Sat May 02 2015
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06:00 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Week in Review We know, you're busy. You'd like nothing more than to keep up with the witty kids at MobileRead live and in real-time but, it's tough. We understand. Here is our weekly round-up: E-Book General - News E-Book Readers - Alternative Devices |
Fri May 01 2015
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05:07 AM by fjtorres in E-Book General | News
No mention if it's 10,000 titles or total copies. Of course, kids with the necessary hardware already have access to a lot more than 10,000 titles. |
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Wed April 29 2015
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09:06 AM by fjtorres in E-Book General | News
Most, interestingly, the book has sold 500,000 print copies and 700,000 ebook copies since 2012. (Interesting ratio) No royalties received since 2012. The author and agent only recently noticed it.
Hugo Gernsback would be proud of these guys:
Those boys didn't just rip-off a bunch of naive authors (check the source for further details and quotes) but a giant multinational. That takes guts. Of course, it *is* Hachette, not the Randy Penguin, but still. They should sell their movie rights to Mel Brooks if they get away with it. |
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Tue April 28 2015
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08:29 PM by Jmirko in E-Book Readers | Alternative Devices
http://the-digital-reader.com/2015/0...will-cost-199/ The updated website is here: The question is: should we believe them this time? These Czech guys already pranked us in 2011... If anyone pre-ordered, let us know your experience! Once they take your money, it gets a bit more serious... |
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Sat April 25 2015
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06:00 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Week in Review Bite-sized MobileRead for your weekend pleasure: E-Book General - Reading Recommendations |
Thu April 23 2015
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08:13 PM by WT Sharpe in Reading Recommendations | Book Clubs
Help us choose a book as the May 2015 eBook for the MobileRead Book Club. The poll will be open for 5 days. There will be no runoff vote unless the voting results a tie, in which case there will be a 3 day run-off poll. This is a visible poll: others can see how you voted. It is We will start the discussion thread for this book on May 20th. Select from the following Official Choices with three nominations each: • The Case of the Silent Partner by Erle Stanley Gardner Spoiler:
• Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood Spoiler:
• In the Woods by Tana French Spoiler:
• The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers Spoiler:
• The Liquidator by John Gardner Spoiler:
• Vanishing Act by Thomas Perry Spoiler:
• A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane Spoiler:
• The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie Spoiler:
• Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene Spoiler:
• The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall Spoiler:
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Mon April 20 2015
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01:31 PM by WT Sharpe in Reading Recommendations | Book Clubs
Help us select the book that the MobileRead Book Club will read for May, 2015. The nominations will run through midnight EST April 26 or until 10 books have made the list. The poll will then be posted and will remain open for five days. Book selection category for May is: Mystery/Thriller In order for a book to be included in the poll it needs THREE NOMINATIONS (original nomination, a second and a third). How Does This Work? How Does a Book Get Selected? How Many Nominations Can I Make? How Do I Nominate a Book? How Do I Know What Has Been Nominated? When is the Poll? The floor is open to nominations. Please comment if you discover a nomination is not available as an ebook in your area.
(1) The Case of the Silent Partner by Erle Stanley Gardner Spoiler:
(2) Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood Spoiler:
(3) In the Woods by Tana French Spoiler:
(4) The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers Spoiler:
(5) The Liquidator by John Gardner Spoiler:
(6) Vanishing Act by Thomas Perry Spoiler:
(7) A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane Spoiler:
(8) The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie Spoiler:
(9) Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene Spoiler:
(10) The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall Spoiler:
Nominations are now closed. |
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Sat April 18 2015
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11:24 AM by AnemicOak in E-Book General | News
Apple E-book Monitor Reports 'Setbacks'
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