Apple blasts ebook price fix monitor for fee extortion
Apple is protesting against the court-appointed antitrust monitor it was forced to pay for as part of the guilty ebook price-fixing verdict, arguing that the lawyer selected is extortionate in his...
View ArticleSony Reader Store shutting down in late March
Sony recently announced they would be selling off the VAIO brand, however it seems that is not the only change in the works. A more recent announcement deals with Sony's … Continue reading
View ArticleAmazon grabs comiXology for digital comics
Amazon has acquired comiXology, the digital comic service, aiming to bring graphic novels to a broader audience familiar with Kindle. Offering more than 50,000 titles from publishers like Marvel, DC, …...
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Barnes & Noble spins off Nook division
After sourcing outside entities to make their hardware, Barnes & Noble is now spinning of the Nook division from the company proper. They’re going to pursue having the Nook division spinoff into a...
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Amazon Kindle Unlimited all-you-can-eat ebooks leaks
Amazon is readying a new ebook and audiobook subscription service that would offer unlimited access to hundreds of thousands of titles for a monthly fee, according to some prematurely-spotted product...
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Kindle Unlimited launches as Amazon tries ebook subscriptions
Kindle Unlimited, Amazon's all-you-can-eat ebook subscription service, has officially launched, with more than 600,000 books that Kindle ereader and app users can choose from. Priced at $9.99 per...
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Kindle Unlimited earmarks $800k extra for self-publishers
Amazon will increase its fund for self-publishers agreeing to loan their ebooks by $800,000 this month, the retailer has confirmed, predicting an uptick in downloads with the launch of the Kindle...
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Amazon on Hachette debacle: “A key objective is lower e-book prices”
As everyone and their neighbor speculated, at the core of Amazon's spat with Hachette is its mission to get lower ebook prices. In a statement on the Kindle forums today, the company directly addressed...
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Google, Barnes & Noble will now bring you books on the fly
If you live in one of three major metropolitan areas of the US, and just happen to be an avid reader, we’ve got great news for you. Google is partnering with Barnes & Noble to bring you same-day...
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Amazon, Hachette, collateral damage, and you
A group of authors published open letter , wherein they detail their objections to the protracted assault Amazon has levied against Hachette. In response, Amazon published their own line of reasoning...
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Study shows reading on Kindle is less effective than paperback
Ereaders and the growing number of textbooks available in digital form have transformed the way students study, and with them come many perks: digital books are often cheaper than their physical...
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HarperCollins now uses invisible watermarks to combat ebook piracy
Battling piracy has proven difficult, but that hasn't yet stopped companies from trying, and as such it isn't surprising that a couple publishers have turned to a new option in an effort to pinpoint...
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Adobe Digital Editions caught calling home with user logs
Home and mobile users might be more familiar with Adobe's Acrobat software for reading PDFs, but those who live on ebooks, particular in the EPUB format, also live in another program called Adobe...
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Kindle Voyage Review: Ereader Royalty
The ebook didn’t kill the paperback, and Amazon is counting on the fact that not only hasn’t the tablet killed the ereader, but that there’s still room for a premium model in the shape of the Kindle...
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Amazon tipped in multi-year ebook deal with Simon & Schuster
Amazon's negotiations with publishing companies don't often go smoothly (nor has it always gone smoothly with videos), something that has been demonstrated by the months of tussles between it and...
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Scribd Audiobooks: expanding beyond Amazon
The team behind Scribd want to make their service as accessible as possible. To do this, they've seen it necessary to expand beyond the Kindle - to move past the Amazon environment. To do this, they've...
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Amazon, Hachette settle their dispute
Suddenly, and without much of the fanfare the actual dispute had, Amazon and Hachette have settled their differences. The two companies announced Thursday morning they’ve signed a new multi-year...
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Kindle Unlimited subscribers buy more books, says Nielsen
Last summer, Amazon introduced its Kindle Unlimited subscription ebook service, something that gives users access to hundreds of thousands of books for a flat rate via their Kindle. The benefits are...
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Kindle Convert turns your scans into proper ebooks
During that magical transition period from physical music discs to digital files, you likely bought your first MP3 player and then stared down the massive pile of CDs filling your bookcase. Thus came...
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Idea to App book review; first base for iOS app creation
Building an app starts with a concept, and idea, a vision. If you don’t have a guiding light in mind, you’re just doing. That isn’t necessarily creating. Idea to App: The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to...
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Kobo Glo HD wants to speed Kindle Voyage’s final journey
Kobo is looking to spank Amazon where it hurts, launching the Kobo Glo HD ereader with the same e-paper display as the Kindle Voyage, but dramatically undercutting it on price. Set to hit shelves from...
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Oyster launches eBook store to take you beyond subscriptions
Those who like to read digitally have likely heard of Oyster, the monthly subscription service geared towards avid readers. At $9.99/month, getting the most out of Oyster is easy if you read one or...
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Google’s new ‘Literata’ font makes ebooks beautiful
You expect different fonts in the books you read than on the Web pages you read, and so it is common for some fonts to only be found in books -- they're tailored for the long-form reading experience,...
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Amazon Echo now reads your Audible audiobooks
Amazon has added audiobook reading to its Echo personal assistant, allowing the pillar-like speaker to regale owners with Audible ebooks. The update is the latest in a series of improvements to Echo...
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Amazon to start paying authors by number of pages read
It seems that the world's largest e-book seller-sometimes-publisher might be turning the market on its head. Word has gotten out that Amazon will be changing the rules of the game when it come to books...
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Hoopla strikes digital deal with DC Comics
Earlier this month, Marvel and Amazon struck a deal that resulted in more than 12,000 comic books arriving on the Kindle store. Following that, DC Comics has announced a similar deal with Hoopla. Last...
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Apple’s e-book price fixing suit appeal fails
The Second US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan has decided that Apple's "conspiracy among the publishers to raise e-book prices" verdict will be upheld. The trial began all the way back in June of...
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Oyster “Netlfix for ebooks” is shutting down soon
Sometimes, it takes an upstart startup to shake up an industry and force spur moving giants into action. But sometimes, those startups don't get to fully experience the fruits of their herculean...
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Hoopla strikes deal with Dark Horse Comics
Hoopla has announced a new deal with Dark Horse Comics, bringing some of the publisher’s titles to its own digital service. This follows similar deals Hoopla has struck with other publisher, first with...
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Check your Amazon account for a surprise from Apple today
If you're an Amazon customer who has bought ebooks in the past, you might have a pleasant surprise waiting for you in your account today as the retail behemoth starts delivering Apple credits. The...
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With Kindle PageFlip, Amazon brings skimming to ebooks
Ebooks have made it easier to carry a library's worth of novels and textbooks, and now Amazon's new Page Flip feature for Kindle adds a virtual finger to temporarily hold your place. If you've ever...
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New Nook on the way from Barnes & Noble, possibly with Google Play support
It’s been some time since we’ve heard about a new Nook e-reader device. That’s because book retailer Barnes & Noble stopped making the tablet directly, instead licensing the brand to other...
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Scribd calls it quits on comics in less than a year
Let’s be honest. It may have not been the perfect pairing in the first place. Except to its faithful fans, or what’s left of them after this, Scribd is perhaps best known for sharing documents, papers,...
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Microsoft to get its own ebook store in Windows 10 update
Microsoft has almost matched its platform rivals Google and Apple in most digital content save for one. While it already does apps, games, videos, and music, it so far hasn’t done digital books yet....
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Windows 10 Creators Update e-book store is official
Well that was quick. After it was leaked early on, Microsoft has now revealed what’s in store for Windows Insiders in Build 15014, which will eventually be incorporated in April’s Windows 10 Creators...
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“Fist of the North Star” ebook tries hard to be a paperback
Ebooks have been around for around a decade now and although they have become a force to be reckoned with, they never really made paper books go extinct. Especially in Japan, where, unlike their...
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This Amazon Kindle deal is a $30 saving we’re all over
Amazon has cut the price of two of its most popular Kindle ereaders, in a one-day deal that brings the cost of entry to under fifty bucks. Although Amazon offers Kindle apps as free downloads for iOS,...
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Kobo Nia is a new entry-level backlit eReader
Being confined indoors most of the time has resulted in a rise in the consumption of digital content but it isn’t just videos and games that have suddenly become even more popular than ever before....
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PocketBook InkPad Color 7.8-inch eReader is now available
eBook readers like the Amazon Kindle, Kobo, and the Barnes & Noble Nook have been highly praised for their simplicity and benefits to the eyes because of their use of e-paper displays or EPDs....
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Kobo Sage and Libra 2 add Bluetooth for wireless audiobook listening
Despite the prevalence of tablets like the iPad mini and smartphones with gigantic screens, there is still a thriving market for eBook readers. In fact, that market has grown considerably in the past...
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