Ebooks

Nook Color: The 1.2 Update

Nook Color: The 1.2 Update

On Monday Barnes & Noble released a much anticipated update for the Nook Color.  This adds some more tablet like features to the “Readers Tablet” and I’m sure will be well received by many. So what does this update add? The NOOK Color Ver1.2.0 update contains new features and enhancements, including: Access to shop a [...]

What is the right price of a book, print or digital, part one.

Pricing of books is a very important topic, both to readers and authors. With the rise of self publishing, finding the right price for a book falls heavily on the shoulders of the author. There is much discussion about the right price of books. Stephanie Laurens blog seems heavily devoted to exploring the topic of [...]

Reading with Android: Sony

Reading with Android: Sony

Sony has at long last followed Amazon, B&N, Borders and Kobo and released a reading app for the Android platform.   Was it worth the wait?   Upon opening the app you are presented with the >>˜Home’ screen.   At the top of the screen you’ll see your most recently opened book.   Below that is >>˜Books’ which [...]

Reading with Android: Aldiko 2

Reading with Android: Aldiko 2

Aldiko has long been a favorite among Android users, now the developers have taken things a step further by adding support for Adobe DRM’d ePubs and PDFs.   Not only can you sideload books using “regular” Adobe ID based DRM from sellers such as Books On Board, Diesel, Kobo and Sony, but you can also sideload [...]

10 Tips for Your New eBook Reader

10 Tips for Your New eBook Reader

So you’ve got your new ebook reader. Now what? Here are ten tips I use with my eReaders, some lessons learned through painful experience: 1. Get a case or a screen protector. ($30 – $60) I admit I’m a clumsy person. I’ve dropped every electronic item in my possession at one point or another. I [...]

Reading with Android 101, a reading app guide

The world of Android reading apps can be overwhelming and confusing. To help with that Jane asked that I put together this post in hopes it will guide folks through what’s out there. There are currently a huge number of reading apps available to Android users in the Android Market. This can make for lots [...]

Tuesday Midday Links: eBooks nearing $1 Billion Mark

Don Weise, formerly of Alyson Books, has launched his own press to publish LGBT literature.   It sounds like it is a print press and will publish 15 to 20 books per year in both fiction and non fiction.   More at Publishers’ Weekly. ***** Lagardere, the parent corporation of Hachette (who owns Grand Central, Forever, and [...]

Geographical Restrictions, Take Two

Geographical Restrictions, Take Two

After last week’s post, there was quite a bit of discussion in a number of areas about the issue of geographical restrictions, some in response to the creation of lostbooksales.com, a site that I, Maili and Keishon created based on a comment made by Suze If I had the time and computer savvy, I'd set [...]

Thursday Midday Links: Everything on the web is free says magazine

Lots of news today so my summaries will be very short. First off with the sad news. Eva Ibbotson passed away last week.   Ibbotson is best know for her YA books.   Her books are favorites of Janine. She was shortlisted for the Carnegie medal for Which Witch? the story of a wizard looking for a [...]

How Do We Solve a Problem Like Geographic Restrictions

How Do We Solve a Problem Like Geographic Restrictions

Probably once a week, I get a question by (generally) non US readers asking why a certain book isn’t available to them that they KNOW is out there because they have seen it on the torrent sites. Geographic rights have become more complicated since the growth of ebooks. There are books that were removed from [...]

Tuesday Midday Links: PW Gets a Romance Section

Tuesday Midday Links: PW Gets a Romance Section

Publishers Weekly is one of the more democratic mainstream review publications and has been reviewing romance for quite some time. PW has decided to eliminate the mass market review section and replace it with dedicated genre sections. Romance will have its very own space edited by Rose Fox, a journalist who reads and appreciates romance. [...]

Is the Wylie Deal Creating Unhealthy Expectations?

Is the Wylie Deal Creating Unhealthy Expectations?

I’ve spent a lot of time ruminating about the business of publishing, on the blog, with other people, and in my own head.   I love books, obviously, and I’ve been a reader my entire life. I don’t want publishing to die. I have very good friends who are in the industry, who write books, and [...]

What’s the Future of DRM?

Disclaimer:   While I am an attorney, the following should not be construed as legal advice. Each case, the application of law to that case, and each client and lawyer are unique to that particular case.   If you feel like this is an issue which may affect you, please   seek professional help. On Mike Cane’s blog, [...]

Dear Jane:  How do I check out electronic books from the library?

Dear Jane: How do I check out electronic books from the library?

Dear Jane: My library just started lending ebooks! Happy dance!   What do I need to get this to work? ~Tania Dear Tania: Short Answer: Library useage is a great way to dip your toe into the digital book world. You don’t have to have any special device to use the library digital lending program except [...]

Tuesday Midday Links: Publishers still thinking not thinking about readers

Stella Price and a few other authors have banded together to create a reader oriented event known as “Authors After Dark.”   The event is $140, includes five meals and drinks, and takes place September 16-19 2010. In 2008, NTYBS Jacquelyn Frank, Bianca D'Arc and myself got to thinking after we went to RT about the [...]