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Rejoice! Kindle Previewer v2.91 Improves Ebooks for iOS
One valuable tool for ebook developers is Kindle Previewer (KP), a free utility Amazon provides that allows us to proof ebooks for the Kindle platform. Amazon recently released an update for the...
View ArticleAmazon Releases New Kindle App for iOS 7
[Press Email] We just released a major update to our Kindle for iOS app. The app is optimized for iOS 7 and features an all-new new design, as well as Collections, which make it easy for customers to...
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The Best Apps For Reading Ebooks on the iPad for Power Readers
I am what the book industry calls a “power reader.” I read a lot of books (at least 300 a year), and I read them quickly. With that sort of intake, using an e-reading app that I like is important;...
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Tablets Reign as Digital Platform for Children
By Beth Bacon The tablet is now the leading device for e-reading among children, according to a recent report from PlayCollective and Digital Book World. In the past six months, tablets have overtaken...
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App Annie Launches Ebooks Analytics Dashboard
App Annie, a data and analytics platform for apps, is moving into the ebook business. The company has launched a series of tools publishers can use to track ebook sales across stores and to measure the...
View ArticleAmazon Launches Digital Literary Journal, ‘Day One’
Related: Learn more about what’s really going on at Amazon at Digital Book World 2014 where nearly a half day of programming is devoted to the world’s leading bookseller. More: Why Is Competing With...
View ArticleAmazon’s New ‘Countdown’ Deals to Pressure Readers Into Buying Kindle Exclusives
A clock counting down the time left on a specific deal on Kindle-exclusive books could help push readers to “buy now” at lower prices. [Press Release] Introducing “Kindle Countdown Deals”—Limited-Time...
View ArticleAmazon Offers Independent Bookstores Opportunity to Sell Kindle Readers, Ebooks
A new program from Amazon offers independent bookstores the opportunity to retail Kindle devices and reap the benefits of ebooks sold through them in the future. The program, dubbed Amazon Source,...
View ArticleAmazon Launches Kindle Store in Australia
[Press Release] Amazon Launches Australian Kindle Store The new Australian Kindle Store offers over 2 million eBooks sold in Australian dollars, the most English language best sellers including 9 of...
View ArticleAmazon Wants You to Personalize Your Kindle
[Press Release] Amazon Introduces Personalized Kindle Accessories Customers can now upload their own photos or choose from hundreds of images and patterns, including Amazon-exclusive designs, to create...
View ArticleAmazon to Deeply Discount Popular Ebook Hits for Holidays
[Press Release] Amazon Announces 12 Days of Deals in Books 12 days of book deals kicks off today with Amazon’s pick for Best Book of the Year: Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch, available for $2.99 on...
View ArticleAmazon Breaks Kindle Sales Record Over Holiday Weekend
[Press Release] Record Holiday Shopping Weekend for Kindle This holiday shopping weekend is the best ever for Kindle Fire tablets and Kindle e-readers December 04, 2013 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time...
View ArticleKindle Sales Drives Dan Brown’s Inferno to Top of Amazon’s Best-Sellers in 2013
Out of the top twenty best-selling books on Amazon, only one had more print sales than Kindle sales through the world’s leading print- and e-bookseller: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by...
View ArticleEbook Buyers Are Loyal to Specific Retailers, Especially Kindle, iBooks and...
The walls are indeed high and hard to climb for readers living in the ebook retail walled gardens of Kindle, Nook and iBooks, according to new data from Codex Group, a New York-based book industry...
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Some Differences Between Ebooks, Enhanced Ebooks, And Apps
A digital storybook in app format by Sourcebooks.Digital storybooks for children come in many flavors: ebooks, enhanced ebooks and apps. What’s the difference between the three? They each offer...
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Author Earnings Data Supports DBW Findings
Hugh Howey unveiled his Author Earnings report this week to significant buzz. But the data doesn’t contradict what Digital Book World and Writer’s Digest have discovered about the publishing landscape...
View ArticleBlog Platform for Book Lovers BookLikes Integrates With Kindle
[Press Release]BookLikes, free and independent blog platform designed for book lovers, introduces reading progress synchronization for Amazon Kindle.Book lovers use BookLikes to share their reading...
View ArticleAmazon Gets Into Living Rooms With Amazon Fire TV
[Press Release]Introducing Amazon Fire TV: The Easiest Way to Watch Netflix, Prime Instant Video, Hulu Plus, WatchESPN, and More on Your Big-Screen TVPowerful performance with 3x the processing power,...
View ArticleContent Pricing Consultant: Ebooks Should Be (Much) More Expensive
Imagine a cold winter day in New England. Now, imagine wanting a particular book. You have three options, according to Frank Luby, a pricing consultant and former journalist, speaking at the Copy Right...
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Most Americans Now Reading Ebooks?
A new poll by Harris Interactive, a Nielsen company, suggests they are. The poll, conducted last month, found a majority of Americans reading ebooks. It estimates that share at 54%, a number far...
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