What’s the purpose of a book review? To tell the truth or help the...
Two things happened which had me thinking about reviews this week. Firstly, I got some fresh comments on a 2015 story I did on the mania for 5-star reviews on Etsy....
Playster adds major publishers to audiobook catalog (news release)
Playster, the all-inclusive multimedia platform, has announced the addition of six new publishers to its unlimited audiobook collection. The introduction of Simon & Schuster, Macmillan and HarperCollins UK audiobooks completes Playster's...
The First Hebrew ePub Online Store – Hebrew e-Books at Mendele He-Books
Surprising as you might find it, despite the high percentage of readers and the great popularity of books among Hebrew speakers, there are no e-Books in Hebrew (He-Books). At least there...
Steve Potash, OverDrive CEO and library e-book pioneer: A TeleRead interview
Steve Potash started digitizing books long before it was cool.
Now in his 60s, the CEO of OverDrive began digitizing law books in the 1970s, thinking this was the next big step in the publishing...
Comixology Unlimited not quite as ‘unlimited’ as advertised
Amazon subsidiary Comixology has just launched a $5.99 per month “Comixology Unlimited” comic reading subscription plan, featuring thousands of comics from major publishers. None of those publishers are Marvel or DC,...
Ad blight: A TeleRead community member speaks out
The Telegraph is the latest publication to wage war against ad-blocker users. The good news is that the ads are less pushy than those at another combatant, Forbes, which has unwittingly...
What Is Adobe DRM and How to Deal with It, by Piotr Kowalczyk
Nook Simple Touch is supported with Adobe DRM
Before you start buying books in a particular ebookstore, check what kind of DRM is used there.
DRM (Digital Rights Management) is intended to prevent...
What will happen to your e-books when you die?
As more of our lives move into the digital realm, the bequeathing of digital assets has the potential to become a huge issue. iTunes has already taken away the one album...
Connor Cochran rebuts Internet troll’s allegations over Conlan Press product delays
Update (9/30/2015): I have been contacted by Patrick Lake's lawyers, who asked for a revision to the story to make it more clear that these are Cochran's allegations, which Lake vigorously...
How long should a book chapter be?
The answers from writers on KBoards are all over the map. But the sweet spot from 53 respondents to a poll seems to be 1,000-3,000 words. Three-fifths of the answers fall into that range....
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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...
