In a move that industry watchers are already calling a direct competition to Amazon's purchase of book discovery platform Goodreads, TechCrunch has reported through an anonymous tip that Apple has bought Boise, Idaho-based BookLamp, creators of the Book Genome Project discovery site. The site, which pairs readers with books based on the "DNA" of books, meaning an in-depth … [Read more...] about Apple Buys BookLamp, Creators of Book Genome Project
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Apple Gives Away an eBook a Day
While readers struggle to find new content in the wake of the Amazon-Hachette dispute, Apple has been faithfully supplying those titles at a discount to its customers. Now, Apple is taking it a step further by highlighting new titles with a daily ebook giveaway which will run from now through June 29th. The titles, which are debut authors' works spanning a variety of genres, … [Read more...] about Apple Gives Away an eBook a Day
Apple Heavily Discounts Upcoming Hachette eBook Titles
Apple is capitalizing on the media circus surrounding Amazon suspending pre-orders on all of Hachettes upcoming titles. iBooks users will find 26 eBooks have been discounted to $9.99 or less, including JK Rowling’s new book The Silkworm and a book from bestselling American author James Patterson. Pre-orders are very important to publishers as they are a major factor in … [Read more...] about Apple Heavily Discounts Upcoming Hachette eBook Titles
iOS8 Means eBook Discovery for Indie Authors
Apple's fall release of iOS 8 was unveiled in a press conference yesterday, and for people who are used to big things from Apple, there's bad news: this is no iPhone launch. It wasn't world-changing stuff, just a run down of new features and enhancements that will make everything consumers love about Apple run a little better. If you're a self-published author, though, your … [Read more...] about iOS8 Means eBook Discovery for Indie Authors
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for February 18 2014
We're a day late with the digital comics best-sellers due to some technical difficulties, but here's what's topping the digital charts on Monday evening. ComiXology 1. The Walking Dead #121 2. Injustice: Year Two #3 3. Batman #28 4. All-New X-Men #23 5. Superior Spider-Man #27.NOW 6. Justice League of America #12 7. Avengers, vol. 5 #26 8. Superman/Wonder Woman … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for February 18 2014
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for February 9, 2014
Three of the four charts are oddly skewed this week, with Hawkeye, DC comics, and The Walking Dead each taking over a different top ten. ComiXology 1. Forever Evil #5 2. Ms. Marvel #1 3. Earth 2 #20 4. New Avengers, vol. 3 #14 5. Loki: Agent of Asgard #1 6. Hawkeye #11 7. Hawkeye #6 8. Hawkeye #9 9. Hawkeye #10 10. Hawkeye #8 Marvel dominates the comiXology top … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for February 9, 2014
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for January 26, 2014
The Walking Dead hits three of the four charts we're looking at this week, and so does Injustice: Year Two, but the Nook chart remains solidly impervious to these trends and continues with remarkable consistency from week to week. ComiXology 1. The Walking Dead #120 2. Injustice: Year Two #2 3. Batman #27 4. Justice League #27 5. All-New X-Men #22.NOW 6. Hawkeye … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for January 26, 2014
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for January 12, 2014
It's time again to take a look at what comics are topping the digital best-seller lists. ComiXology 1. The Walking Dead #119 2. Injustice: Year Two #1 3. Avengers World #1 4. Earth 2 #19 5. Detective Comics #27 6. All-New X-Factor #1 7. Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand #3 8. Punisher: War Zone #1 9. Young Avengers, vol. 2 #15 10. Batman/Superman #7 The … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for January 12, 2014
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for January 5, 2014
So, what's everybody reading in this first week of 2014? ComiXology 1. X-Men: Days of Future Past 2. Age of Ultron #1 3. Fear Itself 4. Superman Unchained #5 5. Age of Ultron #2 6. Infinity Gauntlet 7. Age of Ultron #3 8. Age of Ultron #4 9. Age of Ultron #5 10. Age of Ultron #10 See a pattern here? This is a pretty interesting week. For one thing, there is … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for January 5, 2014
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 29, 2013
The DC graphic novel sale made a big impact on this week's comiXology and Kindle best-seller lists, and Fox Trot, Allie Brosh, and Coldplay all make appearance on this week's lists as well. ComiXology 1. Forever Evil #4 2. Justice League #26 3. Avengers, vol. 5 #24.NOW 4. Timestorm 2009/2099 #1 5. Origin II #1 6. Saga #17 7. Batman: The Complete Hush 8. Batman: The … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 29, 2013