We all know that Amazon is the largest retailer of ebooks in the world, but which online book subscription service has managed to attract the most customers? Amazon was the pioneer of ebook retail business, but it wasn’t the first company that provided customers with all-you-can-eat book service for a … Read >
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Millennials Value Books both in Print and in Digital Format
Deloitte, a global consultancy, has published their annual Technology, Media & Telecommunications Predictions report for 2015. More than billion new smartphones will find an owner this year, having a profound impact, among many other things, on ebook and ereader markets. The report estimates that ebooks already have about 20% share … Read >
Amazon Kindle Store Accepts PDF-Ebooks, but There’s a Catch
Amazon’s Kindle ebook format is fine for books with simple layout that include text and a few diagrams or photos. If an author or publisher has required interactive features or multimedia, in many cases Apple iBooks Author has been the tool of choice. Now, Amazon has launched the Kindle Textbook … Read >
Book Explores the True Nature of Electricity
Where does electricity come from? Has magnetism something to do with electricity? Our daily lives are so dependent on electricity that we take it for granted, but soon, we’ll be driving electric cars and watching robots cleaning our houses. How does electricity actually work? Let the author of book Discussions … Read >
50 Personality Types: Which Book Reader Species Are You?
Carolus Linnaeus created a systematic classification of living things in 1735, and managed to do it so well that it is still taught in schools. What if Linnaeus’ taxonomy for species was applied to something else? Like, book readers? That’s exactly what Laura E. Kelly decided to do. The result … Read >
Strong Growth for Ebooks in Libraries in 2014
Overdrive is a large-scale ebook distribution system that powers many libraries and educational institutions in North America and Europe. The company reports that 2014 was another record year for its ebook business: in 2014, ebook checkouts in libraries and schools increased 33% from 2013. The total number of ebook checkouts … Read >
The Best Ebook Self-Publishing Services as Rated by Authors
Ebooks not only generate income for established authors, but they have also enabled thousands of new authors to kickstart their writing careers. New ebook publishers and self-publishing services provide opportunities for writers to get their works in front of large audiences.
The Independent Publishing Magazine has collected an extensive list … Read >
The Best Book Covers of 2014
The book topic, title, author and cover design are often mentioned as the most important factors for purchase decisions. Be as it may, cover designers get surprisingly little attention from the large audience. Here are some exceptional book cover designs from 2014.
View all cover design Flavorwire picked up as … Read >