Wattpad's founder Allen Lau spoke on a panel at yesterday's IDPF event in connection with BookExpo America, speaking to some exciting news and the ways that the site builds engagement between readers and writers. Wattpad's Head of Content, Publishing Ashleigh Gardner spoke to Good e-Reader about Wattpad and their exciting news. "I think that a lot of things that are at the … [Read more...] about Wattpad Continues to Build Reader-Writer Engagement
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The CEOs Speak: Growth in Digital Books
A long-standing tradition at Digital Book World's conferences is to start with a panel of publishing CEOs for a roundtable discussion of where the industry is and where it's going. This year's first morning panel included names such as F+W Media's David Nussbaum, O'Reilly Media's Tim O'Reilly, Sourcebooks' Dominique Raccah, and Simon & Schuster's Carolyn Reidy. Reidy's … [Read more...] about The CEOs Speak: Growth in Digital Books
New Social Media Site Aimed Specifically at New Adult Explicit Romance
Simon&Schuster UK has recently announced the launch of a genre-specific social media and blog site, meant to entice avid readers of its New Adult and Romance titles. Called The Hot Bed and curated by an in-house team of four Simon&Schuster UK professionals, the site aims to be the source for news about S&S's top-selling and most well-loved romance authors, as well … [Read more...] about New Social Media Site Aimed Specifically at New Adult Explicit Romance
Simon and Schuster Opens Select eBook Titles to Public School Classroom Use
Once the current digital revolution took hold, a future focused on digital reading seemed to be a possibility. The education sphere, to be sure, was eager to embrace the portability, the durability, and--perhaps above all--the cost effectiveness of ebooks. Unfortunately, buying digital editions for public school classrooms isn't as streamlined as it is for the general … [Read more...] about Simon and Schuster Opens Select eBook Titles to Public School Classroom Use
eReatah: eBook Subscription Service That Might Actually Work
A number of companies have experimented with the subscription model for digital reading, but there have been some factors that have stood in the way of launching a viable and productive reality surrounding pay-as-you-go reading. Publishers have expressed serious and very real concerns about ensuring their authors are fairly compensated for content read under subscription, and … [Read more...] about eReatah: eBook Subscription Service That Might Actually Work
Indie Authors Lend Support to Warm Bodies Spreecast
Word has gotten out about the GoodEReader Spreecast with author Isaac Marion, whose book Warm Bodies (Emily Bestler-Atria) was released in theaters last week. With a host of sponsors for the event offering promotional items to attendees, and with an author whose zombie romance is nothing short of inspired, it should be a lot of fun. But on the more serious side of the issue, … [Read more...] about Indie Authors Lend Support to Warm Bodies Spreecast
eBook Review: Love Unscripted by Tina Reber
Verdict: 4 Stars When I approached hybrid author Tina Reber for our interview a couple of weeks ago at an event in the Simon&Schuster offices, she took one look at my camera and called out, "No paparazzi!" I was confused, until I read her once-self-published romance, Love Unscripted. Her title, which was picked up and re-released by Atria Books, presents a very … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Love Unscripted by Tina Reber
eBook Review: Relentless by Simon Kernick
Verdict: 5 Stars One of the greatest things about digital publishing is the connectivity that it brings to the industry. Books by authors abroad that went largely undiscovered by outside audiences are now available, thanks to the easy ability to find and enjoy new titles. Simon Kernick’s thriller Relentless, published in 2007 in the UK, is now available in ebook form in … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Relentless by Simon Kernick
Publishers See the Benefits of the 99 Cent eBook
Ever since the surge in popularity of e-reading, a near battle has been waged between the camps of publishing, pitting digital versus traditional. At the start, criticisms of what low ebook prices will do to the print market have been lobbed at the proponents of the under-three-dollar ebook amid claims that pricing an ebook at 99-cents would ruin the industry. Since the … [Read more...] about Publishers See the Benefits of the 99 Cent eBook
ALA Taking Action on eBook Lending
The American Library Association held its Midwinter conference this week, but the real news to come from that gathering is that the ALA’s key leadership has asked for and gotten a meeting with several major publishers to figure out where eBook lending is going from here. ALA will meet face-to-face with CEOs and executives from Simon&Schuster, Macmillan, and Penguin Group, … [Read more...] about ALA Taking Action on eBook Lending