ePubDirect Offers Irish School Own Ebook Platform

ePubDirect has developed a proprietary digital ebook platform especially for its local primary school, St. Columba’s, in Cork, Ireland. The post ePubDirect Offers Irish School Own Ebook Platform appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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School librarians in running for top award

Three school librarians have been shortlisted for the School Library Association's school... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo Inks Exclusive Deal to Offer Reading Eggs E-books

E-book retailer Kobo has reached an agreement with Blake eLearning to sell the company’s interactive Reading Eggs kids’ ebooks through the Kobo Kids’ Store. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's war on ebooks, LG's G Watch R and other stories you might've missed

This week, we reviewed the HTC One for Windows, investigated Amazon's controversial ebook-pricing model, played around with Hyperlapse, learned about LG's G Watch R and more! Read on for Engadget's news highlights from the last seven days. Oh, and... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Germaine Greer: ebooks 'should cost pennies'

Writer Germaine Greer has said that ebooks should “cost pennies” and accused people... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How to Establish Robust Trade in Emerging Ebook Markets

For an ebook distributor to succeed in a developing market they need to adapt to methodologies, in particular payment mechanisms, already prevalent in that market. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mobile Startup Offers Magazine Subscriptions Via Text Message

Boku, a mobile payments company that works with Facebook and Sony, thinks text messaging can help magazine publishers boost their subscription revenue.If nothing else, it might cut down on the number of subscription notices -- otherwise known as "blow in" cards -- tucked inside magazines.The San... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AUDIO: How much should an ebook cost?

The US online retailer Amazon and French publisher Hachette are arguing over the cost of ebooks to those buying the products for their tablets and machines. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Huddle unveils secure publishing platform

Most organizations share or publish files in some form or another, whether internally or externally, but once content is out there it's difficult to know who's reading it or how it's being used. The latest product announcement from cloud collaboration specialist Huddle addresses this by... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books Offer Spiritual Help in Cancer Fight

More than a million people in the U.S. get cancer each year, so it’s no wonder religion publishers across the spectrum are offering books on the topic, aiming to comfort, inspire, and motivate change. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liberio review: Turn your Google Docs into a published ebook

Now that eBooks have enabled anyone to be a published author, more would-be scribes are submitting their work directly through digital storefronts like Kindle Direct Publishing. Yet even with this radical change in the book industry, the e-publishing process is hardly simple. In fact the... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell's donates rare book to Glasgow School of Art

Blackwell’s has donated a rare book to help rebuild the Glasgow School of Art’s (GSA... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Engadget Daily: Amazon's war on ebooks, Ralph Lauren's smart shirt and more!

Today, we break down Amazon's controversial ebook-pricing model, learn about Ralph Lauren's smart shirt for athletes, anticipate LG's round-faced G Watch R and more! Read on for Engadget's news highlights from the last 24 hours. ... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Florida university lets students buy titles for its ebook-only library

It's not uncommon for libraries to offer ebooks in addition to dead-tree copies, but the newly opened Florida Polytechnic University takes its digital tome offerings a lot more seriously. The institution has decided to completely forego stocking its... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EducaTablet: Latin America’s New Mobile-centric K-12 Content Platform

EducaTablet has launched a digital-content ecosystem where Latin American students can access textbooks from major publishers, in Spanish and English, online and off. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What you need to know about Amazon's fight with ebook publishers

Unless you've been living in a book-free cave, you may have heard that retail giant Amazon and book publisher Hachette are having a little tiff. It's all about digital versions of books -- so-called ebooks -- and it boils down to this: Amazon wants... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'No flattening' in Dutch-language ebook market

Second-quarter 2014 data collected by leading Dutch distributor CB Logistics indicates a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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eBooks come in many different formats, and while some are easy to read anywhere (PDF, DOCX) others can be much trickier to handle outside of your regular reader (FB2, PDB). If that’s a problem, you might like to try TEBookConverter, a portable tool for Windows which converts these more awkward... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blurb Teams with Ingram; Offers More Trade Services

Blurb, the POD self-publishing platform, announced a global print distribution partnership with Ingram, new trim-size and wholesale discounts and lower-priced print production costs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When publishers’ platform dreams become nightmares

Publishers are discovering that giving contributors the keys to their publishing platforms often opens up a host of new issues. The post When publishers’ platform dreams become nightmares appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon.de: 'Bonnier is charging too much for ebooks'

Amazon's German division has responded to criticism from close to 1,200 authors over its... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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