A Look Back at BEA: BookBub, innovations in children’s books, The Onion’s bold bet...
When Katie Donelan four years ago became BookBub's third employee and the first one who was not a co-founder, the bargain e-books email list reached fewer than 100,000 members. At BookExpo America...
Smartphone readers, relax: No cancer threat found
Frequent smartphone readers who follow the kind of regular snack-reading habit just outlined by David Rothman may have had concerns about their health.
After all, scare stories about brain cancers from smartphone...
Why does B&N hate its customers, Mr. Argir? New hassles for U.K. Nook victims
Just why does Barnes & Noble hate its customers, especially Nook owners?
When Fred Argir speaks Tuesday at Digital Book World, would someone kindly ask B&N’s new chief digital officer that question?
Please...
Mike Shatzkin, e-publishing guru: A TeleRead Q&A
Leading up to Digital Book World Conference + Expo, there was a person I had hoped I would be able to catch up with. I’ve heard him talk at events, I read...
Children’s e-book subscription service Epic sees epic growth
California-based children’s e-book subscription service Epic! has been talking with Publishers Weekly about its recent rapid growth as more and more users find and take advantage of the service. Not to...
Bezos says new top-of-the-line Kindle ‘almost ready’: Another Voyage? Meanwhile…a Kindle sale
"Heads up readers – all-new, top of the line Kindle almost ready. 8th generation. Details next week." So says a Tweet from the ultimate source at Amazon, CEO Jeff Bezos. One more...
Is coding more important than Shakespeare? Only if you’re a Valley troglodyte
Celebrated venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has penned a more than usually narcissistic piece of Silicon Valley navel-gazing. Under the title "Is majoring in liberal arts a mistake for students?" he outlines...
The Bernie Sanders Internet Speed Test: Check it out, e-book lovers. Valid?
"Today, people living in Bucharest, Romania have access to much faster Internet than most of the U.S. That's unacceptable and must change." So went a tweet from Bernie Sanders, the presidential hopeful,...
R.I.P. Prince: A great musician, a controversial DCMA user
In a year that already has seen too many great talents die before their time, we mourn the passing of Prince, aged 57. His legacy includes seven Grammy Awards, a Golden...
Video shows Michael Kozlowski’s 13.3” e-ink reader in action
If you were curious how that $699 13.3” e-ink Android tablet I mentioned a couple of days ago would look in operation, Michael Kozlowski has linked to a YouTube video in which he puts the engineering demo model through its paces.
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A sad tale of Amazon monetization: eReaderIQ and the affiliate program
Courtesy of the Kboards, a worrying item about struggling e-book sites and their ability to monetize engagement with Amazon - or not - has...
