eBooks news from FierceContentManagement
NewsPew: U.S. tablet and eBook reader ownership jumps
Recent data released by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that eBook reader and tablet ownership increased dramatically over the holidays driven by cheaper offerings from Amazon and Read more...
NBC News expands its eBook business
This week NBC announced that it would be expanding its eBook business by creating eBooks based on current events, as well as documentaries, trends, biographies and profiles. Previously it had created Read more...
Amazon says it sells millions of Kindles
Amazon came out with its annual post-holiday sales press release last week, and as you might imagine, it's all great news for them. For starters, Amazon stated it was the best holiday ever for the Read more...
Amazon news: Public library integration for Kindle and eBook rental rumor
Amazon announced last week it was launching a program with 11,000 public libraries where Kindle owners can borrow electronic books--just as they can physical books--to read on the Kindle. In Read more...
Big week for eReaders with news from Amazon, B&N and Sony
What a week it's been in the eReader market. Left for dead by some (including me), the eReader market has continued to thrive in spite of the more than 28 million iPads sold to date. In fact, in the Read more...
Borders files for bankruptcy
The Wall Street Journal reported that Borders Group, Inc, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday and will close 30 percent of its stores shortly. Borders Group owns Borders, the book store Read more...
Kindle update includes real page numbers
Amazon.com announced an early preview of a Kindle software update that includes real page numbers, on its Kindle web page this week. This may not sound like much on its face, but it enables readers Read more...
Kindle introduces lending
Last week Kindle quietly introduced eBook lending on the Amazon website. It's up to the publisher whether to allow lending, and the maximum lending period is 14 days. You can share the book Read more...
Seth Godin unveils new publishing venture
Last week, Seth Godin, released his new publishing vision called The Domino Project. Some months ago, Godin announced he was leaving his publisher and going his own way. At the time, I was skeptical Read more...
New NOOKcolor more tablet than eBook Reader
On Tuesday, Barnes & Noble introduced an upgraded Nook called NOOKcolor, that looks more like a tablet ready to compete with the iPad than an eBook Reader taking on the Amazon Kindle. The Read more...
| Press Releasesebrary Ships New Mobile App and Facebook Sign-in, Announces Global Student E-book Survey and Title Source 3 IntegrationFull press releases are available at www.ebrary.com PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ebrary®, a ProQuest business and leading provider of e-books and research technology, made several key Read more >> ebrary Ships New Mobile App for Accessing Authoritative Content from Multiple Sources, Enables Facebook Sign-InResearchers now have optimized access to e-books, content uploaded by their library with DASH!, and their own personal documents on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS Read more >> Tipard's iPhone 4 Transfer Follows the Pace of iPhone 4SBEIJING, Nov. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The release of iPhone 4S could be seen as pioneering. Now you can use your voice to use your iPhone. Just talk to Siri as you would to a person. Siri not Read more >> Blurb Launches Beautiful ebooks for the iPadA game-changer: creating visually rich ebooks at the click of a buttonSAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Blurb, the creative publishing platform, today announced their first step into the Read more >> New Release of iPublishCentral Platform Features Expanded Support for Delivering eBooks to Mobile DevicesiPublishCentral 3.2 from Impelsys delivers “Bookshelf as an App” on the iPhone and Android-based smartphones and tablets NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Impelsys, a global leader in providing electronic Read more >> |
