These are uncertain times for people peddling pseudoscience on some of the internet's largest and farthest-reaching platforms. Amazon and Facebook have both begun their crackdowns on books or advertisements that promote unproven medical information, as some authors have already discovered.The first are books that … [Read more...] about Amazon Deletes Books Promoting “Cures” for Autism, Anti-Vax Content
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Reedsy Launches Book Discovery Platform for Indie Authors
Since the the dawn of the current indie publishing revolution, startups across every aspect of the publishing process have come and gone. Some of these offered formatting, cover design, and editing; others promised to garner much-needed book reviews--legitimate ones or not. Other companies took authors' money and … [Read more...] about Reedsy Launches Book Discovery Platform for Indie Authors
Apple will launch their new Texture Service on March 25th
Sources in the digital publishing industry have told Good e-Reader that Apple plans to relaunch their Texture service on March 25th at the Steve Jobs Theater on its Apple Park campus. Right now Texture only has digital magazines and Apple is planning on incorporating digital newspapers.Apple reportedly plans to … [Read more...] about Apple will launch their new Texture Service on March 25th
Playster fires all of their employees and is on life support
Playster has fired their entire staff two weeks ago and only a few executives remain with the company. Management has asked everyone to keep it a secret and not to post about it on social media. Playster will not be investing anymore money into new digital content, which means they will no longer be adding new … [Read more...] about Playster fires all of their employees and is on life support
Amazon Crossing Kids Brings Intl Works to Young Readers
There's a great big world out there, and Amazon's latest imprint is making sure that kids in the States have a chance to be a part of it. Amazon Crossing is already in place as Amazon's own imprint for translated works, and now Amazon Crossing Kids seeks to bring international titles to young readers in the … [Read more...] about Amazon Crossing Kids Brings Intl Works to Young Readers
Apple News is coming to Canada
Apple News will be available in Canada in the coming weeks and Canadian iPhone, iPad, and Mac owners can use Apple News in both English, French and there will also be a special bilingual experience. Apple News first launched in 2015 and was only available in the United States, before eventually expanding to Australia … [Read more...] about Apple News is coming to Canada
Wattpad launches a new publishing division – WattPad Books
Wattpad has just launched a new publishing division called Wattpad Books. The titles will not just be available as ebooks, sold on a myriad of online retailers, but they will be available in physical bookstores such as Indigo Books and Music and Barnes and Noble. Wattpad Books’ first list will appear in Fall 2019, … [Read more...] about Wattpad launches a new publishing division – WattPad Books
Google News might be pulled out of Europe
Google is considering pulling Google News out of Europe, due to regulators working on a new copyright law. The European Union’s Copyright Directive will give publishers the right to demand money from Google News, Facebook Instant Articles and other other web platforms when fragments of their articles show up in news … [Read more...] about Google News might be pulled out of Europe
Kobo announces Emerging Writer Prize for Canadian Authors
The Kobo Emerging Writer Prize has been ongoing for the past five years and gives Canadian authors a chance to really get promoted on the Kobo platform and win some money. There are three categories this year; Literary Fiction, Romance, and Non-Fiction. The winning authors will be announced in June and will be awarded … [Read more...] about Kobo announces Emerging Writer Prize for Canadian Authors
Barnes and Noble Nook Press unveils new advertisiing features
Barnes and Noble Nook Press is the booksellers self-publishing platform to sell ebooks. They have just unveiled a new self-serve advertising portal to create effective campaigns–no marketing or graphic design know-how necessary. Just provide the book’s details, and see your book’s ad appear on relevant BN.com category … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Nook Press unveils new advertisiing features
Indie Bookshops Are Back from the Brink
The meteoric rise of Amazon into a global retail empire has hit a number of industries hard, but perhaps none more so than the publishing industry. Along with the dramatic shift in producing books, obviously Amazon, other online retailers, and even the invention of the ebook had a huge impact on booksellers. Sadly, it … [Read more...] about Indie Bookshops Are Back from the Brink
2018 Set New Records for Library eBook Lending
If you haven't borrowed an ebook from your local public library, it's time to catch up with the trend. For those readers who have borrowed an ebook, especially in the past year, you're part of a record-setting number of digital adoptees who are accessing new content and keeping their local communities supported with … [Read more...] about 2018 Set New Records for Library eBook Lending