The idea of curling up with your smartphone before bed is anathema to many, but how about you?
German Self-Published Authors Reach Mobile, Int’l Platforms
XinXii has begun offering German self-published authors mobile platform sales, and as the segment expands, it and other companies are selling abroad as well.
LBF 2012: Nokia Previews Mobile Reading Hub
Nokia offered a preview of its soon-to-launch mobile reading platform, Nokia Reading, at the London Book Fair 2012
White Label E-reading Platforms or DIY? Depends on Your DNA
Cliff Guren of e-reading platform developer Bluefire discusses why controlling the end-to-end consumer experience should be every publisher’s priority.
PP Favorites: Figment.com on Teens and Cell Phone Novels
Jacob Lewis — the founder of Figment.com — discusses teens, cell phone novels, and why he started a mobile publishing platform
Ulysses, War and Peace Turned into QR Barcodes
Wonder-Tonic.com has converted a dozen classic novels, from Moby Dick to Ulysses, into QR codes.
UNESCO Forum 2011: Spain Concerned About E-Piracy; Japanese Mobile E-books Hit $700m Sales in 2010
At the UNESCO World Forum on Culture and Cultural Industries, Nicholas Gary of ActuaLitté interviewed participants about the most urgent issues facing publishing today. By Nicholas Gary, editor of ActuaLitté Today we look at the markets in Spain and Japan, with Milagros Del Corral., the former Director of National Library of Spain and Chair of the Scientific Committee of Focus …
Mobile Library “Onleihe” Brings E-book Lending to Germany
By Siobhan O’Leary Library service provider DiViBib has released a new free Apple iOS app that will give readers access to a 2,000-title mobile library of German books. According to the Börsenblatt, users who download the free Onleihe app from the iTunes Store will have access to the e-book collections of more than 200 libraries in Germany, Austria, Italy and …
Is Publishing’s Obsession with the Kindle and iPad Elitist?
Several digital publishers across Latin America and South East Asia argue that the ongoing obsession with Kindle and iPad is shortsighted at best, and elitist at worst. By Edward Nawotka Today’s feature story looks at the importance of developing an API as part of an effective digital distribution strategy. An API allows a publisher to efficiently deliver a multitude of devices. That …
Deutsche Telekom To Enter the E-book Business
By Hannah Johnson The Financial Times Deutschland reported yesterday that among other new services, Deutsche Telekom will launch an e-book distribution platform in the coming weeks. FTD interviewed Edward Kozel, the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer for Deutsche Telekom. Kozel did not directly comment on an e-book platform, but he did say, “We are speaking with content providers about selling …