Much as we admired the potential of the YotaPhone in our recent review, we just couldn't overlook its lack of support for popular e-reading platforms like Amazon Kindle and Google Books. That problem hasn't been solved just yet, but things are ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
One might not be able to share an ebook, but it's possible to highlight and annotate them for all to see.There is a moment in The Confessions when Saint Augustine is astonished to find another scholar, Saint Ambrose, reading silently to himself. This quiet encounter 16 centuries ago might be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The fight goes on: RoyaltyShare founder Bob Kohn has appealed final approval of the Macmillan and Penguin ebook settlements to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Online hysteria about Facebook reading text that is deleted before it is posted might not be entirely unfoundedAs Mark Twain observed: "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." And that was a long time before the web. Which brings us to a meme that was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Plus TV arbitrage, Canada investigates Google over antitrust, ARM server maker shuts, and moreA burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamFacebook self-censorship: what happens to the posts you don't publish? >> SlateWe spend a lot of time thinking about what... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing Perspectives' #EtherIssue debate on the allegedly slowing ebook market reveals apparent contradictions in self-publishing interests. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oyster, the ebook subscription service launched this year, has reached a deal with the Perseus Books Group to launch a pilot program offering 100 Perseus titles through the Oyster subscription catalog Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sourcebooks' Put Me in the Story personalised-book series has launched a new 'universal... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
2013 hasn't been especially kind to Facebook. The Facebook Home app launcher, announced in April, was poorly received by consumers. Then, in June, the social media service fell under the scrutiny of privacy advocates as information surfaced about Silicon Valley's relationship with the NSA. But... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Armed with a new name, five employees and $5.3 million in financing, Wilmington-based e-Book subscription service Entitle is open for business this week. Founder Bryan Batten, who left a career in pharma sales to jump off the startup ledge, calls the service “a hybrid of Netflix and a book... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Is the penetration of ebooks in the US market 'flattening out?' And will bookstores thus have a merrier Christmas? Live Twitter debate December 18, 11 a.m. ET. at #EtherIssue. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Zed Books' first ebook short is an essay by Elleke Boehmer on Nelson Mandela. The essay,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple will be giving away digital gifts every day for 12 days after Christmas to users of an app released Tuesday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's tough to make everyone happy. Can Facebook reconcile its high-minded design ideals with the interests of users and publishers? Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
What's the best device if you want to embrace a post-paper reading world? That all depends on whether you want a dedicated reading device or a more versatile tablet. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The guy who runs Facebook's most valuable real estate explains why the company just changed its rules. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is being more blunt about the fact that marketers are going to have to pay for reach.If they haven't already, many marketers will soon see the organic reach of their posts on the social network drop off, and this time Facebook is acknowledging it. In a sales deck obtained by Ad Age that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Figures from world's biggest bookseller trumpeted as sign of how self-publishing and smaller labels are changing the industryAs many as a quarter of the top 100 Kindle books on Amazon.com are from indie publishers, according to data revealed at a trade presentation by the retailer.A chart... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite being digitally savvy Taiwanese readers are dedicated to print and ebooks remain just 2% of the market — though change is afoot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-books by Sainsbury’s is asking customers to vote for their ‘E-book of the Year... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]