Episode 104 – Jim Dovey Special Guest Jim Dovey Digital Content Format Evangelist at Kobo. News Google Play on Nook HD & HD+ Microsoft buying Nook? Courier acquires FastPencil Hachette selling to libraries again The end of O’Reilly TOC Creative Suite going subscription only InDesign now allows exporting a linked index, but might have other [...]
Episode 103 Special Guest Apologies to Andrys Basten, who we’ll have on in the future. News Reader Rocket DPLA Self-published best sellers Amazon Originals HarperCollins Launches New Effort to Promote Enhanced eBooks eBooks belong in the browser Firefox OS phone sell out Brooklyn Public Library & S&S 8” color e-ink reader in Russia Kindle TV? [...]
Episode 102 News New Windows 8 tablet specs ReDigi against the law Amazon beta-testing cover generation Books on Board shuts down, says they are trying to re-launch with a new business model. Indie bookstore sales of Kobo eBooks dwarf Google, but are still small. PUBIt! being replaced by NOOKPress also http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/04/09/nook-press-wont-let-users-edit-previously-published-ebooks What readers want from [...]
Episode 101 News Readium SDK announced Amazon in talks with Samsung over Liquivista Amazon buys Goodreads http://paidcontent.org/2013/03/28/amazon-acquires-book-based-social-network-goodreads/ http://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/413-exciting-news-about-goodreads-we-re-joining-the-amazon-family http://www.thekindlechronicles.com/2013/03/28/big-coup-for-kindle-amazon-to-acquire-goodreads/ Kindle Touch is back on sale Kindle Fire now supports audio & video Kobo devices B&N giving away Nook Simple Touches B&N staring down S&S Bookboard & paid subscription for children’s books Penguin to allow libraries [...]
Episode 100 News Supreme Court rules against Wiley in first sale case Kobo’s work w/ ABA partnership Judge fast-tracks bookseller lawsuit against Amazon Amazon’s Little a imprint Amazon releases Send to Kindle for websites. Google ebook/game crossover Online now largest book market Publishing Industry Next Chapter eBook biz around analytics Piracy and DRM Is it [...]
Episode 99 – Susan Ruszala Special Guest Susan Ruszala, President of NetGalley News Vanity publishing and the problems associated with it… Lulu now working with Author Solutions Simon & Schuster offers Author House services through its Archway imprint, now trying to get self-publishing affiliates. Autharium (UK) has a very bad contract. Random House accused of [...]
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. More support for Asian languages, cites iBookstore Japan One year in, Google Play store has [...]
Episode 97 News Amazon & pubs being sued by indie bookstores in NY http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/20/drm-lawsuit-independent-bookstores-amazon_n_2727519.html http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/02/20/indie-bookstores-file-anti-trust-lawsuit-against-amazon-big-6-pubishers Cory Doctorow’s take on it Yotaphone to launch in Russia Kindle Pub Tools 2.8 Macmillan decides to quit the DOJ case. Apple still in Apple patents a new book search toolbar This is a great trick, but I love Nate’s [...]
Episode 96 – Fran Toolan Guest Fran Toolan of Firebrand Technologies News Why no, the latest Paperwhite update did NOT fix the image bug. Kindle iOS update: Multicolor highlights Book end actions – when done with a book, Tweet or FB it, write a review, see other recommendations brightness stays constant Readmill is released Libraries [...]
Episode 95 News How was DBW, anyway? Piracy studies and thoughts http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2013/does-piracy-hurt-digital-content-sales-yes/ http://www.magellanmediapartners.com/index.php/mmcp/article/market_failures#When:11:00:11Z 54% of kids in the US now read eBooks Random House’s Infographic First bookless public library coming Triton 2 frontlit Amazon looking to buy the Liquavista? (electrowetting screen tech). http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/01/21/amazon-is-going-to-buy-liquavista/ http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/01/22/a-close-look-at-liquavistas-latest-electrowetting-screen-tech-video Samsung OLEDs Kobo claims 20% of global ereader market Cybook Odessy [...]