Nintendo is not exactly in the business of manufacturing e-book readers. But the company has grand plans for its Wii U. It is not only preparing an app store for the Wii U, it is also launching an e-book platform for the device. The company has already approached publishers and developers about the Wii U [...]

The European Commission is not the only entity interested in investigating e-book pricing. The U.S. Justice Department has that on its agenda as well. The European Commission has already opened a formal inquiry into whether publishers have colluded to raise ebook prices with the help of a company such as Apple. Many e-book lovers have [...]

The Ebook industry is a fast growing one at this point. With the rise of e-readers and tablets, digital books are becoming quite popular. Companies such as Amazon and B&N are already making a ton of money from e-books. According to Juniper Research’s latest report, revenues from e-books delivered to handheld devices could raise to [...]

Starbucks is quite popular for throwing all kinds of promotions to keep its customers coming back for more. The company has allowed its customers to sample apps in the past. In a partnership with iTunes and the iBookstore, Starbucks will be offering ebook “Picks of the Week” to its customers. The first title is Erin [...]

In the past couple of weeks, we have been covering Sony’s latest creation, Sony PRS-T1 reader. The days of Sony dominating the e-reader market are truly over. PRS-T1 has a touch screen and WiFi on-board. The device is not as expensive as some other Sony readers of the past. Users can interact with their books [...]

John Locke should need no introduction. The man is a superstar in the e-book publishing world. His book on publishing e-books has generated a ton of sales and gotten a ton of positive reviews. Not surprisingly, he has decided to sign a deal with Simon & Schuster to sell his work the traditional way: Not [...]

Google+ is the fastest growing social network around. It was launched only a short while ago. But according to experts, it will soon become the #2 social network behind Facebook. The community is a work in progress. Just recently, Google decided to add G+ games to step up its pressure on Facebook. Google+ now supports [...]

When Amazon Kindle was launched a couple of years ago, there were a lot of people who were skeptic about the potential of the platform. Fast forward a couple of years and some authors are making a killing on this platform. Charlaine Harris is the latest author to join the “Kindle million club.” This is [...]

Amazon and B&N are not the only companies working to improve their e-book platforms. There are plenty of exciting start-ups that want to contribute to this space and come up with innovative solutions for the e-book industry. Mike Matas and Kimon Tsinteris are two former Apple engineers who left to create a new e-book publishing [...]

Many torrent sites have got a bad reputation for facilitating piracy. Plenty of people refer to these sites to download movies, photos, documents, and music files for free. But there is more to P2P technology than just sharing copyrighted content. P2P can be a great distribution channel for those who want to get their products [...]

The cat is finally out of the bag. We have known for some time that Apple was aiming to go after content publishers to get its 30% cut of their revenue. This sounded like a very aggressive move that could have major ramifications for all parties involved. Apple has decided to pull the trigger on [...]

Amazon managed to boost the e-book industry by releasing Kindle to the market a couple of years ago. Since then, the company has adjusted its plans to enhance its ebook sales dramatically. The fact that Kindle app is available on so many platforms gives consumers more confidence to shop at Amazon for their next e-book. [...]

Nook and Kindle owners have the option to borrow and lend e-books already. While the lending process is not perfect on these devices, it gives e-book fans the chance to get more out of their e-readers. EbookFling is an exciting new website that takes the concept a step further. It enables Nook and Kindle owners [...]

Remember the controversial pedophilia book that got Amazon in so much hot water? Its author has found out the hard way that one can’t write a book about such a topic and get away with it. He was recently arrested in Florida for obscenity charges. You cannot engage or depict children in a harmful relationship… [...]

E-books make great gifts. They are not too expensive but can be nice gifts for those who own e-reader devices such as Kindle and Nook (or use their companion software). Not too many of e-reader companies actually allow e-books to be gifted. Kobo is changing that for this holiday season. Kobo fans can purchase e-books [...]