Oyster and Scribd let you read an unlimited number of books for a monthly fee, but is there enough content to make it worth it? Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Confusing licensing rules, walled gardens, limited bundling, subscriptions, and library borrowing, buggy platforms. Why do we put up with this ebook nonsense? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has begun selling ebooks direct to consumers through new brand-specific websites,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a filing last week, attorneys for the states and consumer class put Apple’s estimated damages for its role in an ebook price-fixing conspiracy with publishers at nearly $308 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Earlier this month, Simon & Schuster and Yilin Press announced a new distribution and publishing agreement that will expand the availability of electronic editions for works in Mandarin for readers worldwide. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Instagram's cautious roll-out of its in-stream ads is now underway.U.S. users who open the app in the coming week will see an "educational ad" from Instagram itself, according to a blog post. Confirmed advertisers to follow it are Adidas, Ben & Jerry's, Burberry, General Electric, Levi's,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Enthrill's Kevin Franco discusses his company's distribution platform to make ebooks salable in brick-and-mortar stores through ebook gift cards and author cards. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bucharest-based developer Read Forward has produced original ebooks, luxury digital editions of classics and is now moving into education, with fully interactive HTML5 textbooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
David Beckham will hold a "groundbreaking" global digital book signing event on 30th... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The harmonisation of VAT across print and digital books could move a step closer this week with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook was already implementing stronger security controls when the U.S. National Security Agency’s expansive surveillance program was revealed in June, its chief security officer said Thursday. The social networking site has continued upgrading its security infrastructure, said Joe... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A federal judge taps former federal prosecutor Michael Bromwich to keep an eye on Apple's antitrust compliance. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
When's the last time you sat down to read a book for several hours? Or even one hour? We are both card-carrying humanities scholars, but even we can barely scrape 15 minutes together for sustained engagement with a text. And yet humans are reading now more than ever when you think about the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Students are the worst when it comes to ebook piracy, says an online data monitoring company. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A federal judge has appointed a former U.S. prosecutor as the monitor who ensures that Apple Inc. complies with a ruling from the ebook antitrust case the company lost this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
For all the improvements Microsoft has made in bolstering the Windows Store's app selection, one insistent question has held back the company's dreams of grandeur: "Yeah, but where's Facebook?" Indeed, the largest social network in the land has been a conspicuous no-show in Microsoft app... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
By nixing DRM and selling in the MOBI format, Poland’s ebook players are making strides forward, but the market is still fragmented. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oyster's unlimited ebook service has been more of an exclusive club so far; you've had to read on an iPhone, and request an invitation just to get in. Both of those barriers are disappearing today. The company has just launched an iPad app that offers a more comfortable reading experience, with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
After launching last month for the iPhone, Oyster, a Netflix-like app for reading ebooks, is available for the iPad. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 2013 National Book Award finalists were announced on Wednesday, and for the first time, the National Book Foundation has offered a free ebook series with samples of the finalists' work.The 2013 National Book Award finalists were announced on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Wednesday, and for the first... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]