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New Lingo: “eThis & eThat” as Libraries Go Digital

DCL Editorial — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:15:41 +0000

A post over at the Oakdale Patch by Joey Halbach explains that even as the digital revolution takes a hold of publications, Libraries are still very much alive, and are, in fact, becoming even more personal. Library customers can use local computers to access a database of information, as well as access archives on the [...]

e-Publishing

DCL Editorial — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:12:24 +0000

By Rahel Anne Bailie, Intentional Design, Inc. “It’s an exciting time to be creating digital publications.” Moving from PDF files to more attractive digital publications, what is now known as eBooks, has increased tremendously with the sharp rise in market penetration of ereaders and tablets such as the iPad and Kindle. Functional eBooks have been [...]

Amazon Pushes Kindle eBooks Again with Prime Subscription

DCL Editorial — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:11:58 +0000

Amazon has announced on their home page and in a press release that they are incorporating a deal into their existing Amazon Prime service, exclusively for Kindle device owners. Every month, a user can choose from thousands of books to read for free if they are an Amazon Prime subscriber and a Kindle owner, and [...]

Author Brenda Peterson Uses Social Media to Find eBook Producer DCL

DCL Editorial — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:56:45 +0000

Brenda Peterson, who wrote Duck and Cover blogged about her experience with eBook conversion. Through the use of a LinkedIn group for digital publishers, Brenda found out that it just isn’t as easy as it sounds to produce quality eBooks. She discussed various issues within the group, and eventually found herself contacting someone from Data [...]

Amazon Announces Kindle Format 8 — HTML5 and CSS3 Support

DCL Editorial — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:58:16 +0000

Amazon announces HTML5 and CSS3 support in their upcoming Kindle Format 8 for eBooks. Several examples are given such as children’s books, comics, engineering, and cookbooks on their press release page here. Included on the page is a short FAQ discussing some of the basic functionality of the new format. The company is dropping support [...]

A $79 Amazon Kindle to Put a Fire Under eBooks

DCL Editorial — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:16:07 +0000

Engadget reports live from Amazon’s press event that.. aside from their groundbreaking iPad-competing Kindle Fire is being released, but they also announced that their Kindle (the Wi-Fi-only version) has just dropped to a mere $79. This makes the most popular eBook reading device affordable for many, many people, and well in advance of the holiday [...]

Amazon Making a Subscription–Based eBooks–Service Business Model?

DCL Editorial — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:22:53 +0000

Mashable reports on a story covered by The New York Times that Amazon is working on a subscription–based model for selling (or… renting? or …streaming?) eBooks for their Kindle device. Supposedly, Amazon is in talks with various publishers about how to settle the licensing and royalties. If this deal goes through, Amazon Prime members may [...]

Father of eBooks and Project Gutenberg Dies

DCL Editorial — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:47:04 +0000

Michael S. Hart, the man who invented the e-book, as well as the creator of Project Gutenberg, has died, September 8th, at the all-too-young age of 64. The man whose quest to “break down the bars of ignorance and illiteracy” has reached the end of his journey, and has made incredible advancements in digital distribution [...]

eBook Sales Up >1,000 Percent from 2008 to 2010

DCL Editorial — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:21:18 +0000

Trade eBooks, according to a joint study by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the Book Industry Study Group (BISG), have grown from 0.6 percent of trade market share to 6.4 percent in just three years. This doesn’t include the growth over the last six months. This increase in market share translates to a [...]

Discovery and Monetization: Two Important Challenges Facing eBook Publishers

DCL Editorial — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:38:01 +0000

By Dan Tonkery, Unlimited Priorities The publishing industry’s shift from print to e-formats has been growing rapidly. eBooks are the fastest growing segment of the publishing industry. In 2010 eBooks represented over 8% of the trade book sales in the United States. The growing number of devices further fuels the growth rate. By the end [...]