My iPad hands-on: Stellar for nonDRMed indie and public domain e-books, not...
Where to start—in this first look at the iPad and some major e-reading apps for it? How about the new ones like iBooks and oldies like Stanza? A 32G WiFi-only iPad, almost fresh off the jet from China,...
View ArticleiPhone/iPad e-book app review: BookShelf
The last few e-readers I’ve reviewed have been corporate-, or at least company-created—crafted by teams of developers, with a very smooth and polished look to them and, with the exception of eReader,...
View ArticleiPad/iPhone e-book app review: Stanza
I’ve already looked at the other two of the original “big three” iPhone e-book apps. The third of these apps is Stanza, the EPUB reader from Lexcycle. Stanza has a lot in common with eReader. They’re...
View ArticleNew QuickReader 2.0 released
From a press release I received: QuickReader has launched a new version that upgrades its market leading speed reading technology, offering a significantly enhanced eBook reader interface, and...
View ArticleFeedbooks introduces new analytics for authors and public domain contributors
Been following Hadren’s tweets and I see that new analytics have been added for self-pub and public domain contributors on Feedbooks. The new analytics cover visulaization of monthly downloads and pie...
View ArticleHomesteading and ebooks: profiteering in the 21st century
The United States saw unprecedented expansion between the 19th and early 20th century as a result of pro-expansionist policies. These policies -regardless of how avaricious they were- are something...
View ArticleAnalytics – another reason to self-publish at Feedbooks by Piotr Kowalczyk
I’m a big fan of Feedbooks, both as an author and reader. Analytics, a newly added feature, proves that for a self-publisher this service is a great landing page to bring new readers – and an ever...
View ArticleFeedbooks redesigns its mobile website
From the Feedbooks blog: For the last two months, we’ve been rolling out new features at an hectic pace: among the major ones, we fully redesigned our mobile website: touch friendly buttons for iOS and...
View ArticleOPDS primer on Feedbooks
According to Feedbooks: This is an introduction to the Open Publishing Distribution System Catalog 1.0 specification. This document is informative rather than normative. When this document disagrees,...
View ArticleFactors to consider when deciding what ereader device to buy
I’ve been pretty lax recently about writing articles for this blog. I’ve been busy trying to wrap up end-of-the-year work and deal with the holidays. The next week or two will be devoted to getting my...
View ArticleTake a look at Feedbooks for free and purchased ebooks
Feedbooks is a great resource and now The Gadgeteer has an excellent article on how to make the best of it. So I had this series all laid out in my mind. Start with borrowing current books, then into...
View ArticleTake a look at France’s Feedbooks
An article in Publishing Perspectives today about this great site: Though just 27 years old, Hadrien Gardeur is a veteran of the war to win e-book readers. Gardeur co-founded his company Feedbooks -– a...
View ArticleFeedbooks opens its own ebook store
I think this is an important announcement so I’m reprinting their blog post in full: Introducing the Feedbooks Store For the last six months or so, we’ve been working on building a great store section...
View ArticleFeedbooks Raises €1m, Hits 3.5m Downloads Per Month
According to Publishing Perspectives Feedbooks received this financing from A Plus Finance. Check out this article about Feedbooks in Publishing Perspectives: PARIS: Though just 27 years old, Hadrien...
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