Digital Book World 2012 has showcased a variety of forms of digital reading content or add-ons, essentially the ways that e-reading is so much more than just novels. Copia demonstrated its social reading platform and rolled out its college textbook interactivity, BookTracks offered samples of its fully integrated audio enhancements, and a variety of companies like start-ups … [Read more...] about Atavist and Short-Form Digital Publishing
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Oceanhouse Media Expands Its Catalog of Enhanced Ebooks
Oceanhouse Media has developed a large fan base for its work, most of which is centered around enhanced ebooks and fully interactive reading content for children. With the release of dozens of full-color and audio embedded app books for children, many of which include large numbers of titles from juvenile literature icon Dr. Seuss, it has become a mainstay source of content for … [Read more...] about Oceanhouse Media Expands Its Catalog of Enhanced Ebooks
MethodApps Adds Extra Content to Books
At first glance, one might wonder why an app designer was at Digital Book World, especially since they didn’t seem to sure themselves. The staffers made it clear that they were not publishers, just more like app creators who took on challenging projects for a wide range of users. But when they started talking about the extra features that an app can provide to enhance the … [Read more...] about MethodApps Adds Extra Content to Books
Sourcebooks CEO Sheds Light on Digital Future at DBW 2012
Dominique Raccah, CEO of Sourcebooks publishers, spoke to GoodEReader at Digital Book World about the trends in enhanced digital content, especially as they pertain to an older audience of juvenile readers. With so much content being produced for young readers with integrated features like games and coloring books, it often feels like the middle grade and young adult readers … [Read more...] about Sourcebooks CEO Sheds Light on Digital Future at DBW 2012
3M Library Systems Brings Library E-reader to Digital Book World
Tom Mercer of 3M Library Systems Cloud-Based Library was on hand at Digital Book World and gave GoodEReader a detailed look at the innovative device intended for library lending. While the device officially launched at the ALA conference last summer, it is still only available in beta markets but has already gotten some positive feedback.Mercer explained the logic behind … [Read more...] about 3M Library Systems Brings Library E-reader to Digital Book World
Vook Introduces Drag-and-Drop Formatting, Real Time Page Views
One of the greatest things about attending any major conference or event is the opportunity for meeting up with the founders of the newer companies in the industry. Digital Book World this year was no different, with a number of start-ups like BiblioCrunch and Robot Media bringing their products and ideas to the event's exhibition hall, most of whom are still operating in … [Read more...] about Vook Introduces Drag-and-Drop Formatting, Real Time Page Views
The Book Release this Year I am most Excited About
Books are an essential part of my life and the joy of discovering new authors is pivotal to my literary growth. Last year I discovered one particular author that resonated with me, Justin Cronin who wrote 'The Passage'The things of your life arrived in their own time, like a train you had to catch. Sometimes this was easy, all you had to do was step onto it, the train was … [Read more...] about The Book Release this Year I am most Excited About
zuuka, iStoryTime at Digital Book World
GoodEReader is on location at the 2012 Digital Book World conference in New York and this year’s event is a veritable who’s who of industry experts. Much of the discussion at this year’s event has focused on children’s digital content, for everything from entertaining interactive ebooks to educational content in digital textbooks, especially in light of Apple’s recent … [Read more...] about zuuka, iStoryTime at Digital Book World
Espresso Book Machine and POD’s Digital Arm
One of the surprises of the panel discussions at today’s Digital Book World conference was the amount of talk about print-on-demand, both of its benefits and its drawbacks. While some of the talk was about how not enough emphasis is being put on POD as a viable program option for authors, and more than one industry professional maintained the opinion that print-on-demand will … [Read more...] about Espresso Book Machine and POD’s Digital Arm
Platforms for App and e-Book Development
There are numerous platforms for ebook distribution that will take an author’s digital work and make it available for purchase once the work of writing and formatting the book has been done. At Digital Book World 2012, two companies displayed their new innovations that actually help the would-be author write and publish the book in a step-by-step style.BiblioCrunch claims … [Read more...] about Platforms for App and e-Book Development
Digital Book World Kicks off 2012 with the Future of Digital Publishing
GoodEReader is on location in New York for this year’s massive publishing conference, Digital Book World. Aside from coverage of the panel discussions and keynotes, as well as the live Twitter coverage of vital presentations, staffers will be conducting interviews with executives from both the traditional and digital publishing industries.The kick-off to the event this … [Read more...] about Digital Book World Kicks off 2012 with the Future of Digital Publishing
350,000 Textbooks Downloaded via iBooks in 3 Days
Last week Apple unveiled its ambitious digital textbook platform integrated into the new iBooks ecosystem. Major publishers signed up and have been working with Apple for some time, ironing out the kinks before the project went live on Thursday. Since then, over 350,000 digital textbooks have been downloaded, according to Global Equities Research.Not only is Apple making a … [Read more...] about 350,000 Textbooks Downloaded via iBooks in 3 Days
Tablet, e-Reader Ownership Almost Doubled in U.S.
The recent 2011 holiday gift-giving season was a lucrative one for the digital device industry, according to a report by Pew Internet & American Life. Between mid-December and January, the number of respondents in a survey reporting tablet or dedicated e-reader ownership jumped from 10% of U.S. households to 19% of those queried for both types of devices, while as many as … [Read more...] about Tablet, e-Reader Ownership Almost Doubled in U.S.