If you have a Kobo E-Reader by now you are aware of the deep social media imprint via Twitter and Facebook. With Reading Life you can earn rewards and achivements by reading books under different conditions. You have the unique ability to let your friends know all about your progress and even form virtual book-clubs. The company announced today that their apps and e-readers … [Read more...] about Kobo Introduces Reading Life Integration with Facebook Timeline
E-Book News
Public Libraries Work to Meet Patron Demand for Ebooks
According to some projections, ebooks are the reason more people are reading. According to some librarians, ebook lending is the reason more people are borrowing books. So why is the model not working out too well?The ongoing drama over the Big Six vs. Amazon has left a lot of libraries and their patrons waiting on the sidelines of the debate in confusion, waiting patiently … [Read more...] about Public Libraries Work to Meet Patron Demand for Ebooks
Android Apps for your Kobo Vox, Kindle Fire and Pandigital Novel
The Good e-Reader App Store continues to be a huge success for us and the reason is the lack of applications on your Android e-Readers. The Kobo Vox, Pandigital Novel, Micro Cruz, Nook Color and many other devices have a limited selection of content. Many of these devices do not even have a app store loaded on your tablet or e-reader to get your essential tools and programs. In … [Read more...] about Android Apps for your Kobo Vox, Kindle Fire and Pandigital Novel
Amazon Prepares for Chinese Expansion
GoodEReader.com reported over the summer on news that Amazon was working towards its Chinese expansion, and the online retailer’s Asian market plans are progressing with the development of a 22,000 square foot distribution center in the city of Nanning, close to the shared border with Vietnam. A deal was signed yesterday to create the $95million distribution center, creating … [Read more...] about Amazon Prepares for Chinese Expansion
Ebook of the Week: Toby Neal
GoodEReader has spent several years bringing valuable technology reviews and tutorials to its readers, as well as news updates from the tablet, e-reader, and digital publishing sectors. With the recent additions of the GoodEReader App Store to provide over sixty digital reading apps to Android device users and the 2011 launch of the Ebook of the Week feature, the site is also … [Read more...] about Ebook of the Week: Toby Neal
New Allegations of Plagiarism on Amazon
With every new tool or technology, undoubtedly someone will find a way to use it for ill-gotten gains. The digital self-publishing industry has proven, unfortunately, to be no different.Stephanie Medeiros of Digital Journal wrote last week about allegations cropping up once again of authors uploading plagiarized content to Kindle Direct Publishing in hopes of making a few … [Read more...] about New Allegations of Plagiarism on Amazon
Digital Media Brings the Reader into the Book
GoodEReader.com reported last week on whole new interactive capabilities in electronic reading, such as the newly coined reality literature that allows the reader to engage with the story in never before experienced ways. The technology of e-reading allows authors and publishers to incorporate these features into downloadable ebooks, along with a wide variety of extra material … [Read more...] about Digital Media Brings the Reader into the Book
Kobo Launches New Indie Reads Program
Kobo is starting a new initiative focused on independent Canadian writers called Indie Reads. The promotion is running right now until January 22nd, and you can find huge deals on many lesser known authors. There are many genres under this new program, such as literary fiction to memoirs, mysteries, young adult reads, and more.You can check out what books fall under this … [Read more...] about Kobo Launches New Indie Reads Program
We Have Launched 60 New Apps in Our Good e-Reader Android App Store
In the last few days, we have been rolling out our official Good e-Reader App Store. This is your online destination to download ALL of your favorite e-reading, comic book, magazine, and newspaper Android apps directly to your Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox, and many other tablets. We just added around 60 new apps today, rounding off all of our sections.The Major Sections of our App … [Read more...] about We Have Launched 60 New Apps in Our Good e-Reader Android App Store
German Book Retailer Thalia’s Larger Shift to Digital
Thalia, a German retail bookstore chain that makes up the books division of parent company Douglas Holding AG, reported a loss of nearly 93million euros for last year, a report that its executives are basically saying is to be expected given the company’s focal shift to ebooks. With the launch of the German Kindle store and the availability of Amazon’s dedicated e-reader in the … [Read more...] about German Book Retailer Thalia’s Larger Shift to Digital
Adapting the Bookstore to the Digital Marketplace
A lot of the news about how digital reading is affecting bookstores—both major retailers and small independent brick-and-mortars—has focused on ways the physical bookstores can compete with both online book retailers and ebooks. But instead of competing, an article from Publishers Weekly demonstrates one instance in which a bookstore has joined the ebook revolution while still … [Read more...] about Adapting the Bookstore to the Digital Marketplace
Kno to Launch Their e-Textbook Service on Intel’s New AppUp Center for Ultrabooks
Kno has been a leader in the electronic textbook market for a number of years and currently has 100,000 of them up for grabs. The company struck a deal with Intel to see their service available on the new AppUp Center to debut on Ultrabooks.The new Intel app platform is going to be available on the new breed of razor thin ultrabook computers. This really is Intel's answer … [Read more...] about Kno to Launch Their e-Textbook Service on Intel’s New AppUp Center for Ultrabooks
The Progression of Ebooks into Reality Literature
While one of the great benefits to digital publishing has been the access authors now have to a variety of methods for putting their books into the hands of readers, one could argue that the same thing could be its undoing for authors who are struggling to be heard in a market that is quickly being overrun with content. In order to make themselves stand out, entirely new … [Read more...] about The Progression of Ebooks into Reality Literature