Amazon has been actively developing its own proprietary eBook format for the last six years. Unlike EPUB, Amazon has the ability to introduce new features in their digital format without waiting for a standards body to approve them. Amazon is clearly winning the eBook sales race with USA market penetration of over 75% and is primarily due to them having control over their own … [Read more...] about Why Amazon’s Proprietary eBook Format is Better than ePub
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Barnes and Noble Simplifies eBook Error Checking
Barnes and Noble has announced today that they have implemented a number of enhancements to their EPUBCheck tool to help solve common eBook errors. This will assist indie authors and publishers to insure that their EPUB 2 and EPUB 3 titles don't have anything wrong with them, before they are put on sale. New features of the tool include tests for content accessibility … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Simplifies eBook Error Checking
Big W Enters eBook Business in Australia
Big W, one of the biggest discount retail stores in Australia, has announced they are venturing into the electronic book business as well. They are starting off with a sizable volume of no less than 300,000 titles, and more titles will be added every month. Also, in tune with their overall business theme, Big W is working on low prices to drive their ebook business, with … [Read more...] about Big W Enters eBook Business in Australia
Free Digital Comics – Get ‘Em While They’re Hot!
A lot of free digital comics have been dropping into my inbox lately, and it's time to share! Some of these are limited-time offers, so check 'em out right away. The Walking Dead #1 on iTunes: Wondering what all the hype is about? Check out the first issue of Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead, a 33-page comic that dumps you right into the heart of the zombie apocalypse. If … [Read more...] about Free Digital Comics – Get ‘Em While They’re Hot!
SPi Global Talks About the Future of ePub3
As industry predictions for the future of digital publishing came out at the end of last year, there seemed to be a division as to where the ePub format may be headed. While some experts site that ePub will see an even wider adoption and more publishers and platforms will begin publishing content in that file format, especially in terms of the unique needs of some foreign … [Read more...] about SPi Global Talks About the Future of ePub3
Helicon Books Gyan Reader – Claims to Be First to Support All EPUB3 Features
EPUB3 is out there, but not all of its new features are supported by current readers. As a matter of fact, most of the new features are NOT supported at all (see above chart). Now comes Helicon Books with the Gyan Reader, which they claim will support all the new EPUB3 features, including: Full support for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) including animated SVG. Displaying … [Read more...] about Helicon Books Gyan Reader – Claims to Be First to Support All EPUB3 Features
eBook of the Week: Rebecca Hamilton
This week’s GoodeReader eBook of the Week title is The Forever Girl, an adult paranormal fantasy, by Rebecca Hamilton. Solving the mystery of an ancestor’s hanging might silence the clashing whispers in Sophia's mind, but the cult in her town and the supernaturals who secretly reside there are determined to silence her first. As Sophia unknowingly crosses the line into an … [Read more...] about eBook of the Week: Rebecca Hamilton
Bookle Introduces a Limited Mac EPUB Reading App
Many devotees of digital reading have found and enjoyed the freedom of ebook reading almost literally anywhere, and on nearly any type of device. Some fans of simplicity have invested a small amount in purchasing a dedicated e-reader device and have found that it meets their needs. Other consumers have gone in for a more expensive tablet PC to handle a wide variety of … [Read more...] about Bookle Introduces a Limited Mac EPUB Reading App
ePub Direct Gains Funding to Expand Digital Publishing Offerings
ePub Direct is a Ireland based company who is one of Europes largest companies devoted to selling ebooks. It supplies digital books to 116 different companies, such as Amazon, Kobo, Sony, WH Smith, and iBooks. Today the company secured €1.3 million via The Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund to solidify their offerings and remain relevant in 2012. The company seeks to hire new … [Read more...] about ePub Direct Gains Funding to Expand Digital Publishing Offerings
New Numbers on the Popularity of Digital Reading
Despite the longevity of digital reading in programs such as Project Gutenberg, e-reading is a fairly new phenomenon in terms of a worldwide audience of consumers. With the release of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader in 2006, the popularity of digital reading as whole grew, finally encompassing a variety of formats from dedicated devices, tablets, PC-based apps, and mobile … [Read more...] about New Numbers on the Popularity of Digital Reading