eBook Sales Up 160% This Year According to Association of American Publishers (AAP) sales figures for the first half of 2011, eBook sales were up 160 percent compared to the same period last year. At the same time, both paperback and hardcover sales have sagged. We’ve embedded the complete chart below–what do you think? Here’s [...]

The No. 1 Secret to Personal Productivity Richard Branson and Stephen King use this secret strategy to master their tasks. Read More The Real Secret to Personal Productivity With everyone searching for the secret to personal productivity, you’d think it was a winning lottery ticket or something. Well, today just may be your lucky day. [...]

E-Reader Ownership Surges Since Last November by: Kristen Purcell | Pew Internet The share of adults in the United States who own an e-book reader doubled to 12% in May, 2011  from 6% in November 2010.  E-readers, such as a Kindle or Nook, are portable devices designed to allow readers to download and read books [...]

Charles Darwin’s Personal Library Now Available Online Cambridge University Library, in partnership with the Darwin Manuscripts Project, and the Biodiversity Heritage Library announced today that the first part of Charles Darwin’s personal scientific library is now available online. His collection, which spans over 1,400 titles, is in the process of being scanned and uploaded. 730 [...]

Unemployment In Your State by Jess Jiang The government released state-by-state unemployment numbers this morning. In the map below, you can mouse over each state to see the unemployment rate.  

Sixty-seven Percent Of Libraries Offer eBooks

When Robots Rule the Library The recently opened Joe and Rika Mansueto Library will feel like it’s missing something the first time you walk in. Eventually it will hit you: where are the books? There are indeed books in that library; you just won’t ever be able to go get them yourself. The Mansueto Library [...]

Amazon Now Sells More eBooks Than Paper Books Today Amazon announced a major milestone for the Kindle Store. eBooks are now the most popular format on Amazon.com, outselling the combined sales of hardback and paperback books. Since April 1, for every 100 print books Amazon has sold, it has sold 105 Kindle books. It took [...]

Five eBook Mistakes 1. Bad Design Designing an eBook should be done with as much care as a print book. Think about the layout, the font, the images and such and consider how they will look on different devices. 2. Overly Enhanced Features: Just because you can add video, animations and soundtracks to a book [...]

E-Books Top Hardcovers at Amazon By Claire Cain Miller | Published July 19, 2010 Book lovers mourning the demise of hardcover books with their heft and their musty smell need a reality check, said Mike Shatzkin, founder and chief executive of the Idea Logical Company, which advises book publishers on digital change. “This was a [...]