News from the Big Six, Apple Antitrust Settlements Today, the final piece of the Big Six puzzle fell into place.… Mercy Pilkington22 May 2013One comment2 minute read
Launch of Kindle Worlds Pays Authors, Originators for Fan Fiction Fan fiction is an often hotly-contested issue in publishing. The concept of… Mercy Pilkington22 May 2013One comment2 minute read
Qantas Commissions Series of Flight-Length Books While US lawmakers continue to debate the merits or lack of justification… Mercy Pilkington22 May 2013One comment2 minute read
eBooks Account for 15% of All Books Sold in Canada Electronic books are catching on like wildfire in the US and UK,… Michael Kozlowski21 May 2013One comment2 minute read
Bowker Reaches Out to Self-Published Authors Most industry professionals know Bowker as the source for ISBN numbers. And… Mercy Pilkington21 May 20132 comments2 minute read
CourseSmart Enhances its eTextbook Offerings With some reports showing that the Android platform currently holds about 68%… Mercy Pilkington20 May 2013One comment2 minute read
BookLikes: Do We Need Another Book Discovery Site? There is no shortage of websites that aim to connect books with… Mercy Pilkington15 May 2013One comment2 minute read
eBooks Might Save Newspapers, News Outlets It’s no secret that newspapers, even those with online subscriptions and digital-only… Mercy Pilkington14 May 2013One comment2 minute read
eBook Review: Finding the Next Steve Jobs by Nolan Bushnell Verdict: 5 Stars As an entire subset of reading, business books have… Mercy Pilkington13 May 2013One comment2 minute read
Coursera Revolutionizes Online Learning, Online Textbooks Online educational provider Coursera was developed through partnerships with more than sixty… Mercy Pilkington10 May 2013No comments1 minute read
24Symbols Subscription-Based eBook Reading Gets a Boost from Zed Some of the frustration surrounding ebook lending and digital borrowing may be… Mercy Pilkington9 May 2013One comment2 minute read
Smashwords Releases Data from eBook Sales Study The ebook distribution site Smashwords, spearheaded by founder Mark Coker, is often… Mercy Pilkington8 May 2013One comment2 minute read
Summer Poses Opportunities for More Reading One of the chief concerns US educators have about the summer holidays… Mercy Pilkington8 May 2013One comment2 minute read
Indie Authors Help Each Other with Book Promotion One of the great struggles in the current climate of digital and… Mercy Pilkington7 May 20132 comments2 minute read
The Atlantic’s New eBook Platform Features Long-Form Pieces The popularity of long-form journalism and essays is continuing to grow. Companies… Mercy Pilkington4 May 20132 comments2 minute read
Partnerships Help Self-Published Authors One of the great paradoxes in the recent growth in digital and… Mercy Pilkington3 May 2013One comment1 minute read
Too Famous to Write: Patti Davis on her Self-Publishing Journey As the digital publishing revolution continues to turn the publishing world on… Mercy Pilkington3 May 2013One comment3 minute read
Greater Accessibility Now on Kindle for iOS App Amazon released an update today to its free Kindle app for iOS… Mercy Pilkington2 May 2013One comment2 minute read
Authors Suing Penguin’s Self-Publishing Platform As if Penguin’s legal battles in the Department of Justice anti-trust lawsuit… Mercy Pilkington1 May 2013One comment1 minute read
Macmillan’s Settlement Terms Finalized After countless hours of legal battle, Macmillan has finally agreed upon a… Mercy Pilkington1 May 2013One comment2 minute read