From Format War to Sustainability Fight (Future Book)Morning Roundups
History is repeating itself. The developments we currently see with e-books, are in fact not new. In the early eighties there was a battle between the image carriers Betamax, VHS and Video 2000.

HarperCollins Launches e-Insider Program for Free Books (Good e-Reader)
The new eInsider program is a new initiative by HarperCollins that will allow authors to send out samples, or the full edition of the book. Authors belonging to the publishing label will get a set of unique codes that can be redeemed for the entire eBook and can only be used once, before they expire.

Creative Control, Ease of Publishing and Money Pushing Authors to Self-Publish (Digital Book World)
Hybrid authors who self-published their last book did so because of the amount of creative control they retained, the ease of the publishing process and the amount of money they can make, according to a new report from Digital Book World and Writer’s Digest about the habits and preferences of hybrid authors.

Random House UK’s new Narrative Fiction Game is Now Live (The Digital Reader)
The Black Crown Project, Random House UK’s new foray into interactive fiction, is now live.

Kindle Daily Deal: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (and 3 others)

SHARE
Previous articleGetting philosophical about the future of reading
Next articleTop 5 Apps for Writers
"I’m a journalist, a teacher and an e-book fiend. I work as a French teacher at a K-3 private school. I use drama, music, puppets, props and all manner of tech in my job, and I love it. I enjoy moving between all the classes and having a relationship with each child in the school. Kids are hilarious, and I enjoy watching them grow and learn. My current device of choice for reading is my Amazon Kindle Touch, but I have owned or used devices by Sony, Kobo, Aluratek and others. I also read on my tablet devices using the Kindle app, and I enjoy synching between them, so that I’m always up to date no matter where I am or what I have with me."

NO COMMENTS

The TeleRead community values your civil and thoughtful comments. We use a cache, so expect a delay. Problems? E-mail newteleread@gmail.com.