The link below is to an article that reports on the issue of refunds as part of a deal with book publishers over the ebook pricing lawsuit deal in the USA.
Looking for new books to add to your summer reading list? You probably already know to check sources like Goodreads and the New York Times book reviews, but that’s not always enough. Here are a few of my favorite non-obvious sources for online book recommendations.
This free, twice-weekly email newsletter from book trade publication Shelf Awareness launched in 2011 and is still one of my favorite places to learn about new books. The newsletter comes out on Tuesdays and Fridays (or you can read it online) and in each issue, independent booksellers and reviewers recommend 25 books that have just hit stores. While some bestsellers from big authors are included, plenty of books from small presses and debut authors are also included, making this a good place to learn about books you probably wouldn’t have heard of otherwise.
Bookateria, which launched…
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The link below is to an article that considers an end to books and bookstores.
For more visit:
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/08/an-end-of-books.html
The link below is to an article with a gif gallery concerning problems that book lovers often have.
For more visit:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/harpercollins/17-problems-only-book-lovers-will-understand-9npd
The link below is to an article that takes a look at yet another Amazon venture – ‘Icons.’
For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/amazon/amazon-publishing-announces-the-launch-of-icons/
Here’s a sign that e-readers are struggling in the U.S.: E Ink Holdings, the Taiwan-based company that makes e-reader screens for companies such as Amazon (s AMZN), Barnes & Noble (s BKS) and Sony (s SNE), just had its worst quarter in four years. The company saw a net loss of NT $1.01 billion (USD $33.7 million) for the second quarter of 2013, and revenues were down 35 percent over the previous year to NT $2.93 billion (USD $98 million).
Market research companies have been forecasting the death of e-readers for awhile now as more consumers buy tablets. Nonetheless, E Ink Holdings sees growth ahead as e-readers become more popular outside the United States. “Customers [i.e., e-reader manufacturers] have put off their new product launches to the third quarter from the second quarter,” CFO Eddie Chen said (via the Taipei Times). In an investor presentation (PDF), E Ink noted that…
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The link below is to an article that takes a look at the Android ebook reading app, Fabrik.
For more visit:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/who-needs-kindle-fabrik-is-a-stylish-ereader-app-for-android-that-supports-cloud-sync/
The link below is to an article that considers the future of news.
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http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/print-vs-digital-what-is-the-future-for-news-you-told-us/
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