E-Books

12 Dec

Kobo News & Updates: Daily Deals, Kid-Friendly DIY Materials

Kobo has launched a Daily Deal campaign that offers customers a deep discount on a new title each day. Since the link to the Daily Deal will remain the same every day, there’s not a lot of work involved for booksellers.

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12 Dec

BTW News Briefs

Print books still preferred by readers; Court rejects booksellers’ DRM suit against Amazon, publishers; Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 selects The Invention of Wings; Amazon to collect sales tax in Tennessee and Nevada; Charles Taylor Prize renamed, award added; Changes in Ingram Publisher Services’ leadership

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04 Dec

Kobo News & Updates: App Imagery & Demo Instructions

New digital collateral to market the Kobo App online is available in BookWeb’s Designs and Downloads. Instructions for installing or updating demo mode on new devices is also ready for download.

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04 Dec

New & Ongoing E-Book Promotions

Four e-book promotions were recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page. Categories include thrillers, steals and deals, and holiday themed books.

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21 Nov

New & Ongoing E-Book Promotions

One e-book promotion was recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page in the category of classic literature.  

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20 Nov

Kobo News & Updates: Indie App, Black Friday Promo

Here’s the latest on the new Indie App, which allows customers to purchase Kobo eBooks through smartphones, computers, and tablets and have them credited to a local participating ABA member bookstore.

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14 Nov

BTW News Briefs

Judge dismisses Google e-book scanning case; PEN report shows authors self-censoring due to surveillance; World Book Night donates to Operation Gratitude; Survey shows early holiday shopping among Americans; SCBWI creates The Spark Award; Gaiman’s Neverwhere returned to classrooms; Frommer’s returns due to Wiley by December 15; Ingram Publisher Services to distribute for Indiana University Press

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14 Nov

Kobo Writing Life Teams With Booksellers for Author Events

This month, Kobo Writing Life, Kobo’s do-it-yourself eBook publishing platform, sponsored a very successful event at Jan’s Paperbacks that brought together independent booksellers and local authors. Now, Kobo would like to replicate the event at other stores throughout the country.

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14 Nov

Kobo News & Updates: App Kits & More

Kobo has designed a way to provide stores with dedicated tracking links for downloads of the Kobo Reading App, so customers who read eBooks on devices other than eReaders can purchase books through smartphones, computers, and tablets and have them credited to the store.

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14 Nov

New & Ongoing E-Book Promotions

Seven e-book promotions were recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page. Categories include romance, steals and deals, JFK, Aldous Huxley, and teen and middle grade deals.  

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06 Nov

Kobo News & Reminders

Here’s a roundup of launch terms, comparisons and specs, and demo unit details for the new Kobo devices as well as information on the  latest eBook promos.

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30 Oct

BTW News Briefs

BEA asks for input on future locations; HarperCollins launches direct-to-consumer e-book platform; New Zealanders win scholarships to Winter Institute 2014; BISG survey looks at e-book reading; Changes afoot at World Book Night U.K.; Lerner Publisher Services to distribute for Walter Foster Publishing

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30 Oct

New & Ongoing E-Book Promotions

Five e-book promotions were recently added to the IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page. Categories include romance, scary reads, paranormal vampire romance, and titles from Michael Connelly.  

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24 Oct

The Latest Kobo News & Updates

Charts offering specs and comparisons for Kobo’s new devices, details about upcoming Kobo eBook sales, and web banners and posters for Black Friday and Cyber Monday Kobo device sales are now available.

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17 Oct

Launch Terms Announced for New Kobo Devices

Bookstores participating in ABA’s Kobo eBook and eReader program can now place orders on a selection of new and recently released Kobo eReaders.

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