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Microsoft eBook Refunds Are Coming in July

25 June, 20193 July, 2019eBookstore, Microsoft, UncategorizedLeave a comment

When Microsoft announced in April that it was shutting down yet another ebookstore, they told customers that we'd be getting a complete refund and a credit...

Amazon Announces the Best Books of 2019 (So Far)

18 June, 201918 June, 2019UncategorizedLeave a comment

Amazon announced on Tuesday its selections for the Best Books of the Year So Far, naming Elizabeth Gilbert’s novel City of Girls the top pick overall. Over...

Nook Glowlight Plus Features a 7.8″ Screen, Retails for $199

23 May, 201923 May, 2019Uncategorized10 Comments

So it would seem that new Nook ereader that showed up on the FCC website last month is not a replacement for the Nook Glowlight 3;...

The Biggest Plagiarism Scandal in the History of eBooks Slipped by Amazon Unnoticed

1 May, 20191 May, 2019Amazon, Fraud, Intellectual Property, Piracy, Uncategorized9 Comments

When news broke a little over two months ago that the Brazilian author person Cristiane Serruya had copied parts of Courtney Milan's book, The Duchess War,...

British Prison Inmates Smoked Harry Potter Pages

17 February, 201918 February, 2019Uncategorized9 Comments

Remember last year when everyone was losing their shit over evil profiteering prisons banning print books or forcing inmates to only buy from approved sources? I...

C.L. Polk’s “Witchmark” is Tor.com’s eBook of the Month

12 February, 201912 February, 2019UncategorizedLeave a comment

Every month Tor.com gives away a free ebook. This month's ebook is Witchmark by C.L. Polk: In an original world reminiscent of Edwardian England in the shadow...

You Tell Me: What is Your Favorite Fictional City?

9 January, 20199 January, 2019Uncategorized11 Comments

The right setting can make a story unforgettable. It can inspire readers to pick up a previously read book just to thumb through familiar pages and...

Bowker’s ISBN SIte Has Been Hacked, and Credit Card Numbers Have Been Stolen

2 November, 201825 November, 2018Uncategorized17 Comments

When I reported 3 days ago about MyIdentifiers.com's extended downtime, I made an offhand reference to a report about credit cards being stolen on the site. I...

Morning Coffee 17 October 2018

17 October, 201817 October, 2018Uncategorized2 Comments

Here are a few stories to read this Wednesday morning. Amazon stole Kobo's thunder by announcing the new Kindle the same day the Kobo Forma went...

Kindle Unlimited Funding Pool Grew in September 2018 While the Per-Page Rate Rose

16 October, 20188 November, 2018Uncategorized4 Comments

Amazon announced on Monday that the Kindle Unlimited funding pool grew to $23.4 million in September (plus bonuses), up from $23.3 million in August 2018. At the...

Morning Coffee – 23 July 2018

23 July, 201824 July, 2018UncategorizedOne Comment

Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Who wouldn't love a company that makes you a lot of money? Fonts are not the...

Japanese City Launches Smart Bus Stop Display Pilot Featuring E-ink Screens

19 February, 201819 February, 2018UncategorizedLeave a comment

Papercast is a startup that specializes in developing smart bus stop displays built around E-ink screens. This is the company that supplied the 32" color E-ink...

Hawaii to Establish OER College Textbook Task Force

13 February, 201813 February, 2018UncategorizedOne Comment

College textbooks are expensive. Some states and universities are countering the cost by developing archives of OER course material and even degree programs that eschew paid...