The German digital bookstore scene is very vibrant and there are a lot of serious players. The bulk of the sales stem from Amazon and Tolino, but Aidi is hoping they can make a dent with a new online bookstore.Aldi has been making budget e-readers for a number of years and the company operates Aldi Life, a streaming music service that run in conjunction with Napster. … [Read more...] about Aldi is opening an eBook Store in Germany
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The Turkish e-Book Industry Continues to Grow
The digital publishing industry in Turkey is still in its infancy and there is only 14,000 titles available. Last year digital revenue was only 5% of total book sales, which is solid growth considering in 2014 e-books were a mere 0.7%.E-books are expected to be an important market segment, with an annual growth rate of 120% since their first introduction into Turkey in … [Read more...] about The Turkish e-Book Industry Continues to Grow
Amazon Japan Removes 1,000 Kodansha Titles
Kodansha is one of the worlds largest manga publishers and they have just lodged a complaint after Amazon Japan removed 1,000 titles from their their Kindle Unlimited platform. Kobunsha has also confirmed that 550 of their comics were also removed.Amazon Kindle Unlimited launched in Japan on August 3rd 2016. The program costs ¥980 per month and users get access to over … [Read more...] about Amazon Japan Removes 1,000 Kodansha Titles
Amazon Attempts to Settle EU Antitrust Investigation
When words like Amazon and antitrust get bandied about in the same sentence, people start to wonder about the shady dealings the world's largest book retailer may be engaged in. At least that's the case where the European Union is concerned, and a year-long investigation into Amazon's ebook distribution contracts with publishers.Last year, a watchdog branch of the EU … [Read more...] about Amazon Attempts to Settle EU Antitrust Investigation
Penguin Random House is sending serialized stories in your inbox
Penguin Random House is trying to hype up some of their authors by sending out free serialized stories to your inbox for the next eleven weeks. The initative is going to start next Tuesday and will feature authors such as Anthony Marra, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Adam Johnson, Elizabeth McCracken and others.Readers will receive a new story each week, beginning on Tuesday and … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House is sending serialized stories in your inbox
Yahoo Launches Newsroom App for Android
Yahoo wants to put the priority on the news and leverage their 300 million users to contribute content. The company wants to do battle against Flipboard and Google Now with the new Yahoo Newsroom app for for iOS and Android.Yahoo says their "Newsroom system makes it easier to discover content relevant to you, and to participate in conversations around issues you are … [Read more...] about Yahoo Launches Newsroom App for Android
Kensington will release 50 eBooks a year with new digital imprints
Kensington Publishing has just announced that they are starting two new digital imprints that will exclusively focus on e-books. This fall the company will launch Caress, which will focus on contemporary romance and Liaison, a romantic suspense line. Within the first year of operation they will be releasing 50 e-books combined.Caress and Liaison will be apart of the … [Read more...] about Kensington will release 50 eBooks a year with new digital imprints
Pizza Hut Book IT is giving away 2 free Kindle Books
The Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Program is celebrating their 32nd year by offering two free Kindle books. Unlike previous years these e-books do not require a download code, but can be sent to your Kindle, Fire Tablet or e-reading app. This is the second year Book IT has been working with Amazon, but the first year an audio book has been included.Pizza Hut is launching the BOOK IT! … [Read more...] about Pizza Hut Book IT is giving away 2 free Kindle Books
Amazon Introduces Prime Reading for US Members
Amazon has just unveiled a new reason why you should subscribe to Prime, Prime Reading. This platform allows you to binge read as much as you want from a revolving pool of titles.Prime Reading will not just have Kindle books, such as including The Hobbit, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, The Man In the High Castle, The Millionaire Next Door, Half Way Home and When I’m … [Read more...] about Amazon Introduces Prime Reading for US Members
625,327 Self-Published e-books were released in 2015
Bowker has reported that 625,327 books were published in the United States last year. This is the first time that we have an official figure about the state of self-publishing.The growth in self-publishing is clearly evident by the explosive growth in 2015. Over 727,125 ISBN numbers were sold, but many of them were duplicates for both digital and print, or were unused. In … [Read more...] about 625,327 Self-Published e-books were released in 2015
Global Publishing Industry will Generate $358 billion by 2020
The global publishing industry should generate close to $358 billion by 2020. The bulk of the revenue should derive from the digitization of consumer books. E-book technologies will increase the awareness of titles and stimulate book sales, while e-readers, tablets and apps will boost digital sales in Japan, the US, and United Kingdom.The bulk of physical book sales are … [Read more...] about Global Publishing Industry will Generate $358 billion by 2020
Amazon is aggressively discounting hardcovers and paperbacks
The Association of American Publishers released their monthly report on the state of the publishing industry and the news is dire. E-book sales have fallen 22.7% in the month of April, but print is enjoying a resurgence. Trade books grew 3.4% in April, with double-digit growth in April 2016 vs. April 2015.Despite the fact that print sales are starting to increase, … [Read more...] about Amazon is aggressively discounting hardcovers and paperbacks
Kobo e-books are now available in Taiwan
Kobo has announced that they have just opened up a digital bookstore in Taiwan. Thousands of Chinese e-books will be available on the platform from local publishers such as Cite Publishing, Yuan Liou Publishing, Book Republic, Eurasian and Readingtimes Publishing.Taiwanese readers are very enamored with reading. 700 publishers pumping out a whopping 40,000 new titles every … [Read more...] about Kobo e-books are now available in Taiwan
Here is the New Google Play Books Discovery Feature
Google Play Books has received a new update that brings a new feature called Book Discovery. This feature recommends books to you based on your library collection.Book Discovery is trying to hype up books and graphic novels so you purchase them from Google Play. You can download a free sample or flag a particular book as "not interested" and it will disappear from your … [Read more...] about Here is the New Google Play Books Discovery Feature