Major publishers in the United States have been experiencing massive declines in e-book sales in the first half of 2016. Sales of eBooks were down 20.0% and generated $579.5 million, which is quite staggering. This is the second year in a row where e-book sales have plummeted, in 2015 eBooks were down 12.7%.E-books continuing to trend downwards is actually good news for the … [Read more...] about E-Book Sales Decline 20.0% in the first half of 2016
E-Book News
Here are the Best Kindle Books of 2016
The Amazon editors have just announced their best books of 2016. These top picks span various genres and will make the winter months pass by quicker if you read them all.“The editorial team had a handful of books that we seriously considered for the top pick but in the end our choice of The Underground Railroad was unanimous,” said Chris Schluep, Amazon Senior Book Editor. … [Read more...] about Here are the Best Kindle Books of 2016
Amazon Launches A New Writing Contest in the UK
Amazon wants authors in the United Kingdom to rewrite a classic and they intend on making it worth their while. The winner will receive a £2,000 Amazon gift card, a Fire Tablet and royalties for years to come. All you need to do is put a modern twist on the seminal poem "Twas Night Before Christmas".The winner of the Amazon sponsored writing competition will be will be … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches A New Writing Contest in the UK
Apple Releases iBooks StoryTime for the Apple TV
Apple has just unveiled a new app for the Apple TV called iBooks Storytime. It brings a modest selection of kid books to your television and each one has Read-Aloud functionality. There is an option to turn the narration off, so parents can read the book aloud to their child.The app, which comes with a free Dora the Explorer book, is designed for young children. Additional … [Read more...] about Apple Releases iBooks StoryTime for the Apple TV
Amazon Prime Reading Now Available on iPhone and iPad
Amazon Prime Reading is a new program where you can read as many books as you want from a revolving pool of titles, you can think of it as a scaled down version of Kindle Unlimited. There are around 1,000 e-books and magazines on the platform and today you can now read them on the Kindle app for the iPad and iPhone.Prime benefits are sorely lacking on iOS devices and many … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Reading Now Available on iPhone and iPad
New Service Launches with over 100 Free eBooks for Developers
If you are looking to get into programming a new service has just launched on github. It has a library of over 100 e-books that can be read in your browser. This is the perfect resource for people who have an e-reader or mobile and want to learn about how to make Android games or develop iOS apps.The developer of the free e-book resource assures the public that they are … [Read more...] about New Service Launches with over 100 Free eBooks for Developers
AI will soon be able to design e-book covers
Brian Kenji Iwana and Seiichi Uchida at Kyushu University in Japan have employed a deep learning network to study book covers and determine the category of book they come from. This will eventually set the stage for AI to design book covers without the need for human input.The study took 137,788 unique book covers from Amazon and trained a neural network to recognize the … [Read more...] about AI will soon be able to design e-book covers
Amazon Kindle Unlimited Launches in Australia
Amazon Kindle Unlimited has just launched in Australia and the program costs $13.99 per month to read over a million titles. You can read these e-books on your Kindle e-reader, Fire Tablet or the official Kindle app for Android or iOS. Unlike Netflix and Spotify, Kindle Unlimited is aimed at serious readers.There are a number of e-books that will appeal to Australian … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Unlimited Launches in Australia
Dear Americans: A Guide to Moving to Canada
Dear, dear Americans,Don't worry. Tomorrow, for better or for worse, it will all be over. Cheeto Hitler will either defeat the Hilldabeast, or not. Then you can go back to looking for cat videos and celebrity news on Facebook instead of unfriending your uncles one by one.Who are we kidding, it will never be over. No matter who wins tomorrow, the rabid supporters for the … [Read more...] about Dear Americans: A Guide to Moving to Canada
Penguin Random House Launches Flipper – A New Book Discovery Website
The vast majority of people use the internet to research new books and authors. There is certainly no shortage of websites and online services that have built their business around book discovery. From Bookbub to GoodReads, there are literally thousands of companies out there. Penguin Random House wants to simplify the process and they have just released a new online tool … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House Launches Flipper – A New Book Discovery Website
Overdrive Donates e-Books to 1,000 elementary schools
Overdrive is the largest company in the world that supplies libraries with an audiobook and e-book collection. In order to give a big thankyou to all of the schools that have done business with them over the years Overdrive is donating 200 popular ebooks to 1,000 elementary schools. The initiative is part of Overdrive’s marking its 30th anniversary.The e-books Overdrive is … [Read more...] about Overdrive Donates e-Books to 1,000 elementary schools
UAE Passes New National Reading Law
The United Arab Emirates is getting serious about reading and president Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has just enacted a National Reading Law to make it happen. It will be the first law in the world to promote reading as a lifestyle choice and to create a nation of readers.The publishing industry will be the key beneficiaries of this new law. Books will be treated as a … [Read more...] about UAE Passes New National Reading Law
E-Book Sales Decline in the United Kingdom
Publishers having control over e-book pricing has been a resounding failure in the United States over the course of the past few years, but this is not the only market to see a consistent decline in revenue. The United Kingdom has also been experiencing lackluster sales, as readers are buying less.According to the UK Publishers Association digital sales have declined 7% … [Read more...] about E-Book Sales Decline in the United Kingdom