Verdict: 4 Stars Ever since the explosive growth in digital publishing, romance fans have shown themselves to be some of the most voracious consumers of ebooks. The books are quick and fun to read and they often follow a formula that mimics the emotions and expectations of the reader: two characters meet, are cold to [...]
eBook Review: Tallie’s Hero by Sara Luck is a post from: E-Reader News
During the last week, the biggest news item was Sony finally releasing its latest e-reader, the PRS-T2. It features more social media integration via Evernote and Facebook. The Bas Group has also launched a new device, called the Bebook Pure. In this weekly roundup we check out the most important news stories over the course [...]
Good e-Reader Week in Review – Aug 13th to Aug 17th 2012 is a post from: E-Reader News
One of the key flaws of the US educational system as identified among teachers and parents is the constant feeling of disjointedness when it comes to new curricula; add that to the fact that each state gets to determine its own curriculum, yet the test scores of the entire nation are compared to those of [...]
ebrary Provides Content Aligned with Common Core Standards is a post from: E-Reader News
A couple of new ebook titles have been added to the Harry Potter collection this week over on the Pottermore website, the one and only place to buy official Harry Potter ebooks. The two new ebooks were written by J.K. Rowling herself and are Hogwarts L…
GoodeReader reported last week on digital textbook developer Kno, who initially entered the digital sales realm in devices, but quickly realized the potential for developing content that isn’t available elsewhere. At Kno’s recent launch of a dashboard and pricing schedule that makes it possible for parents of public school students to purchase digital editions of [...]
Students Return to School with Kno for Android is a post from: E-Reader News
Pocket Books, a well-known paperback division of publishing mainstay Simon & Schuster, operated as two separate imprints for years, Pocket Books and Pocket Star, in order to avail itself of the opportunity to place more authors’ works in front of the right audiences. But in early 2012, Pocket Star adapted its previous print-only business model [...]
Pocket Star Launches As Digital-First Imprint is a post from: E-Reader News
Wiley & Sons announced that they would be selling off key pieces of the publishing family that no longer pertained to their long term vision, notably the travel assets and the Frommer’s line of travel guides. The sale is reported between $23 and $25 million and will include the Frommer’s website as well, although Google [...]
Google to Acquire Frommer’s from Wiley is a post from: E-Reader News
While current science fiction writers are enjoying the wealth of opportunities that digital publishing affords its authors, last week’s opening of the New York City brick-and-mortar bookstore Singularity & Co. is doing more than giving authors a platform for their new works. Rather, it aims to revive out of print and lost titles through ebook [...]
Singularity & Co. is Saving Sci-Fi Through Digital Publishing is a post from: E-Reader News
BiblioCrunch, who launched earlier this year as a way for indie authors to let those in the industry bid on their projects for cover designing, editing, formatting, and more, has arranged a series of MeetUp events for everyone connected to the industry. The first of these events was held last week in New York, and [...]
BiblioCrunch’s MeetUp for Self-Publishing is a post from: E-Reader News
