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 Beth wrote on June 18th, 2010 at 08:08:12 PMSorry for the lack of updates lately, but I’ve had lots of visitors as of late. It is summer, so tis the season to be swamped. I’m just going to catch up in an all-in-one post with some news items of interest. I hope you’re all doing well. Calibre v0.7.3 features an extensive changelog, with loads of [...] Beth wrote on June 10th, 2010 at 08:56:27 AMEarlier this month, the Calibre team released the 0.7 version of the eBook manager software. The Calibre website details all of the big changes. The v0.7.1 release incorporates some bug fixes and a couple of minor [...] Beth wrote on May 24th, 2010 at 08:01:49 AMGrab an enhanced version of Tess Gerritsen’s The Surgeon for $1.99. This is a unknown limited time offer. This ebook edition will land you a chapter from Gerritsen’s new novel, Ice Cold (coming out at the end of June), essays about the main characters, and pilot TV script excerpts. From the eBook synopsis: In her most masterful novel [...] Beth wrote on May 24th, 2010 at 07:52:38 AMReleased on Friday, Calibre v0.6.54 makes a number of conversion-related improvements, including EPUB output. Read about the latest changes or just download the latest version of the eBook [...] Beth wrote on May 4th, 2010 at 10:26:52 PMGoogle will launch a Google eBooks store sometime in the middle of the year and possibly as early as June or July, according to articles at the Wall Street Journal and PC World. Branded as “Google Editions,” Google is uncertain whether it will pursue Agency Five pricing or set their own prices. Format specifics aren’t forthcoming (outside [...] Beth wrote on April 9th, 2010 at 02:30:05 PMFab eBook manager, Calibre, is now at v0.6.47. The latest version incorporates saved searches, searching by date, support for new devices, as well as a number of fixes, including EPUB output and optimization for thousand [...] Beth wrote on April 9th, 2010 at 01:57:11 PMBarnes and Noble goes YA with today’s Friday Five FreeBook selection–Saving Sailor by Renee Riva. The synopsis doubles as blurb: “A quirky girl, a faithful dog, and one [...] Beth wrote on April 2nd, 2010 at 12:40:11 PMRegardless of your thoughts about the Agency Five, April 1 has come and gone and eBook vendors have changed in a matter of a couple of days. Since Agency Five is such a major experiment for the big publishers, remember to know your principles and to buy according to those principles. You’re all smart, opinionated folks [...] Beth wrote on March 30th, 2010 at 12:56:04 PMYou’ve probably heard whispers (or screams) about the “agency” model by now. In short, as of April 1, the five rather substantial publishers will begin using a set and established scheme for pricing eBooks, leaving vendors unable to set their own prices. Expect rewards programs to dry up and new eBook prices to increase as related [...] Beth wrote on March 17th, 2010 at 09:35:53 AMBooksOnBoard is selling a dozen eBook bundles for St. Patrick’s Day. Grab multiple books by Lemony Snicket, Jim Butcher and Terry Pratchett at [...] |
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