Ebooks

While it bills itself as a social reading platform, the Fable app for Apple and Android is essentially a subscription service that charges users a very rich $69.99 per year for access to public domain classic.

The Book Designer website has been a trusted and reliable resource for many years in the writing and publishing community

In a case of déjà sue, Hagens Berman is litigating against anticompetitive practices it helped put in place seven years ago.

BookFunnel, the service used by many authors to distribute digital review copies and giveaways (as well as sell ebooks direct), can now deliver digital audio.

The Hot Sheet Index reviewed the change in unit sales in January 2020 versus January 2019 in traditionally published romance.

The CEO says, “Our acquisition of SlideShare is a major step towards creating the world’s largest digital library.”

Launched in 2017, Kobo Plus is an all-you-can-read ebook subscription service, which until now was only available in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Because percentage of online book purchases increased from 20 to 50 percent the last decade, online product listings are just as important.

A group of authors and publishers jointly filed suit against Ukraine-based Kiss Library, alleging that the site flagrantly pirates ebooks.

The pandemic has also resurfaced the ongoing tension between libraries and publishers when it comes to digital lending models.

Ebook distributor PublishDrive—which attracts self-publishing genre fiction authors—posted detailed report on springtime sales during COVID.

Ebook distributor Draft2Digital is now partnered with Vivlio, a company owned by large French booksellers and publishers.

The new online hub is a publishing portal that allows authors to directly upload their finished ebook and audiobook files to Apple’s store.

The Hot Sheet Index reviewed the top-selling audiobook genres for 2019 as distributed by Faraway Voices--Romance made up over 27%.

Physical reading materials in the UK are not taxed, so the change brings tax equitability between the two formats.

The romance publisher, owned by HarperCollins, is launching We Love Romance with unlimited access to thousands of titles.

The pirate site Ebook.bike was eventually taken down, but not before author John Van Stry filed a lawsuit.

Yesterday, the ebook distributor Draft2Digital sent a notice to all of its authors that, due to delays from Barnes &

Storytel reports 45 percent growth over last year. Meanwhile, regional competitor Nextory is also reporting growth.

Smashwords’ presales feature isn’t a pre-order; rather, it allows readers to purchase and read a book before the official release date.

Amazon is the market leader in terms of providing self-publishing services and distribution. Last year, they held 85 percent of the market.

PublishDrive announced a new (but then optional) model: authors could pay a $100 monthly fee for 100 percent royalties for up to 100 titles.

Major publishers are revisiting how they make ebooks available to libraries—with Macmillan deciding to embargo new releases for two months.

The Hot Sheet Index reviewed the reading habits of Canadians as reported by Booknet Canada. The Kindle seeing usage by 39 percent.

The audio and ebook subscription business is stable and growing, thanks to its huge popularity in Nordic countries.