Kindle Select: Author Beware
The Amazon Kindle platform is revolutionary. Anyone can write an ebook, publish it, and place it on the world’s larger bookstore, all at no cost....
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Which Ebook Format is Best?
Ebooks come in two flavors. They are either Mobi (Amazon Kindle) or Epub (Free/Open Standard). It is important for Christian writers to know the difference...
Nook Separates From Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble announced they are separating their Nook technology unit from retail operations. It will improve the bottom line for the beleaguered retail company....
Publish Your Book in the Kindle Format for Free
When people think of publishing, they usually think of a traditional print book. However, technology is changing rapidly and there is wide acceptance of digital...
Music “First Sale” Ruling May Protect Ebook Authors
In America, we are willing to accept convenient lies as long as they serve some greater purpose, real or imagined. One of those lies is...
InterVarsityPress Embraces E-Books
InterVaristyPress (IVP) has embraced e-Books in a big way. They now market 22 titles in the ePub format, 250 titles in Google Books format, and...
New Bowker Statistics Point to Publishing Opportunities
Bowker Books in Print has just issued its preliminary estimates for the total number of books published in the U.S. in 2010. The figures...
HarperCollins Sets E-book Library Lending Rules
HarperCollins, parent of Christian publisher Zondervan, says libraries may only lend each of their e-books titles 26 times before the library must repurchase it. Library...
Zondervan Releases Enhanced “Purpose Driven Life” eBook
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.– Zondervan announced it will debut an enhanced eBook of its all-time perennial bestseller, The Purpose Driven Life, by Dr. Rick Warren. The...
Digital NIV Bible Hits Bestseller Lists
Grand Rapids, Mich.– Zondervan, owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and the world’s leading Bible publisher, reported its NIV Bible eBook, is the company’s fastest-selling...
Proof that E-Books Have Become Mainstream
E-books have not had a lot of credibility. They have been around in one form or the other since the dawn of the Internet Age,...
New Nook Color Could Be a Kindle/iPad Killer
Barnes and Noble has released a potential giant killer. It’s a new color version of their Nook e-book reader, but it has features which...
E-Books Are Selling Like Crazy
E-books have finally seemed to take hold in the marketplace in a big way. The major publishers are selling more e-books than they are paper...
Religious Book Sales Up for First Time in 14 Months
According to the Association of American Publishers (AAP), sales of religious books had its largest increase in more than a year in March, as overall...