Not exact matches
Amazon mentioned in an
earlier press
release that five fiction authors, Charlaine Harris, Stieg Larsson, Stephenie Meyer, James Patterson, and Nora Roberts, have sold over 500,000 Kindle
eBooks each.
Unfortunately, a report that was
released earlier this year showed that one way publishers are looking into protecting authors is to ban off - site or remote
ebook lending, thereby requiring patrons to come into their local libraries in order to borrow
ebooks, essentially destroying one of the key advantages to e-reading, namely, the portability and anywhere access to
ebooks.
But a new study conducted
earlier this month from Princeton Survey Research Associates International and
released by Pew Internet shows that book reading is on the rise,
ebooks are doing just fine,... [Read more...]
But a new study conducted
earlier this month from Princeton Survey Research Associates International and
released by Pew Internet shows that book reading is on the rise,
ebooks are doing just fine, and the majority of US readers read at least one print book last year.
Lothlorien actually
released two versions of the same
ebook earlier this year when she republished her Sleeping Beauty to veer off into an alternate ending, allowing fans to opt for which ending they felt best about; interestingly, Lothlorien is also
releasing the same title as an erotica
ebook with the same plotlines and characters but with the romantic element punched up for fans who look for a little more detail in their titles.
«Mile 81,» a novella to be
released by King
early next month through his publisher's website, Simon & Schuster, is King's first - ever
ebook - only title.
The National Gallery in London has now
released its own enhanced
ebook to coincide with its showing of Titian's painting based on the mythological poetry of Ovid
earlier this year.
Kobo's German store will be launching in
early October and can be found at www.kobobooks.de with German - language best sellers, the hottest new
releases and classics that are part of the 80,000 title German
eBook library.
Early in the week, Library Journal and NetGalley announced that LJ would be including reviews of
ebook only
releases in Xpress Reviews, starting with romance.
Earlier this year, Author Earnings
released a report showing Amazon is far and away the leader, with more than 80 percent of English - language
eBook sales worldwide — both indie and traditionally - published — and 91 Continue reading «Choices for Publishing, 2017 Edition»
Currently, the
ebooks can be downloaded and read on smartphones or on iOS and Android tablets through the dedicated reading app, but
earlier this year DangDang made hopeful forward looking announcements about
releasing its own e-reader device in
early 2012.
One of the greatest adoptions in the
early days of digital publishing came quietly from publishers who were reluctant at first to put their new
releases into
ebook form, but were more than willing to use the «experimental» reading technology for their out - of - print and backlist titles.
Data Conversion Laboratory issued a press
release earlier this week that indicates that reading consumers are speaking out against poorly formatted and error - ridden
ebooks, sometimes even those works that have been commercially produced through major publishing houses.
Scholastic, Inc., the children's publishing mainstay who
earlier this year announced its upcoming venture into
ebook sales for its widely popular school book clubs, will be
releasing installments of a new 39 Clues book over the Christmas holidays in digital format.
Overdrive, the digital media supplier to libraries nationwide issued a statement noting the astronomical price increase: «As announced yesterday *, Hachette Digital is raising prices on its currently available library
eBook catalog (roughly 3,500 titles with
release dates of April 2010 and
earlier) effective Oct. 1, 2012.
Also, I am sorry to say that I don't have any new
releases planned for the next several months; however, I do plan to
release several
ebook - only complete series box sets, including the much awaited box set of Tournament of the Gods, which is scheduled for a late February /
early March
release date.
The
early hype surrounding Google
ebooks indicated that it would be a pure web - based service but in its version 1.0
release, Google, like its competitors, has taken the app route for mobile devices such as the iPhone, iPad and Android devices.
Along the way, we can expect to see new
release bestsellers offered again at prices under $ 10 in the Kindle Store, with prices falling to the $ 4 to $ 8 range after books have been available for several months, and hundreds of thousands of
ebooks and many future bestsellers priced at under $ 4, with many of these highlighted through the promotional programs noted
earlier.
But we do know that back in
early 2013 both Amazon and Barnes & Noble separately issued press
releases announcing that self - published indie
ebooks made up more than 25 % of units sold.
But
early last year, intrigued by success stories with Amazon's Kindle store, he decided to
release a collection of his short stories as an
ebook without the aid of a publisher.
Organizing books can be difficult because there is no option to create customized folders for organizing
ebooks and documents (Amazon is reportedly working on a firmware update for this feature that is supposed to be
released in
early 2010).
OverDrive broke the news to its customers in an email on September 13, stating that «Hachette will be raising its
eBook prices on October 1, 2012 on their currently available
eBook catalog (~ 3,500
eBook titles with
release dates of April 2010 and
earlier).
These promotional
ebooks usually are
earlier titles in a series that has a new entry either coming out soon or just
released, and the promotion typically lasts from a few days to a few weeks.
Interestingly, Chinese Amazon store will be
releasing a new
eBook about Google talents
early next month.
At the same time, one of Lee's traditional print publishing partners has
released ebooks of two of his
earlier books, with Lee getting 20 % of the net sales.
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Last week news started to spread that Adobe Digital Editions version 4.0 —
released about a month
earlier in September — was actually an overactive and prolific snitch, reporting back to Adobe on a daily basis about every
ebook title you downloaded, every ereader device you used, every page you skipped to, and even at what time, location and in what order.
Last week news started to spread that Adobe Digital Editions version 4.0 —
released about a month
earlier in September — was actually an overactive and prolific snitch, reporting back to Adobe on a daily basis about every
ebook title you downloaded, every ereader device you used, every page... [more]