After a two year break, Oprah Winfrey is re-launching her seminal Oprah’s Book Club. Not only will it follow the old traditional template where she picks a number of books each year and bookstores across the world put her seal of approval on it, but the digital aspect is going to be enhanced.Oprah recognizes that many people have abandoned print books in favor of ebooks and … [Read more...] about Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 Launches and Puts an Emphasis on eBooks
E-Book News
Image Comics for the New iPad Updated to Support HD
Image Comics is fairly popular and is powered by Comixology for their digital distribution partner. Currently, some of Image's bestsellers include the Walking Dead and The Darkness. The company announced a new upgrade for their iOS application that brings a slew of new features and over 200 comics available in CMX HD."Bringing the 3.1 interface to the Image Comics app is a … [Read more...] about Image Comics for the New iPad Updated to Support HD
Penguin, Macmillan Speak Out on Their Actions in DoJ Investigation
There has been an almost conspicuous lack of comments from the parties involved in the DoJ and class action lawsuits still pending against Apple and some of the Big Six publishers. Obviously, the parties involved cannot simply make outlandish statements while the investigations and court proceedings are still pending, leaving many to wonder what actually took place. Now, … [Read more...] about Penguin, Macmillan Speak Out on Their Actions in DoJ Investigation
The AMDesign Studios Contest Winner is..
GoodEReader featured an interview with a digital formatting startup company earlier this month. AMDesign Studios was kind enough to offer a giveaway package to one lucky indie author who commented on the original post, allowing that winner the opportunity to select from a series of ebook formatting and design services.Today, company co-founder Ann Mauren announced the … [Read more...] about The AMDesign Studios Contest Winner is..
DreamWorks App Centralizes Children’s Digital Content
One of the features of digital enhanced ebooks for children that has made tablet-based reading so popular for both the children and the parents is the ability to contain all of the specified in content in one easy-to-access location. Some publishers, like Ruckus Media, have actually capitalized on the capability by allowing parents to set the tablet screen to contain only the … [Read more...] about DreamWorks App Centralizes Children’s Digital Content
Doonesbury and Dilbert comics now available on the Kindle Fire
Today Amazon has announced that two anthologies of the Doonesbury and Dilbert comic strips are available exclusively on Kindle Fire. These comic collections are available in full color and displayed with Kindle Panel View, a proprietary technology that offers customers an immersive comic and graphic novel reading experience.Doonesbury and Dilbert comic strips are available … [Read more...] about Doonesbury and Dilbert comics now available on the Kindle Fire
3M signs up INscribe Digital and Smashwords for Cloud Library eBooks
3M has just signed on a number of eBook publishing companies that expand its vast repertoire of eBooks to over 200,000. Today the company announced new partnerships with INscribe Digital, Smashwords, The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group and the National Book Network.The agreements with these new companies will add 100,000 books within 90 days to their Cloud Library … [Read more...] about 3M signs up INscribe Digital and Smashwords for Cloud Library eBooks
Three of the Big Six Terminate Their Agreement with Apple
The antitrust proceedings against Apple and five of the Big Six publishers are in various stages of resolution. Three of the publishers — Simon&Schuster, Hachette, and HarperCollins —have agreed to settle with the Department of Justice and the various lawsuits brought about by different state courts in the US, while Apple, Penguin, and Macmillan are still going through with … [Read more...] about Three of the Big Six Terminate Their Agreement with Apple
Overdrive Media Station Unveiled and Counters 3M Discovery Terminals
Overdrive is currently the largest system used by libraries to facilitate the lending of eBooks, Audiobooks, Videos and more. 3M this year has unleashed their own digital lending system to libraries and is slowly gaining tracking beyond their pilot locations. The one advantage 3M has is their Cloud Discovery Terminals. It gives users a touchscreen platform that patrons can … [Read more...] about Overdrive Media Station Unveiled and Counters 3M Discovery Terminals
Libraries Receive New Digital Periodical Platform
Digital magazine newsstand platform Zinio and leading audiobook provider Recorded Bookshave joined to offer a digital magazine lending service to public libraries. The format, which allows readers to not only read on PCs and Macs as well as portable devices through Zinio dedicated apps but also supports multiple-user simultaneous checkouts, lets lending libraries select a … [Read more...] about Libraries Receive New Digital Periodical Platform
Overdrive to debut HTML5 Reading app at BEA
Overdrive purchased Australian company Booki.sh last March that specialized in browser based e-reading. Things have been rather quiet on Overdrives plans to incorporate HTML5 and the reading of eBooks in major web browsers until now. The company announced that they will be showing off their new HTML5 reading app at Book Expo America.Overdrive currently has around 800,000 … [Read more...] about Overdrive to debut HTML5 Reading app at BEA
On the Road by Jack Kerouac Hitting Theaters Soon
The seminal book On the Road by Jack Kerouac hit the Cannes Film Festival last week and met with mixed reviews. This did not stop AMC and IFC films from picking up the rights, and it might be hitting movie theaters soon.This movie has been trying to get off the ground since 1957 when Jack sent a letter to Marlon Brando to play Dean Moriarty, while Kerouac was to play Sal … [Read more...] about On the Road by Jack Kerouac Hitting Theaters Soon
Penguin, Random House Connecting Authors with Readers via Social Media Platform Spreecast
GoodEReader has covered some recent news about social media platforms and the importance of authors establishing themselves online in order to connect with readers, writers, and industry professionals. One of those platforms, Spreecast, has proven itself invaluable to a variety of ways that digital reading fans operate.The first Spreecast hosted by this site was a live … [Read more...] about Penguin, Random House Connecting Authors with Readers via Social Media Platform Spreecast