Subtext Unlocks Potential of eBooks, Transforms Reading Experience

Subtext Unlocks Potential of eBooks, Transforms Reading Experience
MarketWatch (press release)
"Whether you want to talk about books or tap into all kinds of great insights and information as you read, we help you get more out of--and more into--your books." "Here, at last, is a platform that allows authors to add video, audio, photos, ...
Amazon adds HTML5 – and suddenly its ebooks get much better looking
Christian Science Monitor
Kindle Format 8 threatens the last bastion of publishing, namely highly visual works like coffee table books and cookbooks, writes one blogger at Technology Review. “In the past, I've argued that picture books are perhaps the last bastion of print ...
DC vs. BARNES & NOBLE SHOWDOWN: O Creator, Where Art Thou?
Washington Post (blog)
By Michael Cavna As the Great Tablet Standoff continues between DC Entertainment and Barnes & Noble — as the titans war over the publisher's new digital exclusivity deal with Amazon and its Kindle Fire — it is comic authors who must suffer ...
Personalized Automatic Publishing Patent to Be Sold by Papilia Patents, Inc ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Papilia Patents, Inc. and Osann IP Consulting today announced the auction of the Lot 139 patent portfolio for Personalized Automatic Publishing at the ICAP Patent Brokerage Fall 2011 Live IP Auction on November 17th in San Francisco. ...
Bestselling books the week of 10/27/11, according to IndieBound*
Christian Science Monitor
*Published Thursday, October 27, 2011 (for the sales week ended Sunday, October 23, 2011). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org Michael ...
Room for Debate: A Running Commentary on the News
New York Times
Amid all the recent anxiety among publishers over Amazon's decision to enter the turbulent and capricious publishing market, I can say with certainty that I am one of the lucky authors. As conventional wisdom has often taught us, there is great fortune ...
ACM Launches Innovative Service for Authors and the Computing Community
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
ACM introduced ACM Author-Izer, a link-based service that improves download metrics and expands ACM's "Green Path" access policies, making ACM one of the first publishers of scholarly works to offer this model to its authors. ACM is introducing the ACM ...
Electronic readers or books?
Poll Position
Turning pages in school books is the overwhelming choice over e-readers or iPads for schools. In a national Poll Position telephone survey 68% said no to the question of electronic readers or iPads over printed books....
E-readers provide more than books
The Reflector online
E-books are changing the market. Authors and publishers of popular fiction are beginning to write and sell their new novels with e-books in mind. More books are available digitally than ever before, and not just on the computer screen. ...
Kids Spend More Time With Screens Than Books
Huffington Post (blog)
The result, the report concludes, is that children are spending more time with screens than with books. (The New York Times has a good article about the report here.) In their first year of life, they spend more than "twice as much time watching ...
Author Barbara Freethy Sells Over One Million Self-Published e-books in 2011
Sacramento Bee
Unlike independently published authors who publish at the $0.99 price point to fuel sales, Freethy'sbooks are primarily priced between $2.99 and $5.99. Her self-published books come from her extensive backlist, whose rights were reverted after the ...
A Practical Guide for Social Media Leaders
MarketWatch (press release)
Humanize, new from Que Publishing, provides proven strategies for using social media to create comprehensive change and opportunities for growth. Authors Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter draw on their extensive experience working with organizations to ...
Local books: writers and trauma, angels
The Seattle Times
Local books by Seattle-area authors: trauma in the lives and careers of journalists and writers; the 12 days of Christmas in Washington; angel sightings; and how to get a great education without a diploma. No comments have been posted to this article. ...
5 Reasons E-Books Are Awesome, Even for the Very Reluctant
PBS MediaShift
Sign up for our new weekly newsletter on e-books and self-publishing here. When Amazon first introduced the Kindle in 2007, I had no desire to own one. I was happy with regular papery books. When the iPad went on sale in 2010, it was harder for me to...
No thematic innovation at FIBF, says Jamal Publishing Manager
Iran Book News Agency
Having attended this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, Jamal Publishing Manager said: "It was the first time I attended this fair and I hope that by making use of our experiences in this international event we can improve the quality of our books in form and ...
Authors of 'I Want My MTV' discuss the impact of the channel
USA Today
The authors chatted with Brian Braiker for USA TODAY. Q. A lot of people you spoke with were awfully forthcoming. CM: Everybody who agreed to talk to us has really fond memories of that era. From what they can remember they had a good time. ...
Meet Authors of Hot New Teen Books at Lake Villa District Library
TribLocal
Readers of all ages are invited to meet authors of hot new teen books at Lake Villa District Library from 7:00 to 8:30 pm on Thursday, October 27. New York Times best-selling author Simone Elkeles will be at this free program to talk about Chain ...
She's living, thriving and publishing
phillyBurbs.com (blog)
Not just living, but thriving, which is to say she is publishing, too. That's no small thing for a professional writer. It makes life worth living. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but it wasn't the only reason I'd called Susan. ...
Sacramento Public Library : Self-publishing made possible through Espresso ...
The Sacramento Press
Books must be at least 40 and no more than 830 pages. Prices for publishing books are still tentative, Shorr said. There will be a setup fee that will pay for storing the user's book to the library's database indefinitely, and for layout adjustments. ...
Ingram Publisher Services adds four new clients
PR Web (press release)
With a growing list of world-class authors and a dedication to fair business practices, quality and philanthropy (Arundel is committed to donating a portion of each title's proceeds to charity), Arundel,Publishing hopes to inspire and entertain, ...
Occupy London Protest Inspires Improvised Library | Publishing ...
By Roger Tagholm
A makeshift lending library has opened at the Occupy London protest outside St. Paul's Cathedral. The library's collection of books grows daily, thanks to donations from authors and supporters. By Roger Tagholm. Ashley Bignall and the Star ...
Publishing Perspectives
[Phoronix] Ubuntu Software Center Offers Books, Magazines
It doesn't sound like these books/magazines will be protected by any sort of DRM, but rather is just downloading an Adobe PDF version of the content when purchasing. "The Ubuntu Software Center brings together free and commercial applications, tools and games ... With these partnerships, Ubuntu users will be able to purchase high-quality electronic productions of magazines and eBooks. Once purchased, users can download them as highly visual PDFs to their Ubuntu computers ...
Phoronix
One of The First Business Books I Read - Small Business Marketing ...
By John Jantsch
Marketing podcast with Harvey Mackay (Click to play or right click and "Save As" to download - Subscribe now via iTunes or subscribe via other RSS dev.
Small Business Marketing Blog...
Subtext Adds Social Networking To Google eBooks - eBookNewser
By Dianna Dilworth
. . .Authors and scholars can also participate (Think DVD audio commentary for books). The above video goes into more detail about how it works. ...
eBookNewser
Mixbook Personalized Printed Photo Books Review — The Gadgeteer
By Smythe Richbourg
Mixtapes (or mixCDs, if you're of the younger generation that didn't have to use tape), those custom-designed soundtracks of your life from high school and before, were ubiquitous. If you liked someone, or wanted to celebrate a special ...
The Gadgeteer
Live stream of the Books in Browsers event will be available ...
By Gary Price, Editor of InfoDocket.com
If you have an interest in ebooks, the future of publishing, future of reading, etc. the following event will be of interest. In fact, it's required viewing. This Thursday and Friday at the Internet Archive in San Francisco, Books in Browsers 2011 will ...
TeleRead: News and views on e-books,...
Chronicle Books' Fall Warehouse Sale Kicks Off This Weekend | 7x7
By Laura Mason
Whether it's books chock-full of wave porn, Boo: The Life Of The World's Cutest Dog or a visual history of Mötley Crüe, Chronicle Books sports some of the world's coolest titles–and that's exactly why we get giddy everytime they throw a ...
7x7 - Insider's Guide to the...
Subtext Livens Up Ebooks With Author Commentary and - AllThingsD
By Liz Gannes
A new social reading app called Subtext launches today on the iPad, with a selection of books laden with annotations from authors and researchers.
AllThingsD
lubok verlag books | Design*Sponge
By Grace Bonney
Art Books - lubok verlag books. Sometimes, when I find a new designer or design source, it feels like falling into a rabbit hole. First I'm digging for any information I can find, and the next thing I know, I'm tumbling deeper and deeper into Google searches and blog links that can bring me any tiny shred of information on the person or product at hand. I tumbled pretty hard this weekend after discovering the work of Lubok Verlag Publishing. After hanging around the photoshoot for Amy's Past ...
Design*Sponge
Frenetic Reader: 5 Books for Halloween
By Khy
The "Top Ten Tuesday" meme topic from The Broke and the Bookish today is "Top Ten Books to Read During Halloween," but because I posted about five awesome spooky books last year, I thought I'd just post an additional five today. ...
Frenetic Reader
Superb campaign uses augmented reality to bring books to life
By Niall Harbison
A Canadian publisher has launched a campaign targeting 12-17 year old girls using an augmented reality app to enhance the traditional experience of reading books. The campaign was launched with an in store promotion that allowed users ...
Simply Zesty » – Simply Zesty
Official ebooks
Really least expensive ebooks store may bring in large profits even when you're selling each. product for just a couple of dollars. So continue reading this short ...
www.my-ebooks.us/
NOOK Kids, Interactive Picture Books, Narration, Bestsellers ...
NOOK Kids where the best children's stories come to life. Digital books aren't just for grown-ups anymore.

Blurb eBooks | Blurb
We think ebooks should be things of beauty, not just convenience. ... Transform your books with one click at check out, Set Your Price, and sell them in the Blurb ...
www.blurb.com/ebook/



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