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Information Today July 8, 2013 |
Going Social: Top Apps for Best Recommended Reads The apps listed here are all free, whether you opt to find a title to enjoy on your own or want to join a reading community to share your thoughts about your favorite bestseller with a virtual book club. |
Information Today February 14, 2013 |
DCL Teams With Bowker to Support Self-Publishers Digital publishing services provider Data Conversion Laboratory announced a partnership with bibliographic information provider Bowker to better serve the self-publishing market. |
Information Today October 1, 2009 |
Sony Store to Offer Ebook Self-Publishing Tool Sony announced relationships with ebook distributors Author Solutions and Smashwords to offer a self-publishing tool for the Sony online store. |
Information Today June 7, 2012 |
Impelsys Unveils iPublishCentral 4.0 With iPublishCentral 4.0, publishers can more aggressively pursue the key library market segment with the confidence that they're able to deliver mobile content to library patrons whenever and wherever they want that access. |
The Motley Fool August 28, 2010 Daniel Bailey |
App Store Crosses 250,000 Apps It's been little more than two years and Apple's app store is receiving some 600 new apps every day. |
Information Today May 20, 2010 |
OverDrive to Release Free eBook Reading Apps "The significant investments that libraries and retailers are making in premium ebook collections will have even greater value when users can access titles on their mobile devices," said David Burleigh, director of marketing for OverDrive. |
The Motley Fool October 11, 2010 April Taylor |
Does Amazon + Android = Apple Eater? Why an Amazon app store makes sense. |
Information Today June 19, 2014 |
Oyster Launches Android App The Oyster ebook subscription service now offers its free app to Android device and NOOK HD users via the Google Play store. |
Information Today January 31, 2011 |
Aldiko Introduces Aldiko BookReader 2.0 The new version of the company's eReader software for Android devices adds support for ePub and PDF formats, support for Adobe Content Server 4 DRM, support for ebooks from public libraries, a marketplace, and redesigned user interface. |
Information Today September 24, 2012 |
Aptara Ebook Survey of Publishers Now Available Issued in April 2012 and sponsored by Publishers Weekly magazine and Aptara, the survey tracks the ebook publishing trends, challenges, and strategies that have emerged since 2009 when the ebook market began taking shape. |
Information Today May 23, 2011 |
Print Isn't Dead, Says Bowker's Annual Book Production Report Based on preliminary figures from U.S. publishers, Bowker is projecting that despite the popularity of ebooks, traditional U.S. print title output in 2010 increased 5%. |
Information Today March 8, 2010 |
Two New Ebook Surveys Highlight Interesting Trends HighWire Press, a division of the Stanford University Libraries, has released the full results of a fall 2009 survey of librarians on their attitudes and practices related to ebooks |
Information Today February 13, 2014 |
Aquafadas Updates Go Live Aquafadas added more than 30 new features to version 3.2 of its Digital Publishing System for ebooks, e-magazines, and other digital content. |
The Motley Fool October 9, 2010 Jesse Emspak |
Amazon.com Plans Its Own App Store Could it capitalize on its big audience? Can it compete with Apple? |
Information Today March 4, 2014 Brandi Scardilli |
Who's Who in Ebook Subscription Services Here's the scoop on five popular ebook subscription services, including a comparison chart for quick reference. |
Information Today July 16, 2013 George H. Pike |
Apple Ebook Dealings Violated Antitrust Law A federal court in New York has found Apple guilty of violating federal antitrust laws, stating that the company "played a central role in facilitating and executing a conspiracy" to raise ebook prices. |
The Motley Fool February 16, 2011 Travis Hoium |
Apple's Subscription Plans Walking a Fine Line Apple has finally opened up a subscription option to publishers, but details of the option has publishers thinking Apple is looking for a bigger cut than they deserve. |
InternetNews September 13, 2010 |
Mobile Devs Get Help With License Compliance OpenLogic's new OLEX App Store edition is designed to help mobile developers stay compliant with open source licensing requirements. |
Information Today April 18, 2013 |
Publishers' Online Communities to Double by 2015 The number of publisher-owned online communities is set to more than double over the next 2 years, according to new research released April 17, 2013 by Publishing Technology at The London Book Fair. |
Information Today February 21, 2013 |
Impelsys Announces Commercial Launch of New eBook Ordering System The new title acquisitions system for libraries enables library staff to order ebooks for their collections directly from participating publishers. |
Information Today January 6, 2011 |
OverDrive Apps Now Support Direct Ebook Downloads The free apps include a "Get Books" feature that guides users to their local library's digital catalog of best-selling and new release titles, allowing them to easily browse, check out, and download with just their device. |
InternetNews September 30, 2009 |
Sony Moves to Woo E-Book Publishers, Authors In its latest push into the burgeoning e-reader market, Sony today unveiled a new portal for aspiring authors who want to publish titles for the electronics giant's e-book store. |
PC Magazine March 23, 2011 Lance Ulanoff |
Is There a Cure for Bad Apps? For better or worse, this is the new world of application creation, delivery, and access. Companies like Apple, Microsoft, Google, and RIM are now the gate keepers. They're not perfect, though. |
Information Today January 14, 2014 Nancy K. Herther |
Scribd and Smashwords Working to Build New Publishing/Distribution Models for Ebooks Last month, the ebook subscription service Scribd and Smashwords, "the world's largest distributor of independent ebooks," announced a collaboration they hope will consolidate their position in the emerging independent ebook publishing/distribution marketplace. |
The Motley Fool March 28, 2011 Anders Bylund |
Android Plays Catch-Up Android's snazzy new in-app buying feature looks like a response to the Amazon store. |
Information Today August 6, 2013 George H. Pike |
DOJ Proposes Injunction on Apple Ebook Practices After having proven that Apple conspired with five major book publishers to fix the prices of ebooks, the Department of Justice seeks to prevent Apple from continuing its anticompetitive practices not only in its ebook sales, but also with its movie, music, and app sales. |
Searcher May 2012 Nancy K. Herther |
Feature: The Ebook Wars - Amazon Versus the Rest The move to electronic publication of books is creating some of the same issues and problems for publishers and distributors that the music industry -- not to mention, the information industry -- has been dealing with for years now: disintermediation. |
Information Today December 19, 2013 Brandi Scardilli |
Moving Toward an Ebook Standard There are dozens of ways to make an ebook, but one format is emerging as the international standard: the EPUB. One day soon, the EPUB format may be the first ebook picture that comes to mind. |
InternetNews January 5, 2011 |
Amazon Readies Android App Store Amazon's alternative to Google Android Market opens to developers ahead of the upcoming consumer launch. |
Information Today June 11, 2012 Dan Tonkery |
BEA 2012: Libraries Still Draw the Short Stick Libraries do not have much to celebrate from Book Expo other than their copyright win at the Georgia State University and even that win may be short lived as the publishers have requested an injunction to stop certain types of usage of reserve material. |
Information Today January 26, 2012 |
ebrary Ships New Mobile App; Integrates with Baker & Taylor's Title Source 3 With ebrary's new app, researchers can access content on the ebrary platform, including ebooks that their librarians acquire from leading publishers and documents uploaded and integrated by librarians with DASH! or Data Sharing, Fast. |
Information Today August 13, 2012 |
ALA Releases Report on Ebook Business Models for Public Libraries The report, which was created by the ALA Digital Content and Libraries Working Group, suggests opportunities for publishers to showcase content through public libraries. |
Information Today January 17, 2013 Nancy K. Herther |
Ebook Trends 2013 -- The New World of Ebook Publishing Changes are coming much faster in the publishing world today -- prices for titles are dropping and we are seeing the development of new models and channels for publishing, distribution, and sales. |
InternetNews November 12, 2010 |
Mimvi Adds Mobile Games Search Portal Mimvi's new portal gives gamers a Google-like resource to find the best games for their mobile devices. |
Information Today May 3, 2012 |
Ebook Consumers Say Yes to Tablets, Says BISG Study Ebook consumers' preference for tablets is accelerating rapidly as dedicated e-readers drop in popularity, according to the Book Industry Study Group's closely watched "Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading" survey. |
InternetNews May 18, 2010 |
Focus On Android Apps at Google I/O It won't be just the new version of the Android OS that gets attention at the upcoming Googlefest. Apps for the phone will also be on display. |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2011 Anders Bylund |
Google' 12-Step Program for Android Improvement Or maybe it's 11-and-a-half. |
Information Today March 11, 2010 Theresa Cramer |
O'Reilly Offers Ebook Expertise to Publishers Through Digital Distribution Services Division With the announcement of O'Reilly Media's Digital Distribution Services, things may have gotten a little simpler for many publishers. |
Information Today June 17, 2013 George H. Pike |
Apple Ebook Price-Fixing Trial Underway The lawsuit, filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, alleges that Apple conspired with several publishers to set ebook pricing as a means to counter Amazon's domination of the ebook market through its online ebook service and Kindle e-reader. |
Information Today February 17, 2011 |
Apple Launches Subscriptions on the App Store Apple, Inc. announced a new subscription service available to all publishers of content-based apps on the App Store, including magazines, newspapers, video, music, etc. |
The Motley Fool September 27, 2010 Anders Bylund |
Wrong Move, Google! Google needs to improve the Android Market in many ways. Adding more places with paid app support should be way down on the priority list. |
InternetNews February 15, 2011 |
Apple Issues iPad Content Subscription Terms Publishers looking to offer magazine or newspaper subscriptions as well as video and music to Apple's App Store will have to pay help Apple a hefty commission. |
Information Today June 3, 2013 |
IngramSpark Service Debuts Publish-on-Demand Platform This online publishing tool grants independent publishers easy-to-use, cost-effective access to Ingram's global distribution network for print and ebooks. |
Information Today July 30, 2012 George H. Pike |
Justice Department Responds to Ebook Lawsuit Objections The U.S. Department of Justice responded to public comments made objecting to the department's proposed settlement of price fixing charges levied against Apple, Inc., HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and four other publishers. |
Information Today March 21, 2013 |
New Bowker Study on Ebook Markets The rise in ebook reading in the U.S. and U.K. over the last 3 years has been a key driver in the market share gains of e-retailers, according to research being released this month by Bowker Market Research. |
CRM November 16, 2012 Mayur Anadkat |
Mobile Application Success Strategies A pretty app is nice, but the key is giving customers a reason to come back. Brands should be creating apps with the intention that they will continually evolve and provide functional use to consumers. |
Information Today October 11, 2012 George H. Pike |
Google's Settlement With Publishers Does Not Resolve All Library Project Issues After more than 7 years of litigation, Google and The Association of American Publishers reached a settlement over Google's ongoing Library Project to scan books from public and academic libraries and make the content available over Google. |
Information Today February 5, 2015 |
Baker & Taylor Unveils New Axis 360 App Axis 360 is compatible with both Apple and Android devices and allows users to discover, download, and access ebooks and e-audiobooks. |
Information Today November 26, 2012 |
Market Analyst Announces Launch of eBook Reports Market Analyst, a value-added distributor of market research reports and business information, announced that it now offers market research reports in ebook formats from its web store. |
Information Today April 2009 Donald T. Hawkins |
Report from the Field: O'Reilly TOC 2009: Books, Reading, and Publishing O'Reilly Media held its third Tools of Change (TOC) for Publishing conference in February in New York. |