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
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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
Smashwords Contributes Four Authors to the New York Times Bestseller List
Self-Publishing juggernaut Smashwords is one of the largest companies of its kind to sell and distribute eBooks to all of the major online stores. They have one of the farthest reaches out of all the companies who specialize in publishing indie authors. Smashwords announced that four of their authors have reached the New York Times Bestseller lists, which is quite the … [Read more...] about Smashwords Contributes Four Authors to the New York Times Bestseller List
Scholastic Announces JK Rowling Webcast
JK Rowling, the creator of the internationally renowned Harry Potter series, has partnered with the largest publisher of children's content, Scholastic, to present a live webcast event for fans to kick off the new Harry Potter Reading Club."At 12:00 noon ET (9:00am PT / 5:00pm GMT) on Thursday, October 11, J.K. Rowling will participate in a live virtual author visit to … [Read more...] about Scholastic Announces JK Rowling Webcast
Inkling Adapts to iPhone in Time for School
As students around the country start planning their back to school purchases, Inkling has added a new tool to their fall shopping carts. The company known for highly innovative digital textbooks formatted to the iPad will be rolling out the capability that lets students read their same content on their iPhones as well, seamlessly incorporating the iOS-based phone into the … [Read more...] about Inkling Adapts to iPhone in Time for School