Publishing News
Apple, Big 5 publishers, children's lit, Galaxy, gender, iPhone, Literary fiction, Samsung, Star Wars
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Internal Apple presentation on the iPhone: ‘Consumers want what we don’t have’ – A very interesting post, based on Apple’s internal slides from the Samsung-Apple legal morass, which shows that the market spot that the iPhone controls is basically outside… more
Ebooks
BlueFire, Digital Reading Apps, iBooks, iPad, iPhone, iPhoneTomes, Kindle, Kobo, Marvin, MegaReader, Nook
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Last week Brian posted an update of reading apps for Android devices. Today I’m revisiting the major reading apps for the iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone and iTouch. Because of the prevalence of the iPhone and iTouch devices, all the images… more
Publishing News
iPhone, reader communities
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News was kind of sparse yesterday so I present to you this awesome advertisement. Press [cc] in the bottom bar to get the English subtitles LeBron, Reading And How Books Can Benefit A Pro Athlete – Dan Grunfield writes an… more
Ebooks
Apple, iPad, iPhone, iTouch
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For those who are upgrading to iOS5 or getting the new iPhone 4S, you may have noticed that Stanza is dead. The app crashes and is completely unuseable. But do not worry, folks, because there are three fairly decent alternatives…. more
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iPad, iPhone, iTouch
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As of today, all of the book apps that work on Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, iTouch = iThings) have been stripped of the their in app catalogs and buy links. The apps are not to mention why the catalogs or… more
Ebooks
Calibre, cloud computing, iPhone, Stanza
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This post has been updated as of October 16, 2011. ***** Apple appears to have pushed Google out of the ebookstore. Kobo released an updated app with no buy link. Google is randomly deleting Google Plus accounts. Yet another… more
Publishing News
Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Harry-Potter, iPhone, JK-Rowling, Loveswept, Nook, Random-House
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Romance at Random, a community site devoted to romance books and romance readers, has launched. With the launch comes some pretty exciting news. Romance at Random is run by former Borders buyer, Sue Grimshaw. We are pleased to announce the… more
Ebooks
Digital Reading Apps, iPad, iPhone
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I know a number of people received the iPad for gifts this year, either for Christmas or some other event. I’ve got a list of my favorite apps that I think no iPad should be without. Most of them are… more
Dear Jane
Android, Digital Reading Apps, iPad, iPhone, iTouch
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Last week I gave a round up of the reading apps for desktop systems but many of the readers use mobile devices to read and with the upcoming sale of the iPhone for Verizon and the numerous Android smartphones and… more
Ebooks
iPad, iPhone, iTouch
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Adding books to the iPad, iPhone or iTouch (hereinafter collectively referred to as iThing) is done via a process called sideloading. You must use iTunes. Step 1. Connect your iThing to the computer using the USB cord. Step 2. Open… more
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Dear Jane, iPad, iPhone
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Reposting this momentarily because today and tomorrow, you can buy a $50 iTunes Giftcard at Walmart for only $35. The offer is good only in the store on November 6 and 7 and while supplies last. It is supposed to… more
Dear Jane: What is the best i-app to use for book inventory? I have an iPod Touch that travels with me and have fiddled with some of the apps but so far haven’t found ‘the one’ to fit this need. Currently I… more
Hooray, it's here! The TBR, an iPhone app for the romance reader looking for the latest reviews, content, and free romance reads. The app is a first for romance readers and romance bloggers, and is a joint venture of Smart Bitches… more
Publishing News
Barnes & Noble, book prices, digital publishing, iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Random-House
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Jennifer Haymore announced some terribly sad news. She has been diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. We all wish you the very very best recovery, Jennifer. ***** Bantam Dell and Ballantine have been merged into one division under Libby McGuire. She… more
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AAR, book prices, iPhone, Kindle, Penguin, Race
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File this under “where have I been” but apparently Paramount is engaged in some egregious whitewashing in the Airbender movie. Aspiring author, Ellen Oh, writes about how whitewashing is racist. There is a site devoted to the Airbender casting fiasco… more