Google’s Support for Audiobooks is Frustrating and Disappointing
Google started selling audiobooks several days ago. If you haven't tried them yet, that is okay because you are better off avoiding Google in favor of...Continue reading
Category: Google Play
Knock Me Over with a Feather, Google Play Now Sells Audiobooks
Google has expanded its lackluster effort to sell books to include audiobooks as well as ebooks. Read more." Every year it’s one of the most popular...Continue reading
Google to Sell Audiobooks, Teases 50% Off Your First Purchase in Leaked Banner
Back in November I brought you the news that Google was looking at selling audiobooks in Google Play, and now it appears the launch is imminent....Continue reading
Google Play Books is Currently Offering a $5 credit
Google is holding a sale in its ebookstore right now, but only for US customers. If you head over to the Play Store home page right...Continue reading
Google Is Now Accepting Indie Authors into Play Books (Sometimes, And Only If You Ask Nice)
When Google closed its publisher portal two and a half years ago in response to massive ebook piracy, they said the move was temporary so they could "improve...Continue reading
Google Play Store to Sell Audiobooks?
Google doesn't sell a lot of ebooks, and pretty soon they will also not be selling a lot of audiobooks. Android Police pulled part the latest...Continue reading
Google Play Books is Renting Harlequin Titles for $.99 a Day
Early last month Google briefly rented YA titles from HarperCollins for a dollar a day. Now they are running a similar sale on Harlequin titles. The...Continue reading
Google Announces the Best Books of Google Play for 2016
With the year drawing to a close, Google announced its annual "Best of 2016" lists on Thursday. The ad network has assembled Google Play’s Best of lists...Continue reading
Google Play Family Library is a Bass-Ackward Way to Share eBooks, Other Content With Up to Six People
Google has finally taken the covers off its family library system for its Google Play services, and the feature is just as badly designed as when...Continue reading
Google Play Reveals Its Best-Selling eBooks, Videos, and Games for 2015
Google has released its year-end "best of" lists for Google Play this week. You can find the lists on a special page in the Google Play...Continue reading
Google Play Books is a Safe Haven for Commercial eBook Piracy
Piracy is endemic to almost every retail site which sells digital content. Some sites such as Amazon routinely (and sometimes aggressively) police their catalog for pirated content,...Continue reading
Google Adds Human App Review Process, Adopts Country-Sensitive Ratings
Google may operate the second largest app store in the world and serve a billion people in over 190 countries, but for the longest time that store was...Continue reading
Google to Show Sponsored Apps in Google Play Search Results – Will eBooks Be Next?
Google has long sold the lead spots in its search results to advertisers, and now they're expanding that practice to Google Play. The ad network has...Continue reading
Google Play Books Updated with New Skim Mode, Better Support for Non Fiction
Google first got its start in ebooks with the often maligned book scanning project, and with the latest update to Google Play Books it is returning...Continue reading
Google Play Books Launches In Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, And the Ukraine
Google might not be expanding their ebookstore at quite the same pace as last year but they haven't stopped. Following the June expansion into Luxembourg, Norway,...Continue reading