As I went through my news feeds this morning, these headlines caught my eye:
Google’s contribution to the fight against eBook piracy with a search engine algorithm update. (goodereader.com)
A design and marketing firm, with the odd name of PurpleBananaBrain.com is making waves with their innovative approach to eBook marketing. (PRWeb)
Lending your Kindle eBooks is not as straightforward as you might think (or want it to be). (The Verge)
Smashwords launches a new service to get more eBooks into the libraries. (paidContent)
Did eBooks really outsell print books on Amazon? Check the fine-print, says the “Writer beware! blog”. Incidentally, the WriterBeware.com website is not a bad one to keep in your bookmarks and news reader links. (Writer Beware!)
And speaking of lending eBooks and libraries, the ALA (American Library Association) is responding to concerns regarding the relevancy of libraries in the eBook era and eBook lending rights. (Publishers Weekly)
I have exciting news for you, our readers, today. For today, Paradise Publishers launches our newest venture: social publishing on Foboko.com. Foboko takes an innovative approach to writing and publishing with its super helpful, step-by-step wizard that takes you by the hand and shows you where and how to get started, and guides you through the whole book writing process up to and including publication.
With so many revolutionary changes in the eBook industry lately, we believe that our Foboko.com will fit right into this new era in indie publishing. We tip our hats to the pioneers such as J. K. Rowling with her bold move to make the Harry Potter eBooks available from her own website Pottermore.com and to Tor for announcing that they would be removing DRM from all their eBooks.
Feedback from our beta period has been positive and full of energy. Educators are excited about it stating they are thrilled with the idea of [ more ]
