The American Library Association held its Midwinter conference this week, but the real news to come from that gathering is that the ALA’s key leadership has asked for and gotten a meeting with several major publishers to figure out where eBook lending is going from here. ALA will meet face-to-face with CEOs and executives from Simon&Schuster, Macmillan, and Penguin Group, … [Read more...] about ALA Taking Action on eBook Lending
E-Book News
KAIST ITC Demonstrates a New Smart E-Book Interface
The Kaist Institute of Information Technology Convergence in South Korea has put together an impressive new ebook reading experience using the Apple API. They have developed a new e-reading application that will take books to a new level. It has the unique ability to quickly flip ten to twenty pages forward in the publication in one simple gesture. Speaking of gestures, they … [Read more...] about KAIST ITC Demonstrates a New Smart E-Book Interface
Bookeen Adding New Dictionaries to the Cybook Odyssey
Bookeen is soliticing assistance from the community to help test new dictionaries for their seminal Cybook Odyssey e-reader! They have been working with various beta testers for the last few days and now have new dictionaries working with their e-reader. Italian, English, English-to-French, and English-to-Italian were the first ones added. They are working on others and the … [Read more...] about Bookeen Adding New Dictionaries to the Cybook Odyssey
Metadata Helps Indie Authors Market Their Books
There is no shortage of authors writing books and thanks to the multitude of platforms to create an ebook or a print-on-demand physical book, there is also no shortage of ways an author can go about getting his work into the hands of the reading public, even while bypassing the traditional publishing industry altogether.One thing that authors cannot easily do, however, is … [Read more...] about Metadata Helps Indie Authors Market Their Books
Reaching Out to Print Readers with Simultaneous Digital
Although the publishing industry is several years into the digital divide, a true relationship between print books and digital editions is only beginning to flourish. Independent booksellers have been at the forefront of the attempts to bridge the gap between paper versus pixel, with initiatives like in-store ebook tutorials for customers, while some publishers like Algonquin … [Read more...] about Reaching Out to Print Readers with Simultaneous Digital
Overdrive Releases Staggering Figures on the Growth of Library eBooks
Overdrive is the largest company in the world that facilitates the lending process of ebooks to your local library. The company announced staggering figures today, which show the copious amount of digital loans from people with e-readers and other devices.In 2011, almost 35 million ebooks were checked out by patrons belonging to their local branch, proving that library … [Read more...] about Overdrive Releases Staggering Figures on the Growth of Library eBooks
A closer look at iBooks Author program
Apple rolled out a self-publishing tool yesterday for indie authors and companies to publish their own books and list them in the iBooks store. There are been some confusion and questions regarding the semantics of their payment structure and exclusivity and we seek to dispel most queries.Apple takes a 30% cut for each sale as per its normal tactics when an app or book is … [Read more...] about A closer look at iBooks Author program
Cloud-Based Ebook Lending with 3M at ALA
3M’s Library System loves to show up at a packed conference and show off something new and innovative for the world of library ebook lending, such as at last year’s ALA Conference when all the buzz was about the dedicated e-reader designed specifically to be checked out from local public libraries. Today, 3M once again didn’t fail to impress at the ALA Midwinter Conference when … [Read more...] about Cloud-Based Ebook Lending with 3M at ALA
Nominate Good e-Reader as Freescale’s Smart Mobile Device Pundit 2012
Freescale the company whose processors are in 95% of all e-ink based e-readers has recognized Good e-Reader and put us on the ballet for their Tech Pundit of the Year! This is a great honor for us to be on this prestigious list alongside Wired, Verge, Gizmodo, and the New York Times!We would like to implore all of our loyal readers of our news source to take a few minutes … [Read more...] about Nominate Good e-Reader as Freescale’s Smart Mobile Device Pundit 2012
Apple allows indie authors to make their own ebooks with iBooks Author
I reported a few weeks ago that Apple was working on a new way for authors to publish and submit content to the Apple iBooks ecosystem and it looks like I was right. The company announced today a new platform launching called iBooks Author which gives companies the ability to self-publish their own books.Starting today a new program called iBooks Author is launching via MAC … [Read more...] about Apple allows indie authors to make their own ebooks with iBooks Author
Apple Launches Digital Textbook Service called iBooks 2
Apple unveiled a new Digital Textbook service today aimed at the educational market called iBooks 2. The company has been closely working in cahoots with Pearson PLC, McGraw-Hill and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, which account for over 90% of all textbooks currently sold in the educational market. The entire industry is currently worth over 8 billion dollars and was Steve Jobs pet … [Read more...] about Apple Launches Digital Textbook Service called iBooks 2
Awaiting Apple’s Announcement on Education
As we wait to hear the unveiling of Apple’s major announcement scheduled for today, several other industry professionals are already weighing in on the aspects of technological applications for education that the industry can provide. Data Conversion Laboratory CEO Mark Gross made some interesting points on these applications.“Education is the big frontier in computer … [Read more...] about Awaiting Apple’s Announcement on Education
Audiobooks the Next Victim in Digital Lending Saga
GoodEReader has been closely watching the ongoing struggles that public and school libraries and their patrons are facing as several major publishers decide exactly where digital content fits into the world of lending. But now, audiobooks are being pulled into the cross hairs.Penguin Group, which announced last year that any books published after November 14 would not be … [Read more...] about Audiobooks the Next Victim in Digital Lending Saga