Big, bigger, but not yet biggest: According to the Association of American Publishers's StatShot study released Thursday, ebooks made up nearly a quarter (22.55%, to be precise) of U.S. trade publishers' book sales last year. That's up from 17% in 2011 and just 3% in 2009...
So you just dropped some cash on a new e-reader.
Now you're expected to pay more money to fill it up with content?
Not necessarily – there are loads of places around the internet where you can score good books for the best price there is – no price at all.
This collection features free e-books, mostly classics, that you can read on your iPad/iPhone (purchase), Kindle (purchase), Nook (purchase) or other devices. It includes great works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. To learn how to load books to your Kindle using the links below, please watch this video. This other video explains how to upload epub files to a Nook.
Thousands of libraries across the United States offer digital lending for Kindle devices. Read on to see how you can enjoy the benefits of free library books on your Kindle.
Just like you can check out physical books from your local library, at over 11,000 public libraries you can also check out ebooks for use on your Kindle. It’s simple, free, and best of all there’s no risk of late fees because the digital books simply expire the day they are due.
Nate Hoffelder over at Mediabistro assembled a list of the five most expensive e-books in the Kindle store.
They're all published by Springer, a company that specializes in professional and scholarly books.
And if you think the prices (listed below) are expensive, consider that the hardcover versions of some of these books are listed at about $1,200 to $1,500 more than the Kindle editions...
Are you looking for new ways to deliver in-depth content on a topic specific to your website? If so, ebooks are a great way to take your audience deeper into some aspect of your subject matter. Through the advancement of technology it’s easier than ever before in history for you to become an author by writing an ebook. With that said, there are things you should do to ensure your ebook is read by as many people as possible. In this article we are going to uncover the benefits of writing an ebook, provide tips for writing a successful ebook, and discuss how you can streamline the Ebook writing process.
I have been looking for free e-books for web designers since it is a medium that can be a good way to pick up inspiration and new techniques. While buying new and fresh books from the large publishers may give you the latest releases free e-books still can be a great and completely free resource. With a tablet or e-book reader it actually works quite well and it also give you some time away from the computer to more easily focus on learning.
The service, dubbed iBooks 2, will allow textbook makers to create fully interactive titles for Apple's iPad. According to the company, users will be able to swipe across the display to open textbook pages and view movies within each chapter. The operating system's familiar pinch and tapping features are also available, giving users more interaction with titles.
After September's Kindle Fire announcement from Amazon, it was only a matter of time before rival bookseller Barnes & Noble retaliated with a new e-book-friendly tablet. Bearing a striking resemblance to its previous effort (the Nook Color--which remains on the market at $199), the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet outguns the Kindle Fire in a few key specs.
Google launched its ebooks platform in Canada on Tuesday, providing more competition for retailers Amazon and Kobo.
Titles purchased at the Google ebookstore will be stored online and accessible on a variety of devices, including Android and Apple tablets and smart phones, PCs and compatible e-readers such as the Kobo, Barnes & Noble's Nook and Sony's Reader.
Even though Walter Isaacson's biography about late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs hit stores with a little more than two months left of 2011, it could end up being Amazon.com's top seller for the entire year.
The hotly anticipated Steve Jobs biography is out electronically via Amazon Kindle.
Our copy just loaded on our iPhone. We're going to be digging into it now, and we'll let you know what we find.
If you've pre-ordered, you might want to fire up your Kindle and look for it.
E-ink is easy to read, ebook readers are lightweight, the only pesky hiccup is that whole electricity thing. Avoid running out of juice, no matter how long your vacation, with this ebook reader solar panel hack.
