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How Booktrack Creates Custom Soundtracks For E-Books

The era of crotchety old ladies yelling "Turn down your book!" draws nigh.READ»

Readmill's Henrik Berggren Is Making Your Social Graph An E-Bookstore

The Berlin-based startup is introducing an app that lets you highlight a passage, add a note, and share it with friends online.READ»

A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing And Publishing An AppBook

When I dipped my toe in the world of digital publishing, I expected the tech to be puzzling, the marketing untested, and the devices shiny but confusing. What I didn't count on was the crowd of people we used to call "readers" to turn into a chorus of critics demanding to be engaged. The journey to creating this app involved a whole new way of thinking and a unique workflow. READ»

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Unlocking Narratives With Tech, Cults, And A Little Paranoia

Best-selling author Michael Grant has envisioned a world involving "transmedia" that goes far beyond mere text on a page or screen.READ»

4 Details Amazon Must Nail With New Kindle Tablet To Make Apple Sweat (A Little)

Amazon is poised to release a tablet that may be the strongest rival for the iPad yet. But if it is to sell in meaningful numbers, Amazon has to get a few things exactly right.READ»

Kobo Thumbs Its Nose At Apple With An HTML5 E-reader App

Apple's put the boot down on in-app stores that circumvent its own App Store (and 30% surcharge), a move that's changed and, some argue, hindered the look and feel of e-reader apps. To skirt the rules, Kobo is launching a web app for its e-reader. READ»

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Romance Novels Are Steaming Up E-Reader Screens

Photograph by Douglas Sonders How Angela James, head of Harlequin's new romance e-book imprint, has forged a novel business model in paperless publishing.READ»

LIBRARIES   |  Comment

As Wi-Fi Havens And E-Book Centers, Public Libraries Aren't Going Away Soon

A new survey by the American Library Association shows that 99.3% of public libraries offer free access to the web even if you don't have a PC and 67% offer e-books. Summer just got a whole lot cooler. READ»

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Amazon Sells More E-Books Than Paper Ones

E-books realize their unbound potential faster than expected as pixels push past paper in Amazon sales. Oh, and, hey, look! Kindles for sale!READ»

Openmargin Lets The World See Your Book-Margin Scribbles

Why keep brilliant commentary on your latest beach read all to yourself, when you can share it with friends, or anyone, for that matter? A public digital forum in every book is the aim of Dutch startup Openmargin.READ»

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Amazon Unveils Kindle Lending With 11,000 Libraries: Does This Mark The End Of The Local Library?

Today, Amazon announced a new feature for its Kindle e-reader called Library Lending, which will enable users to borrow e-books from more than 11,000 libraries in the U.S. The feature will launch later this year, and be available for all Kindle generations.READ»

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iFive: Egypt Online Again, Bing Copies Google, Google's Hotpot Goes Global, Smartphone Market Wars, E-Book Price Fixes

Get a jump start on the day's goings-on with our summary of the early innovation news:READ»

Internet Users Still Cheap, Spend Only $1 to $10 on Digital Content

According to a Pew Research Center report, released Thursday, the amount of users spending money on digital content has grown, but the amount they're willing to spend is still remarkably low. READ»

AMAZON   |  Comment

Taxes on e-Books Could Spike Prices by 21%

The e-book market is unstoppable--Barnes & Noble's Nook and Amazon's Kindle are flying off the shelves. But this burgeoning industry might be hampered by everyone's least favorite obligation: taxes.READ»

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iFive: Yelp Gets Coupons, Badges Earn Investment, News Corp. Buys Education Firm, 3-D TV Drama, Sony's Reader Expands

Tuesday November 23rd is underway folks, and there's already a bunch of tech and innovation news to get into your head before the day really starts:READ»

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New York Times Finally Adds e-Books to Best-Sellers Lists

Today, the newspaper finally announced it would be publishing best-seller lists for e-books--one of the most dramatic changes in the ranking's 75-year history. It's about time.READ»

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Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble Rejoice: e-Books Now $1 Billion Industry

In 2002, sales of e-books reached $7 million. Fast forward to 2010: e-books are set to pass $1 billion.READ»

Did Borders' New Self-Publishing Tool Make Blogs Smarter or Books Dumber?

Borders is trying a new experiment to combat Amazon and Barnes & Noble in the e-book wars: It's partnered with BookBrewer, which will bring self-publishing powers to its platform. And the intriguing chance to turn blogs into e-books.READ»

Amazon Launches "Singles": Dating Service for Lonely Stories

Can you find love on your Kindle with like-minded bookish early adopters? Nope. Amazon's new service is in fact a misleadingly named new category for long articles and novellas.READ»

Alice for iPad Co-Creator Chris Stevens on Risk and Rabbit Holes

Londoner Chris Stevens, founder of creative iPad app design firm Atomic Antelope found the idea for Alice for iPad at the bottom of a pitch black rabbit hole. It was a little more than a year ago. He and his partner had trotted out a ...READ»