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
E-Book News
Dan Brown Has a New e-Book Coming out in 2017 called Origins
Dan Brown has just announced a new title on Intagram and the book cover required a little bit of sleuthing. It could only be viewed if you looked at it with certain filters. The upcoming e-book will be called Origin and will feature one of Browns most endearing characters, Robert Langdon. “Origin thrusts Harvard symbologist Langdon into the dangerous intersection of … [Read more...] about Dan Brown Has a New e-Book Coming out in 2017 called Origins
eBook Catfishing Scam Netted Over One Million Dollars
Amazon has come under fire in public perception for the little tricks and scams that unscrupulous "authors" use. It might be manipulating the rankings through free downloads, paying armies of reviewers or hiring out to a company that can produce hundreds of reviews, and even the outright theft of content and publishing ridiculous ebooks to make a quick few cents. But ZDNet has … [Read more...] about eBook Catfishing Scam Netted Over One Million Dollars
People are not visiting bookstores or libraries anymore
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences has just released a new report that does not shine a positive light on our reading habits, how often we visit the bookstore and the library. The Humanities Indicators project has found that from 2005 to 2015, the average amount of time Americans spent reading for personal interest fell by six minutes to 21 minutes per day—a small … [Read more...] about People are not visiting bookstores or libraries anymore
Amazon Guidelines Work to Curb Review Fraud
Amazon reviews are both a blessing to authors and the bane of their existence. Whether it's poor reviews, vindictive reviews, or lack of reviews altogether, authors struggle to get the word out about their work through positive and numerous reader reviews. Over the years, Amazon has come under fire for basically having to come up with the best-but-still-feasible option when … [Read more...] about Amazon Guidelines Work to Curb Review Fraud
Major Publishers e-Book Revenue Declined 2.7% in Q1 2016
The Association of American Publishers has just released new data that does not paint a rosy picture for the future of e-books. The digital format fell 2.7% in the first quarter of 2016. E-Books are not the only format that have been experiencing a large decline in 2016. Trade sales during the quarter were $1.37 billion, down 7.4%. Adult books generated $941.3 million in … [Read more...] about Major Publishers e-Book Revenue Declined 2.7% in Q1 2016
Google Play Books Introduces New Discovery Feature
Google Play Books has introduced a new e-book discovery feature, which basically looks at your reading history and determines other books that you might enjoy reading. The feature is available in 75 countries for Android, iOS, and the web. “Google Play Books is the world’s largest ebookstore and offers readers like you smart technology that caters to your lifestyle — where … [Read more...] about Google Play Books Introduces New Discovery Feature
Sainsburys is closing their ebook store
Sainsburys has announced that they are closing their digital bookstore on October 1st and the service will totally be shut off at the end of November. All customer accounts and e-book purchases will be transferred over to Kobo. Sainsburys launched their online bookstore in in 2013 when they bought a controlling interest in the Anobii ebook community. The company tried really … [Read more...] about Sainsburys is closing their ebook store
Alice in Wonderland 150th Anniversary Edition Features Art By Salvador DalÃ
Random House commissioned surrealist artist Salvador Dalà to do a series of illustrations for Alice in Wonderland in the 1960's. There was a very limited release in which the Dali personally signed every copy and rare book collectors often make this title a centerpiece of their personal collection. However, for the 150th anniversary of edition of Alice in Wonderland with the … [Read more...] about Alice in Wonderland 150th Anniversary Edition Features Art By Salvador DalÃ
E-Books are on the decline and people are switching back to print
Over the past six years when the Kindle, Kobo and Nook became popular many people thought that print was doomed and that the vast majority of us would be reading e-books. It looks like e-books were merely a passing fad and many people have switched back to print. Preliminary figures from the Association of American Publishers found that sales of e-books for trade publishers … [Read more...] about E-Books are on the decline and people are switching back to print
Shelfie wants to help you discover new e-books
Shelfie is an app that digitizes your bookshelf and helps you get the digital editions at a cheaper price. Today, the company has announced a new initiative called "deal finder." The new feature uses patterns in the way readers organize their bookshelves to recommend books readers might enjoy next, and then monitors the prices of these suggested titles and sends alerts when a … [Read more...] about Shelfie wants to help you discover new e-books
Canadian Students are Being Extorted for Pirating e-Books
Students all over the world are pirating digital textbooks, e-books, music and videos. Â This is nothing new, but Canadian students are now being threatened with losing their scholarships or even being deported if they don't pay a fine. The University of Manitoba recently issued a report warning students about overly aggressive American rights holders that sending students … [Read more...] about Canadian Students are Being Extorted for Pirating e-Books
How Overdrive Created their own Holiday
A few years ago Overdrive created their own digital holiday called Read an eBook Day. The company is trying very hard to expand it beyond their own  business and try and catapult it into the mainstream. Overdrive wanted to borrow a digital page out of Read an eBook Week, that was established by Rita Toews in 2004.  The early years of this event were quiet, but in 2011 the … [Read more...] about How Overdrive Created their own Holiday