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Virginia Vandals Sentenced to Read Books

A sleepy Virginian town was outraged when five teenage boys were arrested…

Kickstarter is a Boon for Writers and Publishers

Kickstarter launched in 2009 and in the United States authors and publishers…

National Book Foundation Launches Innovative Readers Prize

The National Book Foundation has launched a new contest whereby they will…

CIA Declassifies Dozens of Coldwar Russian Jokes

The CIA has just declassified dozens of Coldwar Russian jokes, much to…

Here are Six Factors Kobo Considers When Expanding Into a New Country

Kobo has expanded into international markets with utter and complete abandon over…

Why Don’t Print Books Come With e-Book Download Codes?

Major publishers are notoriously risk averse and rarely do they experiment with…

Google Play Books is Promoting Bite Sized eBooks in India

Google Play Books has been experimenting with a number of new initiatives…

Smashwords is Distributing 300,000 eBook Titles to Bibliotheca CloudLibrary

Smashwords has just ironed out an e-book distribution agreement to Bibliotheca and…

Baker & Taylor Unveils New Axis 360 Browser Reader

Baker & Taylor is one of the largest companies that power your…

Radish is betting short fiction will appeal to e-book readers

Over the course of the past two years e-book sales continue to…

You should update Kindle for PC right now

Kindle for PC allows you to manage your e-book collection and read…

Audiobook and e-book bundling App Shelfie is closing

Shelfie is a digital bundling platform that allows you to scan your…

You no longer need a credit card for a 30 day Scribd trial subscription

Scribd is one of the oldest digital subscription services out there and…

Your ISP will no longer send you warnings when pirating e-books

If you tend to download hundreds of e-books every year there used…

Microsoft Edge Browser Can Read EPUB eBooks

Microsoft is going to be unveiling their first large scale digital bookstore…

Amazon Kindle Write On will be Closing in March

Amazon Kindle Write On is a community where writers share their works…

DC will increase the cost of digital comics by $1

DC Comics is going to be increasing the cost of their digital…

New Data Suggests Boys Are Reading More than Ever

A widely held belief that has long reduced parents, teachers, booksellers, and…

eBooks sales were down 18.9% from January to August 2016

e-Book sales have dramatically plummeted for the past two years, as publishers…

Kobo Announces 3rd Annual Emerging Writer Prize

Kobo has been orchestrating a writing competition for the past three years…

Amazon Backs Down to Avoid EU Punishment

It’s a strange day for book retailing and publishing, as readers and…

Amazon Launches Kindle Storyteller Award in the UK

Amazon has just announced a new writing contest in the United Kingdom…

Macmillan to distribute original e-books from the New York Public Library

The New York Public Library has thousands of rare books and other…