Thursday 24 July 2014

The Digital Reader

The Digital Reader


Comixology to Offer DRM-free Comics

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 03:44 PM PDT

Comixology has just confirmed the rumor I reported yesterday; they are adding an option for DRM-free comics. At the "Ask Me Anything" panel Thursday afternoon, co-founder and CEO David Steinberger confirmed the rumor, saying “We're excited to...

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Digital Comics Distributor Madefire Launches on Android

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 03:11 PM PDT

The digital comic pioneers at Madefire took some time from enjoying Comicon this week to release a new Android app. This 3-year-old startup has made a name for itself by developing an eye-catching new type of comics called Motion Books, which it had...

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Hip Video Explains All-Digital Library in Bexar County, Texas

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 11:25 AM PDT

–Read an e-book at home or in the library, or a digital comic or graphic novel. –Maybe even read E to your visiting  child if you're a jailed mother. –Use two-way Google Hangouts video to enjoy a virtual book club without leaving your house. Or go...

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Obuntu Turns the Onyx Boox M92 9.7″ eReader into a Linux Tablet (video)

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 10:19 AM PDT

A hacker hanging out over at MobileRead Forums has come up with a way to expand the abilities of the two-year-old Onyx Boox M92 ebook reader. He’s modified a version of the open-source Linux distro Ubuntu so it can run on the M92′s...

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Amazon Adds Pricing Suggestions to KDP

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 08:08 AM PDT

Earlier this month Amazon added a new beta program to their ebook publishing platform. KDP Pricing Support takes the guess work out of pricing a new ebook by offering authors and publishers predictions on how many copies would be sold at a given...

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Kindle eBooks Deals (24 July 2014)

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 06:34 AM PDT

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deals for today include an SF title from John Brunner, a romance title from Laura Kinsale, a murder mysterl from John Burley, and more. Get regular reminders of the daily deals via RSS. The Shockwave Rider Price:...

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Oyster Launches New App, Brings eBook Reading to the Web

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 06:03 AM PDT

The US-centric subscription e-reading service Oyster revealed today that they have broken free of Android and iOS. Oyster has launched a browser-based reading app which will enable users to access Oyster’s large catalog of ebooks. "Knowing...

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New Authors Group to Add Pressure to Amazon in Dispute With Hachette

Posted: 23 Jul 2014 08:02 PM PDT

Move over, The Authors Guild, you have new competition in the castigating Amazon department. A new authors advocacy group is coalescing around Douglas Preston, the author of one of the open letters to Amazon. Called Authors United, the group plans...

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