawsuit with Legal Brief
While legal proceedings move at a snail’s pace, it’s not surprising that the ongoing lawsuit filed against Apple and five of the Big Six publishers is still slowly unfolding. That lawsuit, originally filed as a class-action suit by a Seattle-based law firm on behalf of consumers, quickly evolved into a full Department of Justice investigation of anti-trust violations in order … [Read more...] about More Parties Weigh In On DoJ Lawsuit with Legal Brief