The publisher, in conjunction with city libraries and 3M, will make its books available in e-format, though they will not be available immediately after release. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Using data from almost 2,000 publishers, the Association of American Publishers reports that ebooks have outsold hardcovers for the first time. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Academic press Sage has launched an e-bookstore, part of its online social science platform Sage... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Further evidence of the rise of digital and the decline of print comes from the US where,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thirteen novels, including "The Good Earth,'' which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932, will be published in ebook format by Open Road Integrated Media. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The ebook store market may be dominated by Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Apple, but a few independent online ebookstores, patterned after bricks-and-mortar retailers, have carved out a lucrative niche. Some were emboldened as far back as 2003, when Barnes & Noble.com initially exited the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent bookshops are to have access to Kobo ebook devices, a Hive-sourced ebook tablet and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The intensely private Thomas Pynchon has resisted the electronic format for his books – until now. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thomas Pynchon, author of “Gravity’s Rainbow” and “The Crying of Lot 49,” characteristically declined to speak about his decision. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sainsbury's enters the digital books marketplace by buying HMV's stake in Anobii, an online retailer of ebooks, for just £1. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Japanese online booksellers are planning to circumvent sales tax collection by selling digital... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sony has decided to join the web-based shopping party, launching an online reader store for its e-inked devices and companion apps. Any e-Books purchased will arrive ready-to-read on the Reader app or other suitably wireless device, with titles also working on any Adobe DRM-supported apps and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wattpad, a booming ebook community site, hosts five million stories, with 500,000 added per month. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Authors Guild is encouraging its 8,500 members to submit comments against the proposed settlement between the Department of Justice and three large publishers. The settlement, the guild argues, will only benefit Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
In response to a Justice Department lawsuit, the two book publishers denied any price fixing for ebooks and accuse Amazon of engaging in anticompetitive behavior. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
A New York-based software company is taking e-reading to a whole new nonlinear level. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ebook-maker Inkling, which had previously confined its books to the iPad, is moving to the Web - a move the company has been promising for some time. The move means Inkling's books should be available on most laptops, though the company says it will work best on Google's Chrome and Apple's... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
A three month long dispute over the sale of digital books between Amazon.com Inc. and a leading independent book distributor has been resolved, both parties said Friday. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The U.S. government has sided with monopoly rather than competition in bringing a case of ebook price-fixing against Apple, the company said in a filing on... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-books accounted for 9% of Bloomsbury's adult trade sales overall across the 12 months to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]