A release from ebook developer Vook today announced that Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet will now accommodate embedded videos in ebooks, which is long-awaited news for authors who have until now not been able to promote and sell their titles on one of the largest retail platforms for ebooks. Matthew Cavnar, VP of Business Development for Vook, spoke with GoodEReader today about … [Read more...] about Kindle Fire to Now Accommodate Video-Enhanced eBooks
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Vook Partners with Authro for eBook Trailers
Traditional book trailers have been around for decades and have found massive success with television campaigns. One of the drawbacks of going the ebook approach, is the lack of advertising models for indie authors. Vook is hoping to get a leg up on the competition by offering a $100.00 discount to authors who publish with them to make ebook trailers via Authro.You will … [Read more...] about Vook Partners with Authro for eBook Trailers
Stephen King Essay Means Digital Allows Time-Sensitive Publication
Author Stephen King has experimented with ebook-only and digital-first publication in the recent past, but now the prolific author is using digital publishing in a new way. His latest digital release, "Guns," is an essay which explores the author's stance on the gun-control debate that is currently raging in the U.S.King is certainly not the first write to take advantage of … [Read more...] about Stephen King Essay Means Digital Allows Time-Sensitive Publication
Vook Partners with Diversion Books to Digitize Original Titles, Backlists
eBook creation platform Vook, who was recently honored with two innovation awards at this year's Digital Book World conference, announced today that it will be adding Diversion Books to its growing list of companies with whom it partners to create ebook from existing or original titles. In the case of Diversion, Vook will be digitizing both.Diversion Books is well-known for … [Read more...] about Vook Partners with Diversion Books to Digitize Original Titles, Backlists
Vook Earns Two Innovation Awards at This Year’s Digital Book World
Wedged in between panels on globalization, the ePub3 standard, and the importance of producing and marketing dynamic interactive children's content, Digital Book World also presented a number of awards yesterday to top companies in digital publishing who have created something extraordinary in their fields.GoodeReader sat down with Matthew Cavnar from Vook, the the digital … [Read more...] about Vook Earns Two Innovation Awards at This Year’s Digital Book World
Interview with Vook on Growing an eBook Platform
At last year's Digital Book World conference, GoodeReader interviewed Matthew Cavnar, VP of Marketing, for a little startup ebook platform called Vook. At that time, Vook sought to help authors create, publish, and sell their ebooks, just like a lot of other platforms. Unlike those other platforms, though, Vook went from introducing itself to passing conference attendees to … [Read more...] about Interview with Vook on Growing an eBook Platform
NYT Originals, TimeFiles Bring More In-Depth Journalism to eBook
With reading consumers clamoring for digital content and newspapers looking for more ways to stay relevant in today's climate of instant access news, The New York Times has partnered with two digital platforms to release original ebooks based on its distinct areas of expertise. Partnering with Byliner to create as many as twelve original ebooks in the coming year, and with Vook … [Read more...] about NYT Originals, TimeFiles Bring More In-Depth Journalism to eBook
Vook Offers More Synergy between Readers and Authors via WeJIT
Traditional ebooks don't allow the author to directly interact with the reader. There are companies like Autography have developed platforms that allow authors to sign the digital book by interjecting a new page within, but if an author wants to talk directly to the readers, there aren't many viable platforms to make it happen. Vook is seeking to change this paradigm with the … [Read more...] about Vook Offers More Synergy between Readers and Authors via WeJIT
Self-Publishing Gains Ground, Acceptance
Publisher’s Weekly posted a recap article of the recent Miami Book Fair, and went to great lengths to expand on the importance that was placed on self-publishing at this year’s event. As one of the most respected book events in the country and celebrating almost thirty years of books and authors, featuring information sessions on a publication process that was once relegated to … [Read more...] about Self-Publishing Gains Ground, Acceptance
Vook Reinvents the eBook with New Capabilities
One of the chief criticisms from early adopters of digital reading technology was that the platforms simply transferred the words off of one page, and placed them on another. To some, there were not enough benefits to the standard ebook, other than features like the portability and the easier, faster access to titles, to justify making the switch from paper. But companies like … [Read more...] about Vook Reinvents the eBook with New Capabilities
eBooks and the Race to Publication
Of the many benefits to come from digital publishing, the reduction of seemingly unnecessary delays and hold times has been one of the most popular for authors, publishers, and readers alike. Where books on current events or notable figures would often take months to reach the market, long after the fervor had died down, ebooks are reaching consumers’ bookshelves within hours … [Read more...] about eBooks and the Race to Publication
Publisher’s Weekly, Vook Offer Indie Authors A Select Plan
Publishers Weekly, the definitive magazine to the industry as a whole that dates back to early roots in the late 1800s, is reaching out to self-published authors with an opportunity to showcase their indie books in quarterly issues of PW. This program, referred to as PW Select, is a fee-based option to give indie authors a much needed source of recognition and marketing for … [Read more...] about Publisher’s Weekly, Vook Offer Indie Authors A Select Plan
Waterside, Vook Partner to Publish eBooks
GoodeReader first reported on an ebook publication start-up from Digital Book World called Vook, who was in beta launch at the time but recently entered their full launch. The platform is already making a name for itself as a complete location for ebook publication by signing some major companies to its site.“Waterside Productions Inc. has always been an early adapter of … [Read more...] about Waterside, Vook Partner to Publish eBooks