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Google Sued by Publishers on Copyright Infringement Charges

A bunch of publishers has taken Google to court claiming the latter…

Teen Defies Censorship: hands over a copy of Handmaid’s Tale at Grad

At the recent graduation ceremony of the Idaho Fine Arts Academy, Annabelle…
digital textbooks

Why Digital Textbooks aren’t Helping Students

Textbook prices have almost tripled over the past four decades, turning these…

The Kindle Hack That Will Let You Keep a Library eBooks Longer

One of the best things about e-book libraries, or for that matter,…

US eBook revenues were down 1.5% in Q1 2024

Ebook revenues in the United States were down 1.5% compared to the…

The Inaugural Amazon Book Sale Starts May 15th 2024

The Amazon Book Sale is here, just in time to indulge your…

Apple News+ now supports offline reading

Today, Apple rolled out a new update for the iPad and iPhone,…
Google Play Books

Google Play Books Now Offers 300+ free eBooks for children

Image credit: Google As a parent, finding the buying the best books…

Amazon is having a Book Sale that lasts six days

Amazon is celebrating the kickoff to summer reading with the new Amazon…

Z Library rules out blocking access to users in China

The famous shadow library site Z Library has assured users in China…

Barnes and Noble discontinues Read for Free in Stores

Barnes and Noble Read for Free in Stores was a system that…

e-book buying preference in EU countries: Print vs e-books

Those in the European Union seem to have a greater preference for…

Several hundred Kindle titles discounted for World Book Day

Amazon has been providing deep discounts on hundreds of Kindle books on…

Seattle Library is decreasing the number of holds for ebooks

The public library is one of the ways that savvy users can…

Should Apple release an unlimited service for ebooks?

Amazon is the largest company that offers unlimited service, where, for a…

Reading print books is better for children’s mental health than Kindle

A new study conducted by researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology…

Has the Walmart and Kobo partnership ended?

Walmart and Rakuten Kobo partnered in 2018 to sell e-readers in over…

Scribd now rebranded as Everand

Scribd, the file-sharing platform that also hosts e-books and audiobooks is no…

What is Amazon Prime Reading?

Amazon Prime Membership is primarily purchased for discounts, often one-day or same-day…

New ebooks available on Amazon First Reads for April

Amazon First Reads is a program that Amazon runs, that anyone can…

The best Kindle Books of April 2024

This April, several new and notable Kindle books will be released. Some…

Kindle lock-screen ads now seen featuring AI-generated books

Kindle e-readers have long served as a medium for showing ads. Users…

Barnes and Noble Nook Tablets can no longer buy ebooks

Barnes and Noble have disclosed to Good e-Reader that several tablets released…