Make your own Kindle ebooks using new Adobe InDesign plug-in from Amazon
Publishers who want to produce their own Kindle-ready ebooks can now do it directly from within the Adobe InDesign page layout software using a free plug-in thatAmazon has just released. The plug-in...
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Did Google disappoint with its eBooks launch?
Google launched its much-anticipated—and much-delayed—ebook service this week, serving up several hundred thousand commercial ebooks for sale in addition three million free, out-of-copyright books....
View ArticleBloggers can now join booksellers selling Google Ebooks
Google has just launched the Google Ebooks affiliate programme, opening the door for any website owner to become an ebook retailer. Likely candidates would be bloggers, publishers, media sites, link...
View ArticleAmazon takes shot at Apple with impressive Kindle Cloud Reader web app
When Apple took its heavy-handed action against retailers last month, stopping them selling from within iPad and iPhone apps, those retailers were inevitably going to search for ways to avoid this...
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Kindle Fire brings colour, low price – and the cloud
Amazon has announced its long-anticipated entry into the tablet market with the US$199 Kindle Fire, due to go on sale 15 November and US-only for now. While some were anticipating an iPad Killer and...
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EPUB3 ready to go, now Amazon responds with Kindle Format 8
A couple of weeks ago, the publishing industry’s EPUB3 specification was finally signed off. This was the cue for device makers and e-reading app developers to build it into their next releases and for...
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Amazon takes on libraries with Kindle Owners’ Lending Library
Amazon’s loving its Kindle owners. The retail giant is letting Kindle owners who sign up for its US$79 Prime service borrow an ebook each month for no extra fee. Prime is a premium service for Amazon...
View ArticleAustralian ebook buyers offered choices aplenty this Christmas
Australian readers will have few reasons not to join the ebook revolution this Christmas as a host of offerings come on stream. The past year has seen major strides in the key areas of local...
View ArticleHard work of publisher restructuring begins – and the #1 reason many will fail
Technology researcher Forrester released a survey of US publishing executives yesterday which uncovered an interesting disconnect: 82% were optimistic about the digital transition of books, but only...
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A lesson from tech history points to a thriving future role for bookshops
In a recent American study by book data specialist Bowker, bookstores were second only to favourite authors as the most important source of new book discovery. Few booksellers would find this...
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