I’ve been a huge proponent of the Amazon Kindle, but today I attended a class about the Barnes and Noble Nook, which is a slightly different platform. Less a dedicated ereader and more a mini-tablet, the Nook uses the Android operating system. Here’s what B&N rep Mark Hollingsworth had to share about publishing for this device:
PubIt! Is the new Barnes and Noble online, digital self-publishing platform. Independent publishers and authors can upload their ebooks and make them available for sale on bn.com.
Uploading and selling is a 3-step process through pubit.com. Setup an account, upload your ebook and cover art, let More >
I’m as giddy as can be.
A few days ago I received an email from American Airlines, notifying me that my AAdvantage miles were about to expire. I shrugged. I haven’t flown American for years (read: I just had three kids in a row). Plus, I had tried cashing out my airline miles before for a free ticket, seat upgrade, hotel discount, etc, but found it VERY frustrating. It seemed every option had so many strings attached that it was never worth it.
Nonetheless, I went to their site to see if there was anything I could do. They suggested I pay More >
Compiled these statistics about ebooks, reading, the Amazon Kindle and the Apple iPad the other day for a project and thought I’d share:
Ebooks
- Ebook sales grew 177% last year. Source
- 53% of those who buy ebook readers state that they now read more books than they did before. Source
- 51% of e-reader owners increased their purchases of e-books in the past year.
- 9% of consumers increased their purchases of hardcover books in the past year.
- 2.6 Average number of books read by e-reader owners in a month.
- 1.9 Average number of books read by print-book readers in a month.
- 176% Increase in U.S. electronic-book sales in 2009.
- 1.8% Decrease in More >
