Article: HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster Consider Merger

10 December 2012 by particularkev

The link below is to an article that looks at a possible merger between HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/business-news/harpercollins-and-simon-schuster-discussing-potential-merger/

Article: Amazon Moves on Quality

22 October 2012 by particularkev

Amazon is on the move to ensure that the Kindle ebook format continues to improve with a move on the quality of ebooks that are offered for sale in the Kindle store. The link below is to an article that reports on the latest move by Amazon to improve ebooks for sale in the Kindle store.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/content-reporting-of-poorly-formatted-e-books-some-welcome-first-steps-from-amazon/

Article: Amazon’s Whispercast for Kindle

19 October 2012 by particularkev

The link below is to an article that looks at Amazon’s Whispercast for Kindle.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/amazon-introduces-whispercast-for-kindle/

Article: Chrome – Send to Kindle

16 October 2012 by particularkev

Amazon has released a Chrome extension for sending articles on the web to read later on the Kindle.

For more visit the following link:
http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2012/08/15/amazon-releases-send-kindle-extension-chrome-says-firefox-safari-support-way/

Article: History of the Nook Ebook Reader

16 October 2012 by particularkev

The link below looks at the history of the the Barnes and Noble Nook ebook reader.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/the-history-of-the-barnes-and-noble-nook-and-their-ebook-ecosystem/

Article: Amazon’s Author Ranking

15 October 2012 by particularkev

Amazon has recently introduced an author ranking system. The link below is to an article that looks at the ranking system and what it means for authors.

For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2012/10/12/amazon-author-rank-useful-or-useless/

Article: Immersion Reading

12 October 2012 by particularkev

The link below is to an article that looks at Amazon’s new Immersion Reading feature.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/kindle/more-audiobook-fun-from-amazon/

Article: The Ebook Price War

8 October 2012 by particularkev

Will the book/ebook industry benefit from the current price war in the book industry? Will the current benefits to book buyers result in overall losses for book buyers in the long run? These are questions that are worth asking. The link below is to an article that reports on the price war within the book industry.

For more visit:
http://www.futurebook.net/content/price-war-could-kill-industry-and-indeed-so-could-industry