Briefly Noted | Female Magazine Readers Flock to Nook Color – NYTimes.com

23 May, 2011 · by Editor · in Briefly Noted

“We didn’t really know what to expect,” said Liz Schimel, executive vice president for digital media for Meredith, publisher of Family Circle, Better Homes and Gardens and other women’s magazines. “We regarded it as sort of a test. Would the…

Briefly Noted | Predictions for 2011 from Smashwords Founder – GalleyCat

29 December, 2010 · by Editor · in Briefly Noted

8. International ebook market explodes, causing publishers to rethink territory rights restrictions – The proliferation of affordable, high-quality dedicated ereading devices, smart phones and ereading apps, and the international expansion of big US-based ebook retailers into green field markets, will…

Easons Agrees Agency Pricing Contract For EBooks With Two Publishers

3 December, 2010 · by Editor · in News

Stephen Boylan, Books Purchasing Manager at Easons with responsibility for ebooks has confirmed that Easons has signed Agency contracts with Hachette and HarperCollins. Both publishers have also changed from wholesale to agency terms for ebooks in the UK, as have…

Daily Links 06/09/2010

6 September, 2010 · by Editor · in Links

Stock up for the long winter nights Decent review of upcoming books Read more… Review: A Preparation for Death by Greg Baxter Read more… Review of Guards! Guards! By Terry Pratchett (Corgi, 1989) I love Pratchett and Guards! Guards! is…

How To Buy Books On The iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone in Ireland (Or Get Them Free)

24 July, 2010 · by Editor · in Books & Authors

For more information on iPad/iPhone and iPod Touch reading apps try Robert Maguire’s long review post on some of the freely available iPad book Apps. These apps allow readers to download books to their iPads and read them. Nearly all…