Hearst Magazines has announced the release of a new ebook aimed at the holiday chef. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The European Commission is to give France one month to raise the VAT rate applied to ebooks or... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is forcing publishers to start negotiations over ebook prices exclusive of the full 20%... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
We asked our readers two years ago if they had read an enhanced ebook. Over half of survey respondents had not. Now, we're asking again. Take our survey and tell us if you've read an enhanced ebook. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The UK has seen a slight slowdown in ebook sales growth over the last year. Does this mean ebooks have reached a plateau among readers? Michael Bhaskar examines the situation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Haynes Publishing is launching its first range of ebooks and selling them independently through... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Australian book sales have plunged 10% in 2012, but ebook sales are finally taking off, writes Andrew Wilkins. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon contacts some US customers to detail partial refunds for ebooks as part of a settlement regarding price fixing. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2012-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has announced it will give Kindle owners refunds on past ebook purchases if a settlement with publishers accused of fixing prices is approved. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon will offer partial refunds to customers who bought ebooks between April 2010 and May 2012 a result of the settlement in a price-fixing case between publishers and the attorneys general of most U.S. states. The retailer is notifying eligible customers by email. Compensation ranges from... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
I bought my first ebook in 1999 and in recent years stopped purchasing print altogether. My wife is a relative ebook newbie, so I am surprised that she and not me received surprising email today from Amazon about a forthcoming purchasing credit. Perhaps you got similar message. In April, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2012-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Buy a lot of ebooks? Thank your state attorney general for the credit you'll get next year. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
BookNet Canada’s first survey of where Canadians buy books and what types of books they buy found that about 16% of purchases in the first half of 2012 were of ebooks, while paperback remained the most popular format, with a 57% share. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tribune Company has kicked off an ebook initiative in partnership with Agate Publishing, collecting stories and photos from the Chicago Tribune and two other newspapers and selling them as digital long-form features. Tribune, which has already relea ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some readers were upset by the font size of early releases of the ebook version of 'The Casual Vacancy,' in addition to concerns about its price. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
An erotic novel has become Penguin's most successful ever ebook in terms of weekly sales,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
US publisher SourceBooks has developed a new range of interactive ebooks for Apple devices based... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
JK Rowling's novel, The Casual Vacancy, suffers a formatting error in the US making it near-impossible to read on some e-readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon and Sony are continuing to offer ebooks at 20p, with further titles added to their... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Government-appointed panel to consider what role can ebooks play in our libraries in future. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]