YUDU Media has just released a whitepaper report on the rise of ebooks and suggests that electronic tablets may spell the end for dedicated ebook readers. The full report can be read here. Press Release from YUDU Media: New YUDU Research Report Finds That Tablets Are Usurping e-Readers as Reading Device of Choice for Consumers Research Provides Detailed Insight…
iPads in the Classroom in Ireland
Image via Wikipedia County Mayo in Ireland is set to take the lead in introducing ereaders to the classroom. St Coleman’s College in Claremorris, Co Mayo, will introduce the Apple iPad this September to all of its 90 first year students on an optional basis instead of students lugging heavy school bags filled with books.…
Author Barry Eisler Announces His Deal with Amazon’s Thomas & Mercer Imprint
He gave St. Martin’s Press the two fingers when he claimed the publisher offered him a two-book $500,000 deal earlier this year, and instead chose to publish his last book through Amazon’s Kindle. During an interview with Idea Logical’s Mike Shatzkin at today’s Publishers Launch Conference (part of Book Expo America), bestselling suspense author Barry…
World eReading Congress – So Cordially Invited… | FutureBook
World eReading Congress – So Cordially Invited… | FutureBook: This is a laser-sharp summary of the World eReading Congress by Darren Laws writing in The Bookseller‘s blog, FutureBook, and well worth a read. “The content of the day seemed hell bent on not rocking the boat until Cliff Conneighton from Elastic Path Software presented. Conneighton…
Are Publishers Ignoring The Goldrush? | Declan Burke – Irish Times
Irish author and journalist Declan Burke took the unusual step of buying back the rights to his debut novel from his publisher. Just three days later he published it in ebook for the Kindle. This morning he writes in the Irish Times about his experience and asks whether publishers are ignoring the digital publishing goldrush.…
Three truths that publishers should try to understand about readers | TeleRead
This is a terrific piece by Joanna over on TeleRead called ‘Three truths that publishers should try to understand about readers.‘ I particularly agree with her point about publishers needing to understand the shift between bookstores as customer and the reader as customer. “The big shift that ebooks are bringing to the market is not necessarily the…
Do I really need a separate ISBN for my e-book? | Publishing Basics
Do I really need a separate ISBN for my e-book? This is probably one of the most asked; least understood questions out there in the self-publishing world today. Technically you not only need an ISBN but you need a different ISBN for each format your ebook is being offered. If you are offering your book…
POD, Self-Publishing & Independent Publishing Now on Kindle Edition
POD, Self-Publishing & Independent Publishing will be available as a Kindle Blog Edition in the coming days. The editions will be delivered daily and wirelessly to any Kindle owner via Amazon. Unlike our normal RSS reader feeds, the Kindle Blog Edition will provide full content and images, rather than headlines and parsed previews. Readers of…
Leaner, Meaner and Faster iPad 2 Unveiled by Apple
Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, today unveiled the second generation iPad 2 at a press launch in San Francisco. The new iPad 2 tablet is a completely new model rather than just a revamp or improvement on last year’s device. The iPad 2 will ship in the US from March 11th, and worldwide in 26 countries…
iPad 2 Set To Be Unveiled March 2nd
According to a number of technology sites, Apple has begun sending out industry and press invites for an event on March 2nd with a growing consensus that it will be the announcement of Apple’s iPad 2 generation. Gizmodo speculate on what new features the 2nd generation iPad device might have. The event will take place next…