Stephen King, one of the best-selling authors of our time, was once considered to be a pioneer in the world of digital books. Now, he’s taking a stand in the book industry and will not be releasing his latest novel “Joyland” in digital form. King claims that he is withholding the digital rights in order to take a stand against the ebook industry and inspire readers to buy physical books again. [Read more…]
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Libraries can now get Penguin Random House ebooks on day of release
It looks like the European Union will approve the merger between Random House and Penguin. This is big news, but there is even bigger news for libraries.
The Huffington Post reported today that Penguin Group has informed The Associated Press that libraries can now offer their ebooks as soon as the hardcover version is released. This policy is basically the one that Random House was using for libraries. This is a huge win for libraries. [Read more…]
Study shows that over half of all children have never read an ebook
Good news for librarians. A majority of children age 6-17 have never read an ebook. Scholastic today released their biannual Kids & Family Reading Report and it showed that only 46 percent of kids had read an electronic version of a book before. [Read more…]
Penguin settles with US Justice Department on ebook price fixing
Penguin said today that it had reached a settlement with the US Justice Department in the ebook price fixing case brought against the company. The decision to settle was heavily influenced by the planned merger of Penguin and Random House. [Read more…]
Mini tablets will bring mega wait times for ebooks at libraries
Here we are on the eve of Thanksgiving about to celebrate the time honored holiday by doing what Americans do best…stuffing our faces and shopping.
After the food induced coma wears off, eager shoppers will head to the retailers to try and score some great deals on electronics and toys. On the top of the wish lists this year are tablets from Apple, Amazon and Google. The big change from last year is that there are now a wide variety of mini tablets available. [Read more…]