WHY HTML5 COULD BE THE OPTION YOU’RE LOOKING FOR
The great thing about common technology like this is that an HTML5 application written to run on WebKit will work out of the box with most of the smartphones on the market today. Compatibility issues that plagued early mobile phones are a thing of the… [read more]
Source: Fourth Source

AMAZON’S KINDLE WORLDS WILL PAY WRITERS TO WRITE FAN FICTION
Amazon said it plans to announce more license agreements soon with an eye toward fan fiction based on books, TV shows, movies, music, and even games. “Our goal with Kindle Worlds is to create a home for authors to build on the Worlds we license… [read more]
Source: CNET

SPREADSHEETS TO GALLEYS: HOW TO BUDGET YOUR SELF-PUBLISHED BOOK
After I wrote recently about why self-publishers need to use professional editors, a number of folks emailed and commented, asking just how much such an endeavor would cost. It was a tough question to answer — I know what I would charge for many… [read more]
Source: Huffington Post (blog)

BOWKER LAUNCHES SELFPUBLISHEDAUTHOR.COM
After months of adding services for self-publishing authors to its ISBN platform, Bowker has taken the next step in offering information and services for independent authors. The book industry data and services provider has launched SelfPublishedAuthor… [read more]
Source: Digital Book World

APPS, HTML5 AND M-COMMERCE AMONG KEY MOBILE CHALLENGES FACING BUSINESSES: REPORTS
The consumer shift to using mobile devices has been one of the most important trends for businesses to get to grips with in recent years and it proved to be a popular topic at Econsultancy’s Digital Cream London event. The key themes and findings from… [read more]
Source: Econsultancy (blog)

HTML5 STEPS CLOSER TO BAKED-IN DRM SUPPORT
The draft specification would apply to video, audio or interactive content marked with HTML5 media element tags. The specification defines an API that would provide access to content decryption modules (CDMs), part of DRM systems, when that media was… [read more]
Source: ZDNet

BREAKING NEWS! AMAZON LAUNCHES KINDLE LOVE STORIES PODCAST
I’m in love. LOVE, I tell you. Amazon Publishing today launches a weekly romance-novel-focused podcast. Kindle Love Stories includes author interviews, book recs, commentary from book reviewers and excerpts of new books. Listeners get to participate… [read more]
Source: USA TODAY

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SMASHWORDS RELEASES DATA FROM E-BOOK SALES STUDY
The ebook distribution site Smashwords, spearheaded by founder Mark Coker, is often at the forefront of what is shaping digital publishing. Whether it’s making a free platform available to self-published authors or helping writers find industry… [read more]
Source: Good E-Reader (blog)

MICROSOFT MULLING NOOK MEDIA LLC PURCHASE FOR $1 BILLION
Microsoft is offering to pay $1 billion to buy the digital assets of Nook Media LLC, the digital book and college book joint venture with Barnes & Noble and other investors, according to internal documents… [read more]
Source: TechCrunch

THE COVER THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSAND IBOOKSTORE SALES
It analyzes an 11-month chunk of Smashwords sales data covering over 120,000 books, and aggregated across multiple Smashwords retailers (Apple iBookstore, Sony, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Diesel, Smashwords.com), to identify data-driven… [read more]
Source: mediabistro.com

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