E-Books

One e-book promotion was recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page in the category of enhanced eBooks.

Eight e-book promotions were recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page. Categories include middle grade and teen deals, memoirs, true crime, baseball, and sci-fi and fantasy.  

2013 Nobel Prize in Literature goes to Alice Munro; NBA finalists to be announced October 16 on Morning Joe; E-reader and tablet use increases among adults; Self-publishing continues to grow; WNBA’s 2013 writing contest open; Ingram to distribute to Russia

Workman promo offers free holiday recipe sampler to anyone who sets up a Kobo eBook account through an ABA member bookstore between October 15 and November 12; Kobo to run 48-hour sale on select group of eBooks, starting October 19; BookWeb adds Kobo promotions calendar

Bill to limit Amazon’s advantage moves forward in France; Reading Group Choices’ 2014 guide out now; National survey details reading habits; NRF predicts modest growth during holidays; Consumers use smartphones, tablets to shop; California Bookstore Day website live; NCAC in New York Times Sunday Dialogue; Thurber Prize goes to Dan Zevin; Penguin Random House merges audio; HarperCollins joins Scribd’s e-book subscription service; Chronicle Books goes green; BISG announces new mission statement, industry award winners, F+W Media partnership

Five e-book promotions were recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page. Categories include gardening, food and cooking, and titles by Robert Morgan.  

ABA announced this week that a select group of the new line of Kobo eReaders and tablets will soon be available for order from Ingram: the Kobo Aura and Kobo Aura HD eReaders and the Kobo Arc and Kobo Arc HD tablets. In connection with the launch, Kobo is phasing out the Kobo Mini and the Kobo Arc 16G, 32G, and 64G.

One e-book promotion was added this week to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page.

Three e-book promotions were recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page. Categories include romance, steals and deals, and titles from George Pelecanos.

National Book Foundation names 5 Under 35 honorees; Man Booker Prize shortlist revealed; Survey finds travelers prefer print books; BISG announces Lifetime Achievement Award winner; Promotions champion European bookstores; Judge finalizes restrictions on Apple

One e-book promotion was recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page in the category of science fiction and fantasy. 

Nine e-book promotions were recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page. Categories include cooking, gardening, harvest celebrations, religious titles, children’s books, and a special promotion for The Explanation for Everything by Lauren Grodstein (Algonquin) as announced today in BTW.

Algonquin Books, Kobo, and ABA have teamed up to create The Explanation for Everything e-sampler promotion, which encourages customers to sign up for Kobo eBook accounts through indie bookstores. The promotion runs from September 12 to October 12, 2013.

On Tuesday, Kobo unveiled a new lineup of eReading devices. The new Kobo Aura 6” E Ink eReader, the Google-certified Kobo Arc 10HD, and two Kobo Arc 7 tablets are set to launch this fall.

Proposed oversight of Apple scaled back by judge; Online retail sales remain low for chain stores