The link below is to an article that looks at a new project by Amazon to improve ebooks for Kindle, by testing an ebook cover generator.
For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/04/03/amazon-is-now-beta-testing-an-automated-cover-generator-for-kindle-ebooks/
The link below is to another article that looks at Amazon’s purchase of Goodreads, with this article focusing on reaction to the purchase.
For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/apr/02/amazon-purchase-goodreads-stuns-book-industry
The link below is to an article that looks at several issues concerning Goodreads, but it also looks at the differences between Goodreads and Bookish.
For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/03/30/theres-a-reason-that-no-one-in-publishing-bought-goodreads/
Yes, another article on Amazon & Goodreads – I do want to get across the reaction of all perspectives on the sale of Goodreads to Amazon. I like to be fair and unbiased, though I also like to express my own opinions.
For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2013/03/29/on-amazon-goodreads/
The link below is to an article that looks at the battle to save bookstores. It includes the idea that ebook sales are diminishing and have reached their peak, which I think is little more than fiction (pun intended).
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/penny-c-sansevieri/bookstores_b_2975644.html
The link below is to another article from a discontented former user of Goodreads.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katie-fransen/turning-my-back-on-goodre_b_2980155.html
The link below is to an article reporting on an example of unhappiness over Amazon’s purchase of Goodreads.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/scott-turow-blasts-amazons-purchase-of-goodreads_b67840
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