The ALA Midwinter Conference was held in Dallas, TX, only a couple of weeks ago, but some major news came out of that event for the American Library Association. Essentially, the leadership finally expressed that it was fed up with the current upheaval in public library ebook lending, with different members of the Big Six publishing houses setting their own rules—from no … [Read more...] about Random House Titles Available for Library Lending…with a Price Increase
E-Book News
Sesame Street eBooks arrive on the Barnes and Noble Nook
Barnes and Noble are now offering seven Sesame Street eBook titles on its Nook Tablet and Nook Color Platforms starting today. The Monster at the end of this book, Elma Loves You and Abby in Wonderland are but a few of the new enhanced offerings which are sure to resonate with kids the world over.Sesame Street and Random House Children's Books started a new imprint last … [Read more...] about Sesame Street eBooks arrive on the Barnes and Noble Nook
Graphicly Launches Cross-Platform eBook Distribution
One of the key obstacles to digital publishing, especially for the indie author but also for publishers of graphics-intensive content, is the need to format their work correctly for the various devices on the market. Adjusting for file type and for screen size has led authors and publishers to favor one device, such as iStoryTime’s need to step away from Android and focus on … [Read more...] about Graphicly Launches Cross-Platform eBook Distribution
The Book Wars Continue: B&N Won’t Stock Amazon Publishing Titles
When Amazon created its own traditional publishing house in late spring 2011, a lot of eyebrows went up. As if it wasn’t bad enough that the retailer was taking over the industry with its fast shipping of content via its online marketplace, as well as becoming a game changer with Kindle Direct Publishing and CreateSpace self-publishing divisions, now the giant was taking on … [Read more...] about The Book Wars Continue: B&N Won’t Stock Amazon Publishing Titles
How to Market Your Indie Book via Press Releases
In our continuing series of helping indie writers get more exposure for their books, we are looking at how to utilize press releases for promotion. A press release is a great tool for independent companies or a writer trying to draw more attention to their work. Writing a book is not easy and often takes months, if not years, to fully complete and edit. The least you could do … [Read more...] about How to Market Your Indie Book via Press Releases
Ebook of the Week: David Wollin
GoodEReader took a break from the Ebook of the Week feature last week while on location in New York at the Digital Book World conference. We’re please to return to offering our readers great digital content for their portable e-reading devices.This week’s featured title is political thriller Death To The Bone, by author David Wollin. And who better to write a novel of this … [Read more...] about Ebook of the Week: David Wollin
E-Readers Stimulating the Sales of Erotica eBooks
Sales are rising of erotic ebooks due to the constant proliferation of e-readers. At any given time there are numerous erotica books in the best seller list on Kobo, Barnes and Noble and Amazon.British Columbia owned eXtasy Books recently told the CBC that “Customers are starting to discover them and finding that they can read certain books that they do not want other … [Read more...] about E-Readers Stimulating the Sales of Erotica eBooks
Digital Book World Wrap Up with Mike Shatzkin
GoodEReader attended this year’s Digital Book World conference in New York and met up with an amazing crew of attendees from various arms of the publishing world. Agents, editors, and publishing executives were on hand to hear from the many representatives from across the digital publishing spectrum. These experts on ebooks were presenters, panelists, moderators, and exhibitors … [Read more...] about Digital Book World Wrap Up with Mike Shatzkin
Top 5 Mainstream eReader Apps for Android
Google Android continues to enjoy being one of the most heavily used operating systems for tablets and phones. This is a robust operating system that is easy to license and many vendors relish in the constant attention the big G brings to their companies. If you have an Android Tablet, e-reader, or phone, you might find yourself in the position that you have no access to some … [Read more...] about Top 5 Mainstream eReader Apps for Android
Amazon Divulges Some Critical Numbers at Digital Book World
Most of the big names in electronic reading—Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo—like to keep a lid on all information about things like sales figures on devices, numbers of ebooks sold, and more. So when Amazon’s VP of Kindle Content Russ Grandinetti took the main stage at Digital Book World and enlightened the publishing industry crowd about some of that information, everyone paid … [Read more...] about Amazon Divulges Some Critical Numbers at Digital Book World
Understanding Kindle Format 8 HTML5 Tools
Amazon has updated their entire process of developing ebooks and enhanced rich media content on their various platforms. They ushered in a new Kindle friendly format called Kindle Format 8 or KF8. The Kindle Fire has native support for this new format and allows authors/publishers more freedom in delivering enhanced ebook content using next generation web standards. If you are … [Read more...] about Understanding Kindle Format 8 HTML5 Tools
Book Pulse and Real-Time Facebook Annotations to Ebooks
BookPulse granted an interview to GoodEReader while on location at the Digital Book World conference this week, detailing the method the company has created for readers to interact through ebooks on Facebook, so if a reader comments or annotates a page in a synced ebook, the comment will automatically appear on that book’s page on Facebook. Additionally, and perhaps more … [Read more...] about Book Pulse and Real-Time Facebook Annotations to Ebooks
Copia Brings Social Capability to Digital Textbooks
A lot of news has surfaced recently about the popularity of social reading, which enables fans of a particular book to share annotations and comments across existing social media platforms. At the same time, the world of digital textbooks got a boost from Apple and several other companies since the beginning of this year, making the realization of more widespread publication of … [Read more...] about Copia Brings Social Capability to Digital Textbooks
Futurist David Houle at Digital Book World
Digital Book World’s keynote speaker on Wednesday morning was author and futurist David Houle, and developer of his newsletter, The Shift Age.“I have been called "the CEOs' Futurist"" as I usually speak to and advise CEO's on the future. I call this process "futuring,” Houle explains via his bio. “We look at where the company is today, the future trends that will reshape … [Read more...] about Futurist David Houle at Digital Book World