The iconic hacker publication 2600 is an American seasonal publication on a variety of technical subjects including hacking, Internet protocols and services, telephone switching systems, etc. The magazine is available in both physical and digital formats. It started its digital distribution using the Kindle’s Newsstand service. In response, 2600 as launched its digital … [Read more...] about 2600 Magazine Defies DRM: Launches Own Digital Distribution
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Read Liverpool Program Introduces 6,000 Free eBooks
In accordance with the global trend to adopt ebooks, the Liverpool city library has decided to go for a digital makeover by inducting more ebooks in its collection. The city council has earmarked more than £370k for the service dubbed Read Liverpool which has made available more than 6,000 ebooks for free download. Cllr Wendy Simon, Liverpool council's assistant mayor and … [Read more...] about Read Liverpool Program Introduces 6,000 Free eBooks
Readly eMagazine App Allows Unlimited Reading For $9.99 PM
Readly launched a new app that follows the Netflix model for reading emagazines. The subscribers pay $9.99 a month, which allows them unlimited access to all the magazines listed on the Readly catalog. The app is available for Android, iOS, and Windows 8, which pretty much covers the entire mobile devices landscape. Readly also allows each subscription to its app to be shared … [Read more...] about Readly eMagazine App Allows Unlimited Reading For $9.99 PM
Rockstand Introduces Rock Connect Social Platform For Authors and Readers To Meet and Interact
Rockstand, one of India’s largest ebook and e-magazine applications, has announced the launch of the country’s first social reading network, Rock Connect. This will serve as a meeting ground for readers and authors where they can discuss issues pertaining to books they have read or are reading. The application will be simple to use in that it’s much like the other social … [Read more...] about Rockstand Introduces Rock Connect Social Platform For Authors and Readers To Meet and Interact
Rockstand And Vodafone Join Hands To Allow eBook Purchases From Mobile Balance
Rockstand, one of the biggest ebook and emagazine application in India, today announced its partnership with Vodafone, who happens to be the leading provider of telecommunication services in the country. As part of the deal, Vodafone subscribers who wish to buy books or magazines from Rockstand can do so with the recharge amount they have in their balance. This will make for … [Read more...] about Rockstand And Vodafone Join Hands To Allow eBook Purchases From Mobile Balance
Amazon Still Awaiting Its Indian eBook Store to Click
Amazon is yet to build the kind of success it might have expected out of its India operations, but that is because i'ts only now that tablet devices have started to emerge as the preferred mobile computing platform. eReaders, for their part, never enjoyed the popularity in India that they did in other reading markets. Another reason for Amazon to lag behind in ebook sales in … [Read more...] about Amazon Still Awaiting Its Indian eBook Store to Click
Some Publishers Record High Print Circulation in the Face of Digital Onslaught
We might be in the midst of a digital revolution right now, but the digital wave isn’t as all-encompassing as it seems. Take, for instance, the recent trend as seen among publishers in the UK who reported a rise in sales of its print publications in spite of the digital versions selling well. Publications like Toxic or Girl Talk Art, for boys and girls, respectively, have … [Read more...] about Some Publishers Record High Print Circulation in the Face of Digital Onslaught