Barnes and Noble gets skewered in the media for their massive decline in Nook ereader and ebook sales, but the bookseller sells more content than Kobo. Barnes and Noble sold 19 million Nook books in the United States from early 2016 to early 2017. Kobo sold 10.6 million e-books in five different countries. They sold 1.2 million in the US, 1.1 million in the UK, 6 million in … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Sells More eBooks Than Kobo
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Apple iBooks is shut down by Chinese Authorities
Apple has been enjoying robust success in the Chinese market when it comes to iPhone sales and the company has acknowledged that it is one of its important markets next to the United States. Sadly, the Chinese economy is not doing too well and this is putting heat on foreign companies that do business in that country. This has prompted the State Administration of Press, … [Read more...] about Apple iBooks is shut down by Chinese Authorities
Everyone is wanting a piece of the $400 Million Apple Settlement
Apple has not been granted an appeal by the United States Supreme Court. This means within 60 days the company will begin dispersing $400 million worth of e-book credits into account holders of Amazon, B&N, Kobo and iBooks. . These credits can be used to get free e-books from major publishers or self-published authors. Each of these retailers makes 30% commission, on … [Read more...] about Everyone is wanting a piece of the $400 Million Apple Settlement
iCloud for iBooks will now Sync sideloaded e-books
Apple is currently in the process of fleshing out their new iCloud system for iBooks. It will allow users to import their e-book collection and have it automatically synced to all of their iOS devices. This is particularly useful for people sitting on a large PDF or EPUB collection. iCloud for iBooks is eagerly anticipated by thousands of readers who have an iPad and … [Read more...] about iCloud for iBooks will now Sync sideloaded e-books
Apple iBooks Launches in China
The Chinese market has been very appealing towards companies heavily involved in selling digital content, such as e-books. Amazon has been the only mainstream company to successfully enter the market and encourage adoption of their Kindle bookstore. The Seattle company is poised to have some real competition as Apple has announced that they brought their iBooks system to … [Read more...] about Apple iBooks Launches in China
Apple Ordered to Pay $450 Million for e-Book Refunds
Apple has been fighting the US courts and Justice department for the last three years trying to convince them that a more competitive landscape for e-book sales is best for business. Sadly, Apple has just lost a landmark case that will see the company process over $450 million in e-book refunds from anyone that purchased something from iBooks from April 1, 2010 to May 21, 2012. … [Read more...] about Apple Ordered to Pay $450 Million for e-Book Refunds
iBooks Receives New Features on iOS 8.4
Apple is the only major online bookseller that actually sells content on the iPhone and iPad. Amazon, B&N and Kobo all make readers visit their websites and sync the content, which is a barrier for mainstream adoption. This summer a new version of iOS will be released and it will add a bunch of new content to iBooks. The publishing industry has been embracing audiobooks … [Read more...] about iBooks Receives New Features on iOS 8.4
Apple says One Million New iBooks Users Signing Up Per Week
When iOS 8 came out last year one of the many enhancements and changes included making iBooks becoming preloaded on all existing and new Apple devices. In the past, it was a recommended download from the App Store, and was able to be uninstalled. Now, it is impossible to uninstall the e-Book service and it seems to be paying off big, Apple has claimed over one million new users … [Read more...] about Apple says One Million New iBooks Users Signing Up Per Week
Europeans Have Two Weeks To Return Apple iBooks
Apple has quietly amended their return policy for iBooks purchased in the UK, Germany, Italy, France, and many other EU countries. Readers now have up to two weeks to get a full refund, no questions asked through an automated feature. Apple has maintained a policy that users in European countries did have the right to cancel purchases that were defective or before digital … [Read more...] about Europeans Have Two Weeks To Return Apple iBooks
Apple Decreases Review Times on New eBooks
Apple has dispatched an email to authors who publish through iBooks, informing them on a number of new policy changes. The first, is to decrease the amount of time that the editorial staff approves for new titles for inclusion into the Apple Bookstore, it went from ten days to one business change. The second should really help authors in giving out free copies of their digital … [Read more...] about Apple Decreases Review Times on New eBooks