By Tim Conneally, Betanews The Android Market has never had any specific ban on carrying and selling straight up text documents, and users could search through the market and find apps that were, in effect, standalone ebooks. Now, however, there is a section dedicated specifically to ebooks which currently features around 500 titles from publishers such as Simon and Schuster, Macmillan, W.W. Norton and Co., Hachette, and more.The URL for the site, market.android.com/books, was discovered by Android Guys last week, and the site noted that URLs for /music, and /movies worked and resolved to the Android Market. Thursday is the first day the /books URL began landing on a real market page. Copyright Betanews, Inc. 2010 Continue reading at 'Betanews'
[ Betanews | 2011-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three CEOs at this year's Digital Book World conference spoke about how they are reaching out directly to consumers and what they can do better. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book sales at the top trade publishers doubled in 2012, meaning that the UK ebook market grew... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo increased its global e-ink device sales by 150% in December, making it the "biggest... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade magazines Publishers Weekly and The Bookseller have put out new lists analyzing the bestselling books of 2012. No surprise, but E.L. James dominated. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan has restructured its sales, marketing and publicity teams, creating a single... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Touching the Void author Joe Simpson has split from long-term publisher Random House following... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McGraw-Hill is taking on the one-size-fits-all approach to textbooks with its freshly unveiled SmartBook: an ebook that is claimed to adapt to student's learning patterns. Aimed at college students, the SmartBook service peppers users with questions as they read and determines what topics it... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber has launched a series of digital-only poetry ebooks being described as "a new way to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If you bought a copy of "Fifty Shades of Grey" for your e-reader, you are not alone -- not by a long shot. If you bought a copy of "Fifty Shades of Grey" for your e-reader, you are not alone -- not by a long shot. E.L. James' sexy novel about innocent college student Anastasia Steele and her... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News out of Japan suggests Apple will launch Japanese-language ebooks in January, with a selection of 80,000 titles from publishers including Kadokawa, Shogakukan, and Kodansha. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Surprisingly, Apple leads Brazil's ebook sales, but by 2014 Amazon should dominate, with Kobo, Google, Saraiva and others behind. We explain why. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Doris Kearns Goodwin talks about her book 'Team of Rivals,' and what it was like to see her work come to life in Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen is linking up with consumer insight company Kantar Worldpanel in an association that will... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the heart of the debate between publishers and libraries over ebook pricing and lending is a simple question: do libraries increase book sales or cannibalize them? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Korea, Indonesia and Turkey are well positioned to take advantage of the growing interesting in developing book markets from Western publishers in coming years. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chinese authorities have started investigating Amazon’s methods of selling ebooks in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New York Times has partnered with Byliner and Vook to publish original ebooks between 10,000 and 20,000 words and designed to be read in one sitting. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European Union regulators ended an antitrust probe into ebook prices after Apple and other publishers offered to abandon the possibility of pricing agreements that would have hindered Amazon selling ebooks more cheaply than their rivals. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New York Times is getting into the ebooks business through partnerships with digital publishers Byliner and Vook. The Times will up to 12 original e-singles through Byliner on a variety of topics including culture, sports, business, science, and health. The first Byliner title, "Snow Fall:... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2012-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A week after Apple opened the Russian iTunes Store, users can now download books and movies from the Russian Google Play Store. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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