Kobo has said pornographic ebook material appeared alongside children’s literature on the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon removes abuse-themed ebooks from its Kindle Store after a report highlights titles depicting rape, incest and bestiality. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2013-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster will distribute Yilin Press ebooks to Chinese readers around the world. The distribution agreement was signed at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Otis Chandler, Richard Nash, Dominique Raccah, Charlie Redmayne, John Sargent are the five personalities in the running for FutureBooks' Most Inspiring Digital Person. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
I say we scramble all the private jets in Silicon Valley and get the "Lean In" book star to D.C. to lean on some pols to open the government again, tout de suite! Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The shortlists for this year's Futurebook Innovation Awards, sponsored by Kobo, have been... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
And even better, Amazon's Whispersync technology picks up where you left off no matter whether you're reading, listening, or mixing the two. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
An excerpt from a forthcoming book on the birth of Twitter reveals surprising new details about the company's founders. Some not-so-pretty. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Apple also hereby appeals from any and all orders and rulings that were adverse to it." Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
One of the allures of ebooks for American publishers is the opportunity the format provides to sell titles to international markets, free of the costs of printing—and shipping—books overseas. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Four months after introducing video, Instagram took the natural next step today, telling its over 150 million users their streams would soon include ads too.The company, acquired by Facebook for $736 million in 2012, announced the development in a short blog post it published Thursday afternoon.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
When I moved to Paris in 2010, I’d already begun doing the majority of my reading on my Kindle. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The new Kindle Paperwhite is like the old one, but with a better backlight and upgraded software. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former Facebook employee Kate Losse says Eggers used her personal story as the narrative for his novel 'The Circle.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Advertising Age's new eBook collection is informative, practical and easy to read. These guides, available on Amazon's Kindle, expertly cover current marketing topics and are designed to be a resource for marketers at every level, in any business.In "Winning with Facebook Advertising," readers... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The San Diego Reader is mining gold from its rich archives and releasing the treasures as a collection of six eBooks, the first installment of a series that will showcase the literary quality and historic value of a collection spanning more than 40 y ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Many of us associate Scribd with embedded documents on websites, but the company has been quietly building an ebook platform -- first by selling content and later by soft-launching a subscription service. The company is now making its strategy clear by formally launching the ebook service and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The real problem with ebooks is that they're more 'e' than book, so an entirely different set of rules govern what someone can and can't do with them compared to physical books, especially when it comes to pricing. The collusion in pricing has been a public issue for a while, but we need to talk... Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scribd formally launched ebook subscriptions today and the company CEO said he believes the service could eventually produce $1 billion in annual revenue. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sainsbury’s has launched a month-long promotion offering ebooks for 99p each. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]