TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics » Free e-books http://www.teleread.com News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 22 May 2013 20:45:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Ernst & Young Releases “Mobile Banking,” a Free Financial Services E-Book http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/upenn-and-ernst-young-release-a-free-financial-services-e-book/ http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/upenn-and-ernst-young-release-a-free-financial-services-e-book/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 19:10:07 +0000 Dan Eldridge http://www.teleread.com/?p=84574 The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, if you’re not familiar with it, is generally agreed upon as being one of the finest graduate business schools in the country. Unbeknownst to TeleRead until just earlier today, however, was the school’s online business analysis journal. It’s called Knowledge@Wharton, and we’ve learned that the smart minds behind the [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/upenn-and-ernst-young-release-a-free-financial-services-e-book/feed/ 0 Cord Cutters, Digital Mooches and the Content Conundrum of the Future http://www.teleread.com/content/cord-cutters-digital-mooches-and-the-content-conundrum-of-the-future/ http://www.teleread.com/content/cord-cutters-digital-mooches-and-the-content-conundrum-of-the-future/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:15:11 +0000 Joanna Cabot http://www.teleread.com/?p=82254 Dan linked to a great article in today’s Morning Links roundup about ‘digital mooches,’ aka the 20-somethings who may be leaving Mom and Dad’s house in the coming years, yet seem to have no plans to leave their parents’ cell phone contracts or Netflix subscriptions. I read this article with interest; I’d just read another about [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/content/cord-cutters-digital-mooches-and-the-content-conundrum-of-the-future/feed/ 1 The Growing Pains of Read an E-Book Week http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/the-growing-pains-of-read-an-e-book-week/ http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/the-growing-pains-of-read-an-e-book-week/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:19:27 +0000 Joanna Cabot http://www.teleread.com/?p=81629 Rich Adin, a professional editor, has a thoughtful essay up about Read an E-Book Week. He says he has seen many complaints on author boards that authors’ sales did not appreciably benefit from the RAEW sale, and he offers some reasons for why that might be (e.g., authors choosing too-small discounts; doing little-to-no promotion; not [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/the-growing-pains-of-read-an-e-book-week/feed/ 1 Only two more days to enter our Guy Kawasaki APE giveaway! http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/two-more-days-to-enter-ape-giveaway/ http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/two-more-days-to-enter-ape-giveaway/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:09:33 +0000 Dan Eldridge http://www.teleread.com/?p=80858 If you haven’t already entered our Guy Kawasaki giveaway, now’s the time: We’ll be announcing the winners in just two days, but that’s more than enough time to join the party. We’re giving away two free copies of Kawasaki’s new book, which is already being thought of as the final word on digital self-publishing. I’ve got [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/two-more-days-to-enter-ape-giveaway/feed/ 0 Are We Devaluing Books? http://www.teleread.com/books/are-we-devaluing-books/ http://www.teleread.com/books/are-we-devaluing-books/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:50:35 +0000 Juli Monroe http://www.teleread.com/?p=80817 It’s a snowy day in our nation’s capital, and watching the flakes fall has made me contemplative. I’ve been reading a number of historical and fantasy books in worlds and times where books were rare, precious and valued. I can’t help but contrast that to today, when people can download thousands of free books to [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/books/are-we-devaluing-books/feed/ 14 For a free e-book, just tweet http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/for-a-free-e-book-just-tweet/ http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/for-a-free-e-book-just-tweet/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:51:28 +0000 Dan Eldridge http://www.teleread.com/?p=80769 We’ve been writing quite a bit lately about book publicity tactics, which is probably why a recent tweet about a Pan Macmillan promo caught my eye this morning. The promotion couldn’t be easier: You post a pre-written tweet about a new Richard House series called The Kills, and then the first book of the series (there [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/for-a-free-e-book-just-tweet/feed/ 5 Free Books! Get Your Free E-Books Here! http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/free-books-get-your-free-e-books-here/ http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/free-books-get-your-free-e-books-here/#comments Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:30:58 +0000 Juli Monroe http://www.teleread.com/?p=78545 Looking for free e-books for your e-reader? Books on the Knob is a great resource. I’m subscribed to the blog in Google Reader, and every day I receive at least five to 10 posts about free or bargain books. Books on the Knob covers lots of different sites—not just Amazon—so whatever your reader of choice happens [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/free-books-get-your-free-e-books-here/feed/ 6 Free e-book from Publishers Lunch previews upcoming releases from Michael Pollan and others http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/free-e-book-previews-upcoming-releases-from-michael-pollan-and-others/ http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/free-e-book-previews-upcoming-releases-from-michael-pollan-and-others/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:39:28 +0000 Dan Eldridge http://www.teleread.com/?p=78274 The ever-popular Publishers Lunch website has just released an entirely free e-book, Buzz Books 2013 Spring/Summer. It’s filled with 488 pages of pre-publication excerpts from 28 different titles that are due to be released during the upcoming spring/summer seasons. (A small number of the book’s sneak previews have very recently been published.) The e-book offers an [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/free-e-book-previews-upcoming-releases-from-michael-pollan-and-others/feed/ 0 Unglue.it Releases Two More Free E-Books (Updated) http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/unglue-it-releases-two-more-free-e-books/ http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/unglue-it-releases-two-more-free-e-books/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:26:28 +0000 Dan Eldridge http://www.teleread.com/?p=77240 We’ve written about the Unglue.it project a few times in the past, but here’s a brief explanation for anyone who may not be familiar with the site: It’s essentially a crowdsource-funded campaign that attempts to purchase the copyrights to various books, which it then releases free-of-charge—and DRM-free—to literally anyone on earth who wants a copy. [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/kindle/kindle-quick-tips-how-to-organize-your-free-e-books/feed/ 2 My 5 Favorite Sources for DRM-Free E-Books, part 2 of 2 http://www.teleread.com/drm/my-5-favorite-sources-for-drm-free-e-books-part-2-of-2/ http://www.teleread.com/drm/my-5-favorite-sources-for-drm-free-e-books-part-2-of-2/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2012 12:00:39 +0000 Joanna Cabot http://www.teleread.com/?p=73357 From Part 1: I love DRM-free books! I know that for most people, DRM is an issue they might not think about often; if their books work, they’re happy. But for many more experienced e-book users, it’s an issue to care about. Unless, that is, you buy and read books that are DRM-free. The books referenced [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/drm/my-5-favorite-sources-for-drm-free-e-books-part-2-of-2/feed/ 6 My 5 Favorite Sources for DRM-Free E-Books, part 1 of 2 http://www.teleread.com/drm/my-5-favorite-sources-for-drm-free-e-books-part-1-of-2/ http://www.teleread.com/drm/my-5-favorite-sources-for-drm-free-e-books-part-1-of-2/#comments Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:55:25 +0000 Joanna Cabot http://www.teleread.com/?p=73349 I love DRM-free books! I know that for most people, DRM is an issue they might not think about often; if their books work, they’re happy. But for many more experienced e-book users, it’s an issue to care about. If you acquire 100 Amazon e-books and then you buy a Kobo, how are you going [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/drm/my-5-favorite-sources-for-drm-free-e-books-part-1-of-2/feed/ 2 Publisher gives away free e-book with purchase of ticket to movie based on it http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/publisher-gives-away-free-e-book-with-purchase-of-ticket-to-movie-based-on-it/ http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/publisher-gives-away-free-e-book-with-purchase-of-ticket-to-movie-based-on-it/#comments Sat, 28 Jul 2012 04:29:19 +0000 Chris Meadows http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/publisher-gives-away-free-e-book-with-purchase-of-ticket-to-movie-based-on-it/ EBookNewser reports on an interesting e-book promotion. The publisher of You Changed My Life: A Memoir is giving away free e-books of the title to anyone who goes (to a participating theater) to see the the movie based on the book between July 27 and August 3. Like the book, the movie The Intouchables tells [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/publisher-gives-away-free-e-book-with-purchase-of-ticket-to-movie-based-on-it/feed/ 0 Publisher pulls e-book from Amazon in wake of automatic markdown from Starbucks giveaway http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/publisher-pulls-e-book-from-amazon-in-wake-of-automatic-markdown-from-starbucks-giveaway/ http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/publisher-pulls-e-book-from-amazon-in-wake-of-automatic-markdown-from-starbucks-giveaway/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 05:41:46 +0000 Chris Meadows http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/publisher-pulls-e-book-from-amazon-in-wake-of-automatic-markdown-from-starbucks-giveaway/ Even though the Justice Department has kiboshed “most favored nation” deals in the arrangement with the three agency publishers who settled, those deals are only binding on those publishers. Amazon is still using it in its arrangements with smaller publishers, and will probably continue to do so until and unless the DoJ turns its gimlet [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/publisher-pulls-e-book-from-amazon-in-wake-of-automatic-markdown-from-starbucks-giveaway/feed/ 4 Marvel to bundle free digital comic downloads with all $3.99 flagship titles http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/marvel-to-bundle-free-digital-comic-downloads-with-all-3-99-flagship-titles/ http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/marvel-to-bundle-free-digital-comic-downloads-with-all-3-99-flagship-titles/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:15:00 +0000 Chris Meadows http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/marvel-to-bundle-free-digital-comic-downloads-with-all-3-99-flagship-titles/ The idea of throwing in a free e-book copy with purchase of a printed book is one that a lot of book fans have long said they’d like to see publishers try. Well, now one is—though it’s a comic book publisher. Marvel has posted an article on its news blog announcing that, starting in June [...]

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