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Feedbooks have retired the Kindle download guide

January 31st, 2011 · No Comments · ebookstore news

Have you ever downloaded a Kindle ebook from Feedbooks or MobileRead? If not, then you might not have heard of the Kindle Download Guide. Feedbooks used to provide a free Kindle Download Guide (MobileRead still do). This guide was an ebook made from collected descriptions and links to where you could download free ebooks. Sadly, [...]

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EFF release new ebook buyer’s guide to privacy

December 8th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news

From the EFF blog: With the 2010 holidays upon us, it’s time to update EFF’s E-Book Buyer’s Guide to E-Book Privacy, which summarizes and comments on the privacy-related policies of several e-readers. What’s new. We’ve added in the iPad and also added in the software used by many libraries and devices for e-book access, made [...]

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Smashwords Style Guide – every ebook creator needs to read it

September 13th, 2010 · No Comments · ebook tools

Mark Coker announced the new Smashwords Style Guide on the Smashwords blog yesterday. I’m still working my way through it but I decided to take a moment and recommend that you go get it right now. It’s an useful source of good ebook creation ideas. This ebook is going on my list right after Joshua [...]

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Fast Pencil release iPad publishing Guide

July 9th, 2010 · No Comments · press release

Here’s the product page: This book will teach you how to publish your book on the iPad. From idea through distribution and sales, you will learn every step of the writing and publishing process. When have finished this book you will be able to confidently write, publish and sell your own book on the Apple [...]

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Lonely Planet offers free iPhone city guide apps to stranded travellers

April 20th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news

From the announcement: In response to the widespread chaos caused by the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano, Lonely Planet is offering 13 of its European iPhone guides free. “Travellers stuck in unfamiliar places need access to practical information as well as suggestions on what to do whilst stranded”, said Tom Hall, Lonely Planet Travel Editor. [...]

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