Are library e-books harming e-book sales?
So near, but yet so far. That was the feeling I had reading this piece in Greenwich Time that wondered whether part of the reason e-book sales were declining might be...
A short history of Pearson: Builder, banker, broadcaster, book publisher, interrobanger?
Amid the excitement over Penguin Random House's jettisoning of Author Solutions, it's easy to overlook the news that PRH's 47 percent parent Pearson is rebranding itself to reflect its new educational focus....
TeleRead’s move is still on—we’ve just been delayed; please hold off on comments now...
TeleRead's move to the new site is now expected to happen tomorrow, Saturday, Washington time.
We were going to move earlier, but ran into some snags due to the huge volume of...
Bill Gates: A billionaire book critic who apparently shuns e-books
Microsoft blew it. The company could have been Amazon, too---at least the e-book side around the turn of the century.
I can recall going to an industry-government conference eons ago where Microsoft’s...
Samsung Nook tablets and $500 B&N cards for winners of ‘My favorite teacher’ contest
Want to tell how much you appreciated "My favorite teacher"?
If you're a middle or high school student, here's your chance to do that and possibly win a Samsung Nook tablet and a...
The story of the ultimate anti-Trump: The Japanese diplomat who saved thousands of Jews...
Heard of the remarkable Chiune Sugihara---a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania who saved thousands of Jews from the Nazis by issuing them papers to travel to Japan? Until a few days ago,...
Your favorite Christmas passage? (I’ve already claimed ‘The Great Gatsby’)
Contrary to ethnic and religious stereotypes, I am not celebrating this Christmas Day with a Chinese meal despite my fondness for the cuisine. But as publisher of TeleRead, I will...
Privacy for e-book lovers: New challenges in the cloud sign-on era
Do you like sharing books with your family?
In today's cloud-authenticated tech world, you may not have a choice.
As the household tech person, you may face new challenges. How to keep your e-book buys private in...
Sleazy writers are the new spammers—and I’m thrilled to see the FTC crack down...
They arrive every few days---e-mail spams from sleazy “expert writers” offering to create TeleRead posts for free. Of course, there’s a catch. The posts will contain links to the companies paying...
Books vs. The Suck
Again and again I've warned that books must compete against other forms of entertainment. It is folly to jack up e-book prices and abuse booklovers with DRM.
Price is one factor, given...
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A sad tale of Amazon monetization: eReaderIQ and the affiliate program
Courtesy of the Kboards, a worrying item about struggling e-book sites and their ability to monetize engagement with Amazon - or not - has...
