Category Archives: ebooks – general

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Article: The Ebook

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The link below is to an article that looks at the very nature of the ebook.

For more visit:
http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2013/is-an-ebook-an-experience-or-a-thing/

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Article: Ebooks Future – Online Stores

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The link below is to an article that looks at the future of ebook online stores and the collapse of independent ebook bookstores.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/the-future-of-ebooks-the-death-of-the-online-ebook-store/

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Article: Thoughts on Ebooks & Their Future

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The link below is to an article that considers ebooks and their future – what should they be like? Please share your thoughts on what you would like to see in ebooks by posting in the comments.

For more visit:
http://gizmodo.com/5993800/why-do-we-keep-making-ebooks-like-paper-books

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Article: Ebook Readers Declining

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The link below is to an article that reports on the decline in ebook reader sales and the increase in tablets sales among ebook reading customers.

For more visit:
http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2013/shift-from-e-readers-to-tablets-continues/

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Article: Book Editing

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The link below is to an article that looks at both myths and truths concerning book editing.

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kudler/book-editing_b_2990583.html

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Article: Amazon Testing Kindle Ebook Cover Generator

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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/

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Article: Ebook Library for Schools

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The link below is to an article reporting on an Australian government project to set up an ebook library for schools.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/breaking-australian-government-mandates-new-ebook-initiative/

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Article: Kickstarting Books

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The link below is to an article that looks at how to Kickstart a book.

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/01/10-things-kickstarter-book_n_2993825.html

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Article: Future of Bookstores

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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

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Article: Kindle and Video-Enhanced Ebooks

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I have speculated for some time that the future of ebooks would include many interactive features and now Kindle is preparing for the inclusion of videos in ebooks. The link below is to an article that looks at Kindle and video-enhanced ebooks.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/kindle-fire-to-now-accommodate-video-enhanced-ebooks/