Tue April 29 2014
To Kill a Mockingbird: Official ebook release |
05:21 AM by amjbrown in E-Book General | News At last!! To Kill a Mockinbird by Harper Lee is now officially available as an ebook and as a digital audiobook. |
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Sat April 26 2014
MobileRead Week in Review: 04/19 - 04/26 |
06:00 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Week in Review What was going on this week at MobileRead? Here's your chance to catch-up if you missed something! E-Book General - News
E-Book General - Reading Recommendations |
Fri April 25 2014
May 2014 Book Club Vote |
12:42 PM by WT Sharpe in Reading Recommendations | Book Clubs May 2014 MobileRead Book Club Vote Help us choose a book as the December 2013 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 You may cast a vote for each book that appeals to you. We will start the discussion thread for this book on May 20th. Select from the following Official Choices with three nominations each: • The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling) Spoiler:
• Rules of Prey by John Sandford Spoiler:
• Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan #1) by Laura Lippman Spoiler:
• In Pale Battalions by Robert Goddarda Spoiler:
• The Broken Shore by Peter Temple Spoiler:
• Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher #1) by Kerry Greenwood Spoiler:
• Still Life by Louise Penny Spoiler:
• The Water Room (Bryant & May #2) by Christopher Fowler Spoiler:
• The Tiger in the Smoke (Albert Campion #14) by Margery Allingham Spoiler:
• Fast One by Paul Cain Spoiler:
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Apple, states, ebook antitrust trial news |
05:56 AM by John F in E-Book General | News "U.S. judge denies Apple's move to hold off e-book antitrust trial" http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A3N04820140424
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Toronto-based e-reader Kobo lays off 63 people |
05:54 AM by PeterT in E-Book General | News From The Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/business/tech...63_people.html
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Goodreads makes it easier to add your Amazon book buys to your virtual shelves.... |
05:51 AM by gabby98 in E-Book General | News Not sure if anyone has already posted this, but I thought I'd share (I did search a bit first)
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Thu April 24 2014
Two Years after Tor's DRM-free Announcement |
08:02 AM by pdurrant in E-Book General | News Two years ago today, Tor announced that they would be removing DRM from all their books. In July 2012, Tor announced it had happened, followed by Tor UK in August 2012. In December 2012, John Sargent, CEO of Macmillian, said "initial results suggest there was no increase in piracy" In April 2013, Tor UK said that the change had not affected piracy of Tor books "we’ve seen no discernible increase in piracy on any of our titles" Happy DRM-free anniversary to Tor. |
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Sun April 20 2014
May 2014 Book Club Nominations |
12:05 AM by WT Sharpe in Reading Recommendations | Book Clubs MobileRead Book Club Help us select the book that the MobileRead Book Club will read for May, 2014. The nominations will run through midnight EST April 30 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 Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling) Spoiler:
(2) Rules of Prey by John Sandford Spoiler:
(3) Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan #1) by Laura Lippman Spoiler:
(4) In Pale Battalions by Robert Goddarda Spoiler:
(5) The Broken Shore by Peter Temple Spoiler:
(6) Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher #1) by Kerry Greenwood Spoiler:
(7) Still Life by Louise Penny Spoiler:
(8) The Water Room (Bryant & May #2) by Christopher Fowler Spoiler:
(9) The Tiger in the Smoke (Albert Campion #14) by Margery Allingham Spoiler:
(10) Fast One by Paul Cain Spoiler:
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