Is it the Best of Times or the Worst of Times for Journalism? Yes (GigaOM) Library eBooks: The Role of Libraries in the Book Discovery Process (Sourcebooks) The Cover That Launced a Thousand iBookstore Sales (GalleyCat) In Nook, Microsoft Sees… Read More

What is the right price for an indie eBook? The most common price for an indie eBook published through the self-publishing platform Smashwords is $2.99. This is according to the company’s second annual Smashwords survey which analyzed more than $12… Read More

What is the right price for an indie eBook? The most common price for an indie eBook published through the self-publishing platform Smashwords is $2.99. This is according to the company’s second annual Smashwords survey which analyzed more than $12… Read More

The current eBook market has been in place over five years. Amazon basically created it with the introduction of Kindle in Fall 2007.  Others have followed but Amazon continues to hold over 65% of the US market. B&N Nook; Apple… Read More

Publishers seem to be warming to the idea of selling ebooks through iOS apps through in-app purchasing. Oceanhouse Media, for instance, is inching closer to setting up such a service for users of its Dr. Seuss app.[Press Release]Library app … Read More

In 2012, Brazil became the latest battleground for the big international ebooksellers. Ebook sales have since skyrocketed, with Apple in the early lead ahead of Amazon.… Read More

Defiance: The Essential Guide by is today’s Free eBook of the Day. The guide by Syfy and Trion Worlds is an interactive companion to the TV series. The eBook features 3D animations, an alien language translator, digital postcards, and game… Read More

PressBooks, a company that offers an online toolset for self-publishing, has partnered with BookBaby to help authors distribute their titles in eBook stores. Thanks to the partnership, authors can create their eBooks online, manage all of the design and production… Read More

Just last month Digital Book World debuted DBW U, an online education program. In DBW U’s self-paced courses students will learn from some of digital publishing’s most recognized experts on their own schedule.We’re aiming to help prepare digital publishing professionals… Read More

Apple has had a busy week, while dealing with the US Patent and Trademark Office and trying to register new innovations. They were granted a total of 48 patents and also published several patent applications. Those include vibration functionality for… Read More

[Announcement] Babette Cole starts e-book publishing company to aid children’s reading in a digital age… Children’s author Babette Cole, best known for her books Princess Smartypants, Dr Dog, and Mummy Laid an Egg, has set up a digital publishing company, Read More

Monster Offers™ to Deliver Daily Deals, Offers & GPS “Buzzed” Deals in WOWIO eBooks (via PR Newswire) Companies partner to integrate deal flow into WOWIO eBooks, Comics, and digital properties LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Monster Offers™… Read More

Digital Book World launched DBW U today, an online education destination for the digital publishing industry. DBW U’s introductory course is titled Straight-Text EPUB and will teach students how to develop straight text content for iBooks, Kindle, Nook and others.… Read More

Episode 98 – Tim Cooper Special Guest Tim Cooper of Consulting Garage News Amazon SNAFUs an iOS update ebooks are selling well Wiley Cuts B&N really splitting? Book Review aggregation New ereader coming out in Germany iBooks updated to 3.1.… Read More