Welcome back to the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today, we bring you the latest happenings from the e-reader world! This week you will get the most essential stories, such as the recent firestorm that erupted over news that Adobe is sending personal eBook information in plain text to their servers, breaching privacy laws. In addition, Amazon announced a new crowd sourced … [Read more...] about Podcast: Adobe eBook Firestorm, Kindle Scout, and Kobo Exits Tablet Arena
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Good e-Reader Radio Show – September 25th
The Good e-Reader Radio Show was on a brief one month hiatus and we are back with a vengeance! Lots of new electronic readers have been announced and have either come out or will imminently be released in the next few weeks. On today's show I discuss all of the new Kindles, the Samsung 4 Nook and Kobo H2O. What device is the best of the bunch and which ones should you not … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Radio Show – September 25th
Podcast: New e-Readers for 2014 and Sony Updates
Welcome to the Monday edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today the show centers on all of the latest news from the past week. There has been a TON of e-reader news coming out with new devices being announced and slated to be released in the next few months. I will give you a preview of the new Kindle, Nook, Icarus, Pocketbook and other major brands. In addition, Sony is … [Read more...] about Podcast: New e-Readers for 2014 and Sony Updates
Podcast – Amazon Credit Reader, Storia Closing and eBook DRM
Welcome to the Monday edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show with Michael Kozlowski and Mercy Pilkington. Today, we talk about the new Amazon Credit Card Reader and how its a boon to indie authors to accept mobile payments while at events. Scholastic has announced the closure of their Storia eBook platform and is transitioning to a subscription system. Finally, many eBook … [Read more...] about Podcast – Amazon Credit Reader, Storia Closing and eBook DRM
Podcast: Kindle Unlimited, Facebook Buy Button and Author Earnings
Welcome back to the Monday Edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show with Michael Kozlowski and Jeremy Greenfield of DBW. Today on the show we talk about Kindle Unlimited, an overview and if its good for indie authors. We also talk about non-conventional eBook distribution methods such as Twitter, Facebook and Bittorrent. Finally, we talk about the Forbes sale, bundling eBooks … [Read more...] about Podcast: Kindle Unlimited, Facebook Buy Button and Author Earnings
Podcast: All You Need to Know about Kindle Unlimited
Amazon prematurely unveiled Kindle Unlimited yesterday morning. This is a new subscription service that costs $9.99 and will allow you to read as many books as you want on a monthly basis. Kindle Unlimited will launch with 600,000 eBook and audiobook titles. Each title will be available to read on multiple devices, such as Android and iOS. A free 30 day trial will also be … [Read more...] about Podcast: All You Need to Know about Kindle Unlimited
Podcast: Should Publishers Start Selling Books on their Own?
Welcome back to another exciting edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show. Today Editor Michael Kozlowski talks with Digital Book World's own Jeremy Greenfield about the Amazon/Hachette dispute and if publishers should circumvent their retail partners and sell books directly. Amazon and Hachette has been the top story for a number of months, with new revelations by the New … [Read more...] about Podcast: Should Publishers Start Selling Books on their Own?
Good e-Reader Radio – Libraries as Retail and Authors Unions
Welcome back to another installment of the Good e-Reader Radio Show with Mercy Pilkington and Michael Kozlowksi. Today on the show we talk about Libraries as Retail with the Simon & Schuster mandating that libraries sell eBooks in order to carry digital titles. Hugh Howey is calling on indie authors to start a dedicated union in order to have a more cohesive voice in the … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader Radio – Libraries as Retail and Authors Unions
Podcast: What is Co-Op Placement for eBooks? Amazon Fire Phone, Reading Stats and Lots More
Welcome back to a jampacked edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today Editor Michael Kozlowski and Digital Book Worlds own Jeremy Greenfield bring you up to date on the world of publishing and tech. The Amazon and Hachette battle is bringing out a bunch of dirty laundry, such as co-op placement. When you walk into a bookstore and see a big table with the editors choice, … [Read more...] about Podcast: What is Co-Op Placement for eBooks? Amazon Fire Phone, Reading Stats and Lots More
Podcast: Hachette Needs Amazon and eBook Subscription Services in Developing Countries
Welcome back to the Monday edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today, Michael Kozlowski and Jeremy Greenfield of DBW talk about Hachettes reliance on Amazon and how financially dependant they are for book sales in the US and UK. In addition, Amazon has been making great strides in adopting key audiobook technology from their Kindle Fire line of tablets and incorporating it … [Read more...] about Podcast: Hachette Needs Amazon and eBook Subscription Services in Developing Countries