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The Future of Book Cover Design in the Digital Age [Ebooks]

Ereaders are literally changing the way we read. But for all the efficiency and portability they offer, they lack the curious romance of reading a book in its hard, physical form—not least the charms that lie on the cover.More »

1-in-3 eReading Devices Is Used for What? [E-Readers]

We've heard of hate-reading—the kind of reading you do out of disgust or loathing or contempt for the author. Now, it seems that a new type of reading style has emerged: call it "shame-reading."More »

These 7th Graders Have Already Published Their First iBooks Author Bestseller

Great, free ebook for kids & grownups! How many 7th Graders can say they best selling authors? Well this group of kids from Woodlawn Beach Middle School in Northern Florida can thanks to their teacher Andrea Santilli and iBooks Author. Ms. Santilli, a self-professed "die-hard Mac girl&qu...

New Evidence And Video Show Apple's Efforts To Break Amazon's Ebook Monopoly

New information made public in anti-trust suit against Apple and publishers The Justice Department’s anti-trust suit and the accompanying class action suit brought by various states (totaling 31 plus the District of Columbia) on behalf of consumers against Apple and the major publishing hou...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Where should I buy my George R. R. Martin fix?

Dear Aunt TUAW,I want to buy "A Dance with Dragons" as an eBook and I am hesitating between buying it for Kindle or iBooks, the reason being the Kindle version will be available on my Mac, my iPhone and my iPad. Is it possible to do the same if I buy it for iBooks or will I be "stuck" with readin...

No Tablet News From Nokia, But It's Launching A Reading App Powered By OverDrive

There are still some big question marks over what Nokia plans to do in tablets — a market where it is now possibly the only major smartphone maker yet to make a device — but at least Nokia is moving ahead with the launch of tablet-friendly services. Today, it said it would begin the g...

No Tablet News Yet From Nokia, But It Is Launching Its E-Reader Reading App

There are still some big question marks over what Nokia plans to do in tablets — a market where it is now possibly the only major smartphone maker yet to make a device — but at least Nokia is moving ahead with the launch of tablet-friendly services. Today, it said it would begin the g...

New Nook Company To Take Apple's iPad Textbooks Head-On

Battle for e-textbooks heats up with new Nook company Barnes & Noble’s announcement that it was spinning off its Nook business and that Microsoft would be a significant stakeholder in the new company raised a lot of eyebrows. The partnership seemed unnecessary in order to meet the goals...

Barnes & Noble, Microsoft team up on Nook reader

An infusion of money from Microsoft sent Barnes & Noble's stock zooming Monday...

The Case Against DRM on eBooks [Ebooks]

Not only is Charlie Stross a published sci-fi author, but he is also an advocate for DRM-free eBooks. As such, he's put together a thoughtful argument as to why DRM-free eBooks will be good for the publishing world...More »