Search-engine optimization reshaped the craft of a good headline. Will Amazon's book promotions have a similar effect on novels? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2012-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
As we saw the iPhone 4's release, a massive bump in screen resolution means that plenty of apps need to be updated to fully take advantage of all those extra pixels, and today has seen a few big name ones get optimized for the new iPad's Retina display. The biggest of those is Amazon's Kindle... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The iPad has not really taken off as a platform for ebooks yet. Thus far the screen resolution has been high, but still no match for the various e-ink screens available on dedicated ereaders. All this could well change with the release of the new iPad, tomorrow, thanks to its high-resolution... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
It remains to be seen if it's a full-on change of policy, but it looks like Amazon is at least shifting it stance when it comes to where some of the ebooks put out by its Amazon Publishing division are sold. As you may recall, Barnes & Noble and other booksellers recently pulled print... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lee Child is the most successful British Kindle book author worldwide, followed by Stephen... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Your Nottingham Post is kindling a flame among digital newspaper subscribers. The Post is among the most popular newspapers used on the device that's revolutionising reading. The Kindle, the handheld ebook reader that allows users to browse, bu ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jeremy Lin has inspired a lot of rabid fans, magazine features, and six-figure book deal offers. But he's also fueled a new breed of lightning-fast ebook authors. Alan Goldsher, author of "Linsanity: The Improbable Rise of Jeremy Lin," is one of the fastest (and slickest). In the days before... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Charlestown, Mass. bindery still makes books by hand, using a 19th-century production model. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The official Twitter app has just received an update on iOS and Android, bringing new features to both platforms, plus an "optimized" Ice Cream Sandwich experience as seen above. The app is also currently available on Amazon's Appstore for the Kindle Fire now, and the company says it will pop up... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Blake is to reissue an updated version of its biography of Whitney Houston, following the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon has made no secret of the fact that a major reason for selling its family of Kindle devices for as low a price as possible is that once consumers have a device they will buy more products from the giant e-tailer. A new study of past month book buyers just completed by the Codex Group... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
After seeing Samsung's spirited swing at Apple users, Amazon's continuing anti-Apple pandering just feels weak. The new ad for the Kindle Fire pits a dorky, single iPad user against a Kindle-reading mom in a bikini—the same ice queen from the 2010 spot, though now she's warmed up a bit and seems... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Self-published crime writer Kerry Wilkinson claimed the top spot in the UK Kindle bestseller... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sources from Amazon's supply chain in the Far East indicated to DigiTimes that Kindle Fire orders with original device manufacturers are expected to be just 3 million units this quarter. That's half the 6 million units Amazon reportedly shipp ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Add the New York Post to the growing list of publications that are releasing apps optimized for the Kindle Fire and in this case, other seven-inch Android tablets too. “This app adds to our array of critically-acclaimed and successful app ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales of Kindles and tablet computers helped boost revenue for Tesco electronics over Christmas,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon's Kindle Store is now iPad optimized. The company on Tuesday introduced a new touch-friendly version of its ebook storefront for iPad that allows readers to purchase and read Kindle books whether it be in Safari with Kindle Cloud Reader or Kindle for iPad. Located at... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon.com has said Christmas Day was the "biggest ever day for Kindle book downloads,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Analysis: Amazon's admission of selling a million Kindles per week is good news for the ebook market in general. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
I love reading, and I love books. I don't care much about the medium--paper or digital, it's all the same to me, for the most part. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]