Publisher’s Weekly posted an article on its blog that allowed various publishing industry professionals from a variety of outlets to expand on the generally accepted prediction that ebooks will make up 50% of total trade book sales within five years. Each of the executives spoke to how the shift to digital reading is having an impact not only on the publishing business, but … [Read more...] about Publishers Weigh In On The Future of Ebooks
E-Book News
Where to buy ebooks for your new e-reader?
Christmas has come and gone and many people were lucky enough to have Santa drop off a new e-reader under your tree. You have accomplished the mighty first step and attained a new device designed to read books. Many brands like Kobo, Barnes and Noble, Sony and others rely on their own store for you to buy your books. We receive a ton of emails from people asking if their new … [Read more...] about Where to buy ebooks for your new e-reader?
Amazon sells 4 million Kindles in December
Amazon has set a company record with Kindle sales in the month of December with 4 million units sold. This entails both of the e-ink and Kindle Fire models that were only just launched within the last few months. To give you an idea on how well the products did, you only have to look at the companies best selling charts. The new Kindle family held the top three spots on the … [Read more...] about Amazon sells 4 million Kindles in December
Data Conversion Laboratory CEO Mark Gross on Poor Ebook Quality
Data Conversion Laboratory issued a press release earlier this week that indicates that reading consumers are speaking out against poorly formatted and error-ridden ebooks, sometimes even those works that have been commercially produced through major publishing houses. In a survey conducted by DCL, over four hundred respondents cited quality as the number one issue of concern … [Read more...] about Data Conversion Laboratory CEO Mark Gross on Poor Ebook Quality
Scholastic Releases New Kids’ Content to iOS and Android
The world leader in children’s publishing, Scholastic, Inc., has made tremendous strides in 2011 to incorporate a transmedia experience for today’s young readers. Fans of the book clubs will fondly remember the excitement of the monthly book order forms, and today’s school-aged readers are no different. Except, of course, that books now compete with various forms of interactive … [Read more...] about Scholastic Releases New Kids’ Content to iOS and Android
Crayola’s Digital Shift to Ebooks
Crayola has been known for decades for its crayons and markers, but in the last several years the children’s art supply manufacturer has been branching out with more and more amazing creative tools for kids. Earlier this year the company developed an app with Griffin Technology that allowed kids to color with their fingers or with an optional iMarker stylus on tablet devices, … [Read more...] about Crayola’s Digital Shift to Ebooks
Overdrive Experiences Tremendous Growth in 2011
Overdrive is the popular service that libraries employ to facilitate the digital lending of ebooks. They have a strong presence in North America with over 11,000 libraries and K12 schools making the bulk of their clients. Recently they branched off into other countries such as Australia and the UK. During the last year the company experienced growth in the number of … [Read more...] about Overdrive Experiences Tremendous Growth in 2011
War Between Publishers and Libraries Benefit Small Press Publishers
This time of year lends itself quite well to predictions for the coming year in every arena of business, and publishing is no different. In the ongoing tensions between major publishing houses and public libraries over ebook lending, patrons have lost out on the opportunity to borrow bestselling digital titles but it may prove to be the reason readers turn to some smaller … [Read more...] about War Between Publishers and Libraries Benefit Small Press Publishers
Ebook of the Week: V.M.K. Fewings
This week’s GoodEReader Ebook of the Week is an excellent way to meet a broad range of authors and genres while filling up those new holiday reading devices. “Mortal Veil” is a free short from award-winning and bestselling British author V.M.K. Fewings, creator of the Stone Masters Vampire series. “Even though I started writing early, I gave up writing to follow a more … [Read more...] about Ebook of the Week: V.M.K. Fewings
HarperCollins Sues Open Road Media Over 40-Year-Old Rights
HarperCollins Publishers, the group who first published Jean Craighead George’s 1971 young adult adventure novel Julie of the Wolves about a girl who survives on the Alaskan tundra by earning the trust of a pack of wolves, has filed suit against Open Road Media for its digital publication of the novel. The suit claims that HarperCollins retains all of the rights to the novel in … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Sues Open Road Media Over 40-Year-Old Rights
Got a New Kindle? Amazon UK is Offering 12 days of Cheap eBooks!
If you have procured yourself a new Kindle Fire or one of the e-ink variants for Christmas, congratulations! Now it is time to start reading, and Amazon.uk is offering a 12 day program to give you great ebooks at a fraction of the price. Starting today you can pick up hundreds of bestselling books for only 99p. There will be more books added to the list every day, so the … [Read more...] about Got a New Kindle? Amazon UK is Offering 12 days of Cheap eBooks!
Smashwords Introduces Gifting Feature
Multi-platform ebook distribution retailer Smashwords announced on its blog yesterday that it has introduced a gifting feature that allows users to give ebooks from its catalogs as gifts simply by entering the recipient’s email address. If the recipient has a Smashwords account, clicking the hyperlink will place the ebook in the receiving user’s Smashwords library without … [Read more...] about Smashwords Introduces Gifting Feature
ABNA’s Opportunity for Indie Authors
It’s still nearly a month away, but the 2012 ABNA—or Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award—deadline is looming around the corner for the 10,000 authors who will submit their manuscripts in hopes of garnering the grand prize in their category, namely a publishing contract with Penguin Group and a $15,000 advance. As in recent years, the 2012 ABNA, sponsored in part by CreateSpace, … [Read more...] about ABNA’s Opportunity for Indie Authors