Digital publishing and technology

Have “social” updates ruined the Kobo app?

It's no secret that Kobo, the e-reading company formerly owned by Indigo Books & Music, is betting big on the "social in-book e-reading experience" to set it apart from competitors such as Amazon's Kindle and ... Read More »

February 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology

Why ebooks in Quebec are a taxing issue

By Sue Carter

While NPR urges the world to stop the ebook versus print debate, in Quebec, the debate has shifted to how digital titles are taxed, and what constitutes a "real book." According to Montreal's The Gazette, ... Read More »

February 2, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Metadata, digital rights key themes at Digital Book World

By Sue Carter

The Digital Book World expo and conference wrapped up in New York City on Thursday, and judging from the number of tweets with the #dbw12 hashtag, it was an engaging and informative event. Metadata, digital ... Read More »

January 26, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Apple shakes up textbook publishing

By Sue Carter

Rumours of Apple's entry into the digital textbook market were confirmed this morning with the announcement of iBooks 2. The latest version of Apple's e-reading platform focuses on media-rich, interactive digital textbooks designed for the ... Read More »

January 19, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Is Apple studying the e-textbook market?

By Sue Carter

An Apple event scheduled for Jan. 19 has insiders speculating the technology giant will announce its entrance into the e-textbook market. In advance of the education-themed event, tech website betanews.com compiled a list of Apple's ... Read More »

January 17, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Investigating the dirty business of plagiarized erotica on Amazon

By Sue Carter

Fast Company has a fascinating article about the volume of plagiarized erotica on Amazon's Kindle Select self-publishing platform. According to the story, small press owner and erotica author Sharazade, suspicious of another top-selling author, Maria ... Read More »

January 13, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Kobo deal closes for $315 million (U.S.)

By Stuart Woods

You have to give them credit for their dramatic sense of timing. Nearly two months to the day after news of Kobo's impending sale to Japanese tech giant Rakuten became a buzz topic for publishing ... Read More »

January 11, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology

Repurposing old books (or just reading them)

By Steven W. Beattie

It's not an easy time to be a book. Prey to the depredations of digital books that offer convenience and (theoretical) low cost, the traditional paper-and-ink book is beleaguered and battling cultural irrelevance. So what ... Read More »

January 9, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology, Libraries

PEI comedian Patrick Ledwell turns to the crowds to support his first book

By Sue Carter

Popular PEI writer and comedian Patrick Ledwell spends a lot of time onstage, and now he's turning to his audiences to help fund his first book. I Am an Islander, a collection of sketches, rants, ... Read More »

January 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology

Looking to secure online future, Joyland turns to print

By Stuart Woods

What does an acclaimed online literary magazine do when in need of funds? If you're Joyland, the short fiction "hub" founded by Emily Schultz and Brian Joseph Davis, one answer is to embrace a cutting-edge ... Read More »

January 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology

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