Amazon has recently incorporated support for Mozilla Firefox with their HTMl5 online Cloud Reader application. The new app developed by the Seattle based company gives you the chance to buy and read books directly on your web browser. They developed this technology a few months ago because of the drama that ensued when they removed the ability to buy books via their iOS … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader Now Available on Firefox
E-Book News
Kobo Vox Offers Tablet Exclusive eBooks
Kobo has introduced a new section to its store that has Vox exclusive ebooks. These books comprise of graphic novels, cookbooks, kids books, and enhanced variants.The Kobo e-reader came out a few weeks ago and we were the first news source to give you a full review days before the device was released. The main allure is that it is full color and gives you the advantage of … [Read more...] about Kobo Vox Offers Tablet Exclusive eBooks
China’s Indie Publishing Opportunities
Amazon first threw a spotlight on China’s ebook future with the creation of the Amazon.cn site, with rumors that a Kindle was being developed for the Chinese market. Those unconfirmed rumors have had a lot of people wondering if the Chinese appetite for ebooks can sustain the development of a fifth Kindle store, the first of its kind for Amazon outside the U.S. and … [Read more...] about China’s Indie Publishing Opportunities
uTales Develops Digital Access for Children’s Content
Arguably the hottest demographic of reading consumers in digital publishing is the young readers of interactive storybook readers. GoodEReader.com has covered a large number of companies like iStoryTime that focus on fully-interactive illustrated and narrated book apps for children. These apps are the top-of-the-line reading option when it comes to juvenile content, … [Read more...] about uTales Develops Digital Access for Children’s Content
Amazon’s New Members-Only E-Library Upsets Publishers
GoodEReader.com has reported on several new features that will be included with the new Kindle Fire tablet, especially some of the features that Amazon plans to include with the $79-per-year Amazon Prime Membership. One of those members-only perks will be access to Amazon’s own lending library for ebooks, the Kindle Lending Library.Originally, Amazon approached several … [Read more...] about Amazon’s New Members-Only E-Library Upsets Publishers
Marvel to Begin Selling Digital Comics the Same Day as Print
Marvel Comics announced on Friday that it will begin selling the digital versions of their comic books the same day as their printed counterparts.The company currently sells its digital comic books through its own applications for Android and iOS devices. It is also picked up by 3rd party companies such as comiXology, which is one of the more popular ones. They plan on … [Read more...] about Marvel to Begin Selling Digital Comics the Same Day as Print
Florida Airport Offers 15,000 Free eBooks to Travellers
The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is offering a great incentive to travel: free ebooks! They are partnering with the Broward Country Library to provide books to patrons, and there's no catch.No library card will be required to borrow the books, you just need a QR Code in order to install the app on your tablet or smartphone. These codes are available at … [Read more...] about Florida Airport Offers 15,000 Free eBooks to Travellers
Kobo Suspending Support for Older Blackberry Phones
Kobo is suspending support for Blackberry smartphones using any operating system lower then 6.0. This is a move to support the QNX OS found in the Playbook Tablet and in the future phones offered by the company in 2012. You will still be able to use the application on earlier iterations of devices, but you won't see any more official updates. Kobo is going to be offering … [Read more...] about Kobo Suspending Support for Older Blackberry Phones
Libraries Experiencing Record Audio and eBook Borrowing
Libraries using the Overdrive content delivery system for patrons to checkout books are experiencing record numbers across the USA. Since 2007, the company has loaned out almost 60 million ebooks and in 2011 they have just reached the 26 million mark.Overdrive currently reaches over 17,000 libraries in the USA and K12 schools. It is really the best stocked content … [Read more...] about Libraries Experiencing Record Audio and eBook Borrowing
Penguin Ebook Sales on the Rise
As more and more publishers learn just how valuable their ebook imprints are—and in some cases, how their ebook sales can translate into the difference between profit and loss—the numbers are slowly appearing from some of the largest names in the industry.Penguin Group announced today that its ebook sales for the third quarter were have more than doubled so far for 2011, … [Read more...] about Penguin Ebook Sales on the Rise
Autography Expands with Private Investor
Autography, LLC, creators of patent-pending software that allows authors to connect with their fans via personalized signings inserted into ebooks on many of the most accessible reading-dedicated devices, such as Kindle, Nook, Sony e-Reader, and Kobo, as well as iOS multi-function devices like the iPad.“The continuing shift to ebooks has created new opportunities,” said … [Read more...] about Autography Expands with Private Investor
Amazon Launches monthly ebook lending service
Amazon announced today they are launching a new service called the Kindle Owner's Lending Library. This new service will get you thousands of books to choose from and instantly download them to your e-reader.The new service from Amazon basically is an expansion on their Amazon Prime program which you pay roughly $75 a year for. This nets you their Video on Demand service to … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches monthly ebook lending service
HarperCollins Expands its Imprints with Thomas Nelson, Inc.
HarperCollins Publishers, one of the largest English-language publishers worldwide and a highly recognized name in the industry, is set to acquire an equally respected name in publishing, specifically inspirational titles, Thomas Nelson. While both companies have a long history—dating back to publishing in the late 1700s for Nelson—and this isn’t the first cooperative effort … [Read more...] about HarperCollins Expands its Imprints with Thomas Nelson, Inc.