Joshua Tallent's eBook Architects programs ebooks for authors and publishers. If you need your book converted to ePUB or Kindle format, then eBook Architects is the place to go. eBook Architects works with authors and publishers of all sizes, designing well-formatted, high-quality ebooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, and other devices. eBook Architects has a diverse list of clients … [Read more...] about Firebrand Acquires eBook Architects
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German eBook Retailer, eBook.de, Ends 2012 With Great Final Quarter
eBook.de is a major ebook retailer in Germany. The latest report (through a Google translation) says that ebook sales tripled in the final quarter of 2012, and for the first time they sold more ebooks than printed books. A survey they conducted shows that ebook readers in the 40 to 49 year-old range accounted for 32% of sales, and those over 60 accounted for 20%. Nearly half of … [Read more...] about German eBook Retailer, eBook.de, Ends 2012 With Great Final Quarter
EditionGuard Lets Small Business Sell DRM eBooks
If you have a website and want to sell ebooks, then you need to be able to provide DRM. In many cases the author or publisher requires this for the book to be sold. However, investing in the deployment of your own DRM system is expensive (a license can be over $10,000) and is a technical challenge. Now that problem can be overcome by a turnkey system from … [Read more...] about EditionGuard Lets Small Business Sell DRM eBooks
How About an eBook Vending Machine?
That's what the two machines pictured above are. The top one, which is described as "specially made" in the article in Australia's Courier Mail, is installed in an Australian Mary Ryan bookstore. The creator expects to install kiosks at six other bookstores and also provide sales people with iPad Minis on which the staff can order books for customers in real time and have them … [Read more...] about How About an eBook Vending Machine?
Japan’s National Diet Library Will Offer Books Online
Japan's National Diet Library is moving into the digital age, with the help of bookstore operator Kinokuniya and Dai Nippon Printing. Dai Nippon is responsible for scanning the books and they will be offered for free on Kinokumiya's online bookstore. The project will start out with 13 works which will include Heiji Monogatari, a war epic composed in the 13th century, Kappa, … [Read more...] about Japan’s National Diet Library Will Offer Books Online
Amazon’s eBook Sales Up 70% Over 2011
Can't say it better than Jeff Bezos in the release on Amazon's earnings: “We’re now seeing the transition we’ve been expecting,” said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. “After 5 years, eBooks is a multi-billion dollar category for us and growing fast – up approximately 70% last year. In contrast, our physical book sales experienced the lowest December growth rate in our … [Read more...] about Amazon’s eBook Sales Up 70% Over 2011
ProQuest and Bibliotheque National de France to Digitize Important and Rare Works via Early European Books Program
Digitization of the world's heritage increases day by day. Now, ProQuest and the Biblioteque national de France have joined to digitize about 70,000 books from the library's collection of European books printed before 1700. The collection includes 3,000 works that were printed before 1501. According to the press release: The BnF's collection is vast and wide-ranging, … [Read more...] about ProQuest and Bibliotheque National de France to Digitize Important and Rare Works via Early European Books Program
Springer Book Archives Opens with 37,000 Books
The Springer Book Archives has opened, digitized, and released 37,000 book in January and will release more than 63,000 titles in 2013. The Springer Book Archives intends to digitize about 100,000 books dating from the 1840's and they will be available on the SpringerLink platform. Books will be e-reader compatible PDFs and will be DRM-free. While the actual digitization … [Read more...] about Springer Book Archives Opens with 37,000 Books
Baen Books Coming to the iBookstore
In December we reported that Baen would start selling its books through Amazon. On January 24th, publisher Toni Weisskopf said in her section of Baen's forums, "I am able to announce informally that we'll be selling books at the Apple iBookstore pretty soon. Target is early February, but we'll post a formal release with the date as soon as we know it. No DRM, same prices as … [Read more...] about Baen Books Coming to the iBookstore
A Zone Legally Free of US Copyright in the Caribbean?
The little guy may get his licks in! The US blocked access to Antigua's internet sports booking business, which, at one point, accounted for 5% of the islands employment. In 2003 the island took the US to the World Trade Organization and it won! The WTO ruled that the "… US had adopted measures that interfered with its obligation to provide free trade in betting and gambling … [Read more...] about A Zone Legally Free of US Copyright in the Caribbean?