A list of special offers and discounts offered in an effort to mitigate the impact of the new coronavirus on the book publishing industry and related communities. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#covid-19 updates
#special offers
#book publishing
Joining a growing list of services that offer real-time video chat capabilities, Shindig is a recently launched platform that authors and publishers can use to replicate the book tour experience online. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#growing list
Wow. Judge Denise Cote certainly knows how to put a spring in the step of mega corporations. Mere days have passed since she ordered HarperCollins to let retailers to set their own ebook prices, and yet already Kindle bestsellers from that publisher are selling for around $9.99 -- in some cases... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#give retailers
#ebook prices
#mere days
#list price
#simon schuster
#justice department
A new scheme to sell ebooks through schools could benefit school libraries, according to Bilbary... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#sell ebooks
Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette Livre and Macmillan owner Verlugsgruppe Georg von... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#eu investigation
#simon schuster
#hachette livre
Amazon has also begun piloting a UK discounted daily deals website, AmazonLocal, to rival sites... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#rival sites
We'd say it's about time. Although it's almost two years late to the party, Barnes & Noble is responding to Amazon's Kindle for the Web with Nook for Web. Much like its counterpart across the virtual aisle, the Nook web edition lets readers browse free samples and whole books entirely from a... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#full circle
#barnes noble
#online store
#native apps
According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, 62 percent of respondents didn't know whether or not their local library had ebooks. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ebook offerings
#local library
Amazon on Thursday released updates to the Kindle app for iOS, along with the Kindle Cloud Reader Web app. The updates add in support for children's books. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#kindle app
Amazon has a bit of good news today for those that have opted for its least expensive e-reader. The company has just begun rolling out a new software update that brings with it a new reading font that's said to be "higher contrast and crisper" for an even more "paper-like reading experience."... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#reading experience
#restrict access
#web browser
#kindle store
#source link
The Booksellers Association's chief executive Tim Godfray has said Kobo, Anobii and Hive will... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#high street
#booksellers association
A start-up digital textbook platform has agreed terms with 12 publishers ahead of a 1st September... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#agreed terms
#1st september
Members of the Amazon Prime subscription program will be able to read "Harry Potter'' ebooks for free through the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, a move intended to encourage consumers to buy Kindle devices. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#harry potter
#kindle owners
#lending library
April 27th is nearly upon us, heralding the arrival of the Kindle Touch in Europe. Before that happens, Amazon's pushed out a software update packed with language support for the continent, landscape mode and text-to-speech, amongst others. You can manually download version 5.1.0 now or wait for... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#kindle touch
#permalinkthe verge
The Justice Department has formally decided to sue Apple, Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillian, Penguin and Simon & Schuster over alleged ebook price-rigging. Apple and Macmillian have already denied any wrongdoing, saying that the agreements were enhancing competition in an industry... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#sell books
#previously believed
#favored nation
#fascinating reading
Lonely Planet is launching two new ebook series, one offering guidance to the enjoyable... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#lonely planet
#ebook series
Google has announced a new way for online news publishers to gate access to their premium content, by requiring would-be readers to fill in a survey first. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#monetize content
#premium content
Amazon has started pushing out an over-the-air update that'll bring a slew of new features to its budget Kindle Fire tablet. Topping the list of upgrades is new sharing functionality that makes it possible for readers to send passages and notes from within the comfort of a book via social... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#social networks
#full rundown
#source link
Waterstones launched a new Buy One Get One Half Price (BOGOHP) promotional offer on selected... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Next month, Marvel Comics will release a new application to add content enhanced with augmented reality to some of its comic books. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#marvel comics
#augmented reality
#comic books
Fan of reading, you maverick you? Well if you're rocking an Android device, head on over to the Market Google Play and hit update on that Kindle app, as the online retailer from the Northwest has some fresh bits waiting for you. New today is access to a bevy of illustrated content -- like... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#online retailer
#comic books
#email address
#added bonus
#originally appeared