August 28, 2013 | Filed under: Bookselling, Digital publishing and technology
Notwithstanding the fact that, in its most recent quarterly report, Indigo Books and Music noted a decline in sales of e-readers year-over-year, Toronto-based tech company (and former Indigo property) Kobo is ready to launch a slew ... Read More »
A new Web app called Hi is being touted as "Instagram for writers." Conceived by Craig Mod, a writer, designer, and digital publishing entrepreneur based out of San Francisco, the "networked storytelling tool" is designed ... Read More »
July 18, 2013 | Filed under: Book culture, Digital publishing and technology
After months of speculation, Barnes & Noble announced yesterday it will no longer manufacture or sell its Nook tablets, instead focusing on a "partnership model" to produce content for other e-reading devices. Like B&N, Indigo ... Read More »
June 26, 2013 | Filed under: Bookselling, Digital publishing and technology
Amazon announced the launch of Kindle Worlds, a new digital publishing platform for fan fiction, touted as the first legal commercial platform of its kind. Despite the prevalence of online fan fiction, copyright laws make ... Read More »
May 22, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
If you're experiencing withdrawal since Chris Hadfield parachuted back to Earth last night, Maclean's has you covered. The weekly news magazine has launched its latest ebook, Chris Hadfield: #Good Morning, Earth, by reporter Kate Lunau. The ... Read More »
May 14, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
Simon & Schuster, the last of the Big Six multinational publishers to venture into ebook library distribution, will make its entire ebook catalogue available to libraries in New York City. A one-year trial will begin at ... Read More »
April 15, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology, Libraries
Barnes & Noble has launched Nook Press, a self-publishing service positioned to compete against Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing. Based on technology from e-publishing company FastPencil, Nook Press features live-chat support, online composition and ePub formatting ... Read More »
April 9, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
Amazon has announced it is acquiring the book-recommendation social network Goodreads. Boasting more than 16 million members and 30,000 book clubs, Goodreads users can purchase books directly from the website, via a number of online ... Read More »
March 28, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
Amazon Technologies has been awarded a U.S. patent for a "used digital content marketplace" that would include the ability for consumers to buy and sell ebooks and audio downloads. According to the Washington Post, the ... Read More »
February 7, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
Three of the world's biggest publishers have formed an Avengers-style partnership with today's launch of Bookish, a new consumer e-commerce website. Hachette Book Group, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Group are behind the site, which ... Read More »
February 5, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology