South Shore Public Libraries in Nova Scotia, Canada, have begun to boycott eBooks published by Random House. This is mainly attributed to the company charging outrageous amounts of money for libraries participating in the Overdrive content distribution system.In the past month, Random House has drastically raised the price of ebooks for sale to libraries. For example, a … [Read more...] about Nova Scotia Libraries Put the Kibosh on Random House eBooks
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Heaven Is for Real Sells 1 Million eBooks
Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent has reached a milestone today. The book has officially sold over 1 million eBooks according to Thomas Nelson Inc. The only other two books to reach this milestone were The Help and Water for Elephants."From the beginning of the published book, there has been a … [Read more...] about Heaven Is for Real Sells 1 Million eBooks
Los Angeles Review of Books to Launch New Website Thanks to Amazon Grant
Thanks to a recent $25,000 Amazon grant that helped pay the editors and writers of the Los Angeles Review of Books, the company intends on revamping its website. They really need a new design because their existing one is hurting.The Los Angeles Review of Books is a solid book review website that normally does one review every single day. They don't focus on any particular … [Read more...] about Los Angeles Review of Books to Launch New Website Thanks to Amazon Grant
Condé Nast Completes Sale of Fairchild Books to Bloomsbury Publishing
Bloomsbury Publishing has completed the sale of Fairchild Books today for $6.5 million dollars. Fairchild is well known for the production of educational resources and textbooks geared towards fashion, retailing, and interior design.In a statement, Bloomsbury said the acquisition will "bolster Bloomsbury's US presence and raise its profile through an association with a … [Read more...] about Condé Nast Completes Sale of Fairchild Books to Bloomsbury Publishing
Waterstone’s: 2012 Will Be a Crucial Year for Academic Books
The digital divide has finally begun to worry brick-and-mortar retailers of academic books and textbooks, according to an article in The Bookseller. In this article, Lisa Campbell divulges the content of Waterstone’surgent talks with publishers, namely, that the publishers and book stores are going to have to work together if the retailers are to survive and continue selling … [Read more...] about Waterstone’s: 2012 Will Be a Crucial Year for Academic Books
Amazon gives Free Access to the Kenyon Review
Amazon announced today that poetry magazine 'The Kenyon Review' will now be given away for free! “The Kenyon Review has a long and storied history of publishing some of the most famous American writers and poets, from Thomas Pynchon to Maya Angelou,” said Sean Gorman, Director of Periodicals at Amazon. “We’re excited to make the magazine available digitally to fans of the … [Read more...] about Amazon gives Free Access to the Kenyon Review
Nook for iPad updated to handle Retina Display
The popular Barnes and Noble Nook Reading app for the iPad 3 has been updated today and gives you a hefty dose of retina support. Much like the Kindle and Kobo app the bulk of the update gives you crystal clear text that makes reading a bit more easier then before. One of the facets of this update that really kick things up a notch is the new highlight abilities. You now have a … [Read more...] about Nook for iPad updated to handle Retina Display
Young Adult eBook Sales on the Rise
Laura Hazard Owen of paidContent.org posted an article this morning that shows a strong surge in ebook sales in what has previously been an under-represented market: teen readers. A Bowker study in 2011 demonstrated that YA readers were the lowest demographic, in fact, to adopt digital reading on devices, a fact attributed to the separation that many teens felt towards using … [Read more...] about Young Adult eBook Sales on the Rise
Apples eBook Collusion Case with Publishers May See a Settlement Soon
It has been a storied saga that has prompted both a USA Justice Department investigation and in the UK with the European Commission on Apples price fixing collusion with publishers. Basically when Apple was getting into the eBook business with their iBookstore they prompted publishers to establish a level playing field in price fixing. Instead of companies like Amazon, Kobo and … [Read more...] about Apples eBook Collusion Case with Publishers May See a Settlement Soon
F+W Media Brings Specialized Subscriptions to Digital Publishing
As tablet reading becomes more mainstream, publishers are meeting the consumers’ demands for more and more specialized content that is able to take advantage of the full-color screens of most handheld devices. Initially, a surge in popularity of digital cookbooks allowed tech-savvy chefs to bring their digital recipe boxes with them into the kitchens, but F+W Mediais taking an … [Read more...] about F+W Media Brings Specialized Subscriptions to Digital Publishing
Breaking News – Kobo to Start Its Own Publishing Division
Kobo CEO Michael Serbinis has confirmed that his company today is going to start a publishing division to deal with authors and compete against Amazon. Kobo plans to publish books to be sold in all Chapters and Indigo stores and be available in digital form.Kobo plans to make it easy for authors to publish with the company and will offer a wide array of services. Kobo plans … [Read more...] about Breaking News – Kobo to Start Its Own Publishing Division
First Look at the Zinio iPad 3 Retina Display 2.2.2 Update
Zinio is going to be releasing a new update for the New iPad that takes advantage of the retina display and graphics processor. It should be hitting the Apple App Store in a few days and we got the exclusive first look at all the new features.Zinio for the iPad 3 gives you super high quality pictures and text in their magazines. The company simply edited their pipeline to … [Read more...] about First Look at the Zinio iPad 3 Retina Display 2.2.2 Update
James Patterson to Release 13 Books This Year
James Patterson is a workhorse like none other and writes a copious amount of young adult and adult fiction. In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, he explains his hectic writing style and how he finds it hard to keep track of everything.James Patterson is 65 years old and shows no sign of slowing down with age. He intends on releasing close to 13 books during … [Read more...] about James Patterson to Release 13 Books This Year