Year-over-year e-book sales in the United States declined by 5%, with 55 million units sold through April 2020. However, unit sales in April 2020—the first full month of COVID quarantine—rose by nearly one-third, 31% compared to March 2020. All major categories experienced ebook growth in April 2020, compared to previous month, with adult fiction posting the largest unit gain … [Read more...] about Ebook sales continue to rise in April and May
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Scribd is making a big play for Spanish ebooks
Scribd is an unlimited audiobook and ebook subscription platform. The company has recently been making big inroads with Spanish ebooks and has just signed a deal with Grupo Planeta, Mexico’s largest publisher. This partnership will contribute to Scribd’s ever growing catalog of Spanish-language titles, which will now include over 85,000 titles!Available immediately, readers … [Read more...] about Scribd is making a big play for Spanish ebooks
Kobo Unlimited subscription system has launched in Canada
Kobo Plus is an unlimited ebook subscription platform that has been operating in the Netherlands and Belgium since 2017. It took Kobo sometime to convince publishers and indie authors that self-published with Kobo Writing Life, that this was a viable distribution system. Today, Kobo Plus has finally expanded into Canada.Booklovers can now choose from hundreds of thousands … [Read more...] about Kobo Unlimited subscription system has launched in Canada
Netgalley Launches New App and Supports Audiobooks
Netgalley is an online platform that major publishers have embraced. It allows book reviews and bloggers to get early access to upcoming digital titles, so they can read them in advance and post a comprehensive review, close to the publication date. The company has just added support for audiobooks, but only for people living in the United States and United … [Read more...] about Netgalley Launches New App and Supports Audiobooks
Audiobook and eBook revenue continues to soar in May 2020
In the United States, audiobook and ebook revenue continues to soar. Digital book revenues were up 39.2% in May and generated $113.0 million. On a year-to-date basis, eBooks were up 7.3%, coming in at $435.4 million for the first five months of 2020. Digital audiobook revenues saw a 22.0% increase as compared to May of last year, reaching $54.2 million in revenue. On a … [Read more...] about Audiobook and eBook revenue continues to soar in May 2020
Amazon and publishers target major ebook pirate website
The Authors Guild, Amazon and Penguin Random House are all targeting a pirate ebook website. The name of the service is called Kiss Library and they utilize multiple domain names using a “sophisticated” legitimate-looking site designed to deceive consumers, is said to sell illegally pirated ebooks to U.S. readers.Kiss Library started out in 2017 and was based out of the … [Read more...] about Amazon and publishers target major ebook pirate website
Ernest Cline’s Ready Player Two Available in November
Ernest Cline wrote Ready Player one in 2011 and it was an unbridled success. Millions of people were captivated by the 80's nostalgia, in a future world that was bleak, except for the Oasis. The books was on various bestseller lists for over 100 weeks and translated into 37 languages and was available in 58 countries. It was turned into a movie a couple of years ago, and Steven … [Read more...] about Ernest Cline’s Ready Player Two Available in November
B&N selects Florence Adler Swims Forever as new book club pick
Barnes and Noble Book Club has been running for a year and the bookseller has gravitated all of the discussion and author interviews to their Facebook Page, since hardly of their stores have reopened. They July Pick is Rachel Beanland's Florence Adler Swims Forever.The virtual event on August 4 will be hosted on Barnes & Noble’s Facebook Page and will include a … [Read more...] about B&N selects Florence Adler Swims Forever as new book club pick
Brein is leading the charge against ebook piracy
BREIN is a non-profit, anti-piracy organization that is based on the Netherlands. They have been in business and they have been in business for a very long time. Their focus is primarily on movies and music, but a growing segment has been ebook piracy. In order to file lawsuits and get websites or user groups taking down, they first infiltrate the organizations to get enough … [Read more...] about Brein is leading the charge against ebook piracy
Patrick Stewart is writing a new memoir
Patrick Stewart is going to be writing a new memoir that will be published by Simon & Schuster. The still-untitled memoir will detail Stewart’s his childhood in Yorkshire, England, “marked by poverty and domestic violence,” as well as his decades on the British stage before becoming a fixture to American audiences with the roles of Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: Next … [Read more...] about Patrick Stewart is writing a new memoir
Standard Ebooks is a great place to download free content
Many people download free royalty free ebooks from Project Gutenberg. It is the largest site in the world for this type of content and offers downloads in EPUB and MOBI for Kindles. One of the best alternatives is Standard Ebooks who reformats ebooks from PG and edits them, adjusts the typesetting, add better cover art and metadata.The Standard Ebooks project is a … [Read more...] about Standard Ebooks is a great place to download free content
Must-read books about Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt represents one of the cradles of civilisation, and covers a period of more than 3,000 years. If those facts leave you feeling a little guilty that you know so little about such an immense and important chapter in human history, take comfort in the fact that you are not alone. The good news is that there are so many books to help you plug some of those gaps in your … [Read more...] about Must-read books about Ancient Egypt
LinkedIn SlideShare is a Repository for Pirated eBooks
LinkedIn SlideShare has been around for 14 years and their primary goal is to serve as a nexus for professional slide-decks, infographics, and other kinds of visual presentations. Many popular webinars are also hosted on the platform. In the past few years though, it has turned into a repository for pirated ebooks.Digital book pirates have figured out clever ways to make … [Read more...] about LinkedIn SlideShare is a Repository for Pirated eBooks
Ebook Revenue increased by 10% in April
During the first full month of the lockdown, US ebook revenues jumped 10.7% as compared to April 2019 for a total of $92.9 million, bucking a long-standing trend of monthly declines. On a year-to-date basis, eBooks declined 1.1%, coming in at $325.1 million for the first four months of 2020.Digital Audiobooks continued to grow during the month of April, with an 8.0% … [Read more...] about Ebook Revenue increased by 10% in April