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Advocates will once again be granted a DMCA exception to make accessible versions of texts. They argue that it's far past time to make it permanent.

Microsoft has closed its ebook store—and will soon make its customers' libraries disappear along with it.

On Tuesday, Scribd and Oyster both announced partnerships with Macmillan to bring new titles to their e-book subscription services. But how do all-you-can read platforms benefit publishers?

Publishing in the digital age doesn't mean we'll abandon print entirely. Digital self-publishing platform Blurb is expanding its book printing business to include print magazines and brochures.

Amazon has already gobbled up business after business in the United States. So rather than wait to become its next meal, the largest retailer in the UK is going after Amazon.

About a year ago I was introduced to the MeeGenius library -- this is a company that is celebrating its second birthday on Thursday, April 26. A very young company! Besides accessing their large digital book library (currently over 700 titles) via a web browser, they also now have apps for both Android and the iPad

Most people associate C.S. Lewis with The Chronicles of Narnia but his body of work encompases far more, including a science fiction trilogy that is available for the first time in ebook format. Out of the Silent Planet, the first book in the trilogy, tells the tale of a man kidnapped, taken aboard a spaceship, and transported to Malacandra or, as […]

Geneticist Barbara McClintock, whose birthday we GeekMom types celebrate on June 16, won a Nobel Prize in 1983 for her discovery (decades earlier) that small pieces of DNA can move from one place to another in a genome—a phenomenon known as “jumping genes.” Her biography, Barbara McClintock: Nobel Prize Geneticist, written by children’s book author […]

Novelist and blogger Robin Sloan had something he wanted to say about three things he loves — writing, reading, and the Internet. He wanted people to really absorb it. Seems safe to say he wanted us to love it. The usual path to such love is to write a great blog post, then track the […]

Now fans of Disney’s The Lion King can experience the magic of the story on their Apple iPhone or iPad devices. The Lion King: Timon’s Tale tells the story from Timon’s perspective, bringing interactive fun and children’s’ reading skills together. Launched in concert with the Tangled: Storybook Deluxe app that GeekMom Nicole reviewed a couple […]

My stream informed me about World Book Day, thanks to app developers in the children’s digital story space announcing that for World Book Day (which is today, March 1) they are offering their apps for free or at a discounted price (usually 0.99c). World Book Day has embraced technology, with one event being held at […]

I’m pleased to announce a new site I’m part of. I’m one of an otherwise distinguished handful of reviewer-editors for Download the Universe, a site conceived by Carl Zimmer in an off-hand remark last month during a ScienceOnline session on e-books. We aim to meet a simple but stark and urgent need: While lots of […]

When I pre-ordered my Kindle Fire, I also pre-ordered the Verso Prologue case cover pictured in the center of this photo. When it arrived, my husband immediately wanted a Kindle Fire, not because he was a huge Fire fan, but because the case was so cool. It instantly turns your Fire into a steampunk costume accessory. […]

Brighter Futures for Beautiful Minds (BFBM) evolved from a parent’s own personal journey seeking out resources to support her child’s learning and development. The story of Tricia Sulpizio Estrada and her son is one of exploration, trial and error, many challenges and celebrations of the discoveries and successes that has helped Tricia support her child’s learning […]

Last January, electronic textbook publishers turned down David Johnston's big idea: to make the first interactive marine science textbook. Frustrated by the experience, Johnston set out to create open source software to publish the book himself.