Canongate has launched an on-demand classic program reminiscent of the Faber Finds line, reissuing over 100 Scottish classic as ebooks and print-on-demand-only paperbacks. One twist is that the editions are sold exclusively through The Book Depository until March, when they will expand to other retailers. They also received funding from Creative Scotland.CoverageBook Depository shop
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Scholastic’s Social Network for Readers, Peroozing Favorite Novelists’ Recommendations, and More
Scholastic launched a social networking site “for readers around the world,” called YouAreWhatYouRead.com. In addition to building community around lists of favorite books they call Bookprints–with a stream of comments, news and reviews to be added soon–the site features celebrity Bookprints from 125 notables, including Scarlett Johansson Jodi Picoult, Malcolm Gladwell, Judy Blume, Bill Clinton, and others. Pitched for readers of all ages, it includes a separate community for younger readers “that provides kid friendly information about books and other activities.” Scholastic executive Maggie McGuire says in the announcement the site is “a celebration of the books that bind us […]
Right Alongside BN, Kobo Launches Their Newsstand
As further evidence of the coming push to expand options for newspapers and magazines in the growing ereading market, today Kobo follows Barnes & Noble’s planned newsstand with their own offering, live as of today. Their site offers about 30 newspapers and magazines to start, and Kobo executive Michael Tamblyn says “this is just the beginning of an aggressive expansion into newspapers and magazines.” All of the offerings work via their iPad and iPhone apps as well as on the Kobo reader. The Apple apps include images in full-color and the iPad versions have a three-column format “that evokes the […]
Google Books Adds An On-Site Partner Providing POD for Over 2 Million Public Domain Titles
Following last year’s agreement to allow the Espresso Book Machines to print the catalog of public domain books available through Google Book Search, the search giant finally has an online partner. All of the 2 million or so public domain titles in GBS now include a direct link under “Get this book” to QOOP’s store. (Actually it looks like every book in GBS has that link–so many times you click through only to be told “the link you followed is either broken or for a book that cannot be printed at this time.” When it works, the pricing appears to […]
Nook Launches “The First Reader’s Tablet”; Pairs with Books-A-Million, and Says Sales Are Over A Million Units
Barnes & Noble introduced the expected Nook Color at a splashy press conference on Tuesday afternoon convened in their own backyard, on the fourth floor of their Union Square store–which was transformed into a nightclub-style space for the event. What is it may be the most asked–or mis-answered–question in the days to come. Contrary to many press reports, it’s not a true tablet, and even though it has an Android operating system this is not a device to compete with the wave of notPads coming from Samsung, Dell, Blackberry, Motorola and others. It’s a touchscreen color ereader that integrates other […]
Nook Color: “The First Reader’s Tablet”
At today’s press conference, BN ceo William Lynch declared, “Nook has sold well over a million units, and we’re well on our way to selling a million more.” To acheive that goal and more, Lynch has begun pitching the Nook Color, “the most social reading device ever built,” now with a Nook Friends feature built in to help readers discuss, share and buy books.They are positioning it as “the first reader’s tablet.” The color touchscreen is made by LG, with full lamination to “maximize the readability benefits of a backlit screen while minimizing the glare.” In other words, a blend […]