Good e-Reader Radio

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Good e-Reader Radio episodes

  • Podcast – Top eBooks & Publishers of 2013
    Welcome to the last edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show for 2013! Jeremy Greenfield of Digital Book World and Michael Kozlowski bring you another exciting show! Today, they discuss the breaking news of Marvel suspending single comic sales to major bookstores all over the US. As well, they go into the top eBooks and publishers of 2013.
    Excited about wearable tech? Smart watches, Fitbit, and Google Glasses have increased sales by over 500% in the first half of 2013. What does the future hold for this segment? Good e-Reader will be at CES 2014, bringing you all the latest news. We give you a short preview on what to expect and what the industry needs to do to improve their products.
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    29 min
  • Podcast: KDP Authors May see Royalties Decreased to 35%
    Today on the show I talk about all of the latest rumors about Amazon potentially lowering self-published authors royalty rates from 70% to 30%. Funny enough, Amazon offers 30% royalties to a number of new markets it has entered recently, such as India. This had zero backlash at all, since it was a new service. Can Amazon get away with this? Yes they can.
    Big Foot and Gargoyles used to be the things of Saturday morning cartoons and movies like Harry and the Hendersons. Now, there is almost 10 erotica books featuring Big Foot having his way with a number of young ladies. Welcome to erotica aimed at people who are tired of zombie, vampire and werewolf love.
    Barnes and Noble has had two self-publishing platforms over the years, Nook Press and PUBIT! Why hasn't the company stocked their own bookstores with indie titles? Maybe they should consider partnering with Ingram Lightning Source to easily get books in their stores from their own authors. This would attract a copious amount of writers to Nook Press, instead of the service floundering like it is now.
    Good e-Reader will be at CES this year in the first week of January. Most of the team will be in Las Vegas the day before, to hit up all of the big events where Samsung, LG, Acer, and many more will be showing their products before they hit the floor. If you are a company involved in e-readers, tablets, digital publishing, or wearable tech, hit our contact form and we can arrange a meeting.
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    26 min
  • Good e-Reader Radio – Top 10 Predictions for 2014 for eBooks, e-Readers and Digital Publishing
    Welcome to a star studded cast edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show. Today Mercy Pilkington, Jeremy Greenfield and Michael Kozlowski from Good e-Reader and Digital Book World give you predictions for 2014. We talk about the current state of affairs in digital publishing, eBooks, e-Paper, e-Readers, Tablets, Library lending and major bookstores.
    Jeremy Greenfield who runs Digital Book World talks about his Top 10 Bold Predictions of 2014. He talks about the decline of Barnes and Noble and the prospect of Amazon opening up a retail store. He also talks about the illustrated book business is on the decline and eBook subscription services like Oyster and Scribd entering a boom period.
    Mercy Pilkington offers her top 5 predictions of 2014 with a heavy emphasis on self-published authors and how they can expect the landscape to change. She speaks about the rise in self-publishing and how Smashwords is making indie titles more accessible to libraries, eBook subscription sites and Overdrive. She also talks about the changing roles as agents for authors and its challenges. One of the most interesting points is the lack of synergy between Nook Press and the Barnes and Noble retail chain. Their one big competitive advantage of running a physical and virtual bookstore is not being even thought about.
    Finally, Michael Kozlowski, Editor in Chief of Good e-Reader talks about the declines facing the tablet, e-reader, e-paper and digital publishing industry. The manufacturing of tablet screens will be down almost 30% for tablets in 2014 and e-reader screens will likely follow suit. This will prompt companies like E INK to diversify even further away from e-readers and focus on digital signage and wearable tech. eBooks have evened out and some months even declined from 2012-2011 statistics. Finally, Sony and B&N will both stop making E INK Readers and focus only on tablets.
    This is one of our best shows! Very unique opinions from the top bloggers and media writers of our day! If you are into the world of eBooks, digital publishing or the process of e-reading, you don't want to miss this one.
    33 min
  • Good e-Reader Radio – Netflix for eBooks Update, Amazon Sales News
    Today Good e-Reader Editor Michael Kozlowski and Digital Book World's own Jeremey Greenfield spend 40 minutes talking e-readers, eBooks, tablets and digital publishing news!
    On the show today there is discussion about all things Amazon. The company has a new installment plan program, to make purchasing a new tablet easy. There is also new statistics that have been released that inform us on customer spending patterns on the website. Finally, a bestseller list of 2013 has been released, and some of them are self-published.
    Finally, tablets for 2014 are going to be on the decline, due to manufacturing news out of Taiwan. We have updates on what eBook subscription service is the best and discuss the content side of things. A great show as always, so check it out.
    31 min
  • Good e-Reader Radio – How Much do Authors Make?
    The Good e-Reader Radio Show is back with Editor in Chief Michael Kozlowski and Jeremy Greenfield of Digital Book World. Today on the show they discuss how much do authors make and is it better to cut your teeth self-publishing or to go for a traditional book deal right away?
    Also on the show they regale you with tales of a few editorials done in the Wall Street Journal on judge involved in the Apple case and the court appointed monitor. Apple is not happy that in two weeks they got a bill for $150,000 and the guy wants to meet Al Gore, Tim Cook and other board members without legal counsel present.
    There is lots of news about various library and school initiatives to talk about in relation to Axis 360 and Overdrive. If you are in those sectors, you may dig some of the details they talk about. Finally, in the next few weeks Good e-Reader will be doing out forecast of 2014 and an audio show to coincide with the events.
    6 min
  • Good e-Reader Radio – Major Blackberry News, Nook Tablet Revealed and More!
    Welcome to another exiting edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today I fly solo and regale you all with tales of Barnes and Noble eBook News and a new Nook Tablet! Also, likely the biggest Blackberry firmware update of the year is getting closer to release, I tell you all about the new found freedom to load in APK files directly and have them magically work! Also, why is Black Friday poised to be tremendously underwhelming? Listen and find out!
    24 min
  • Good e-Reader Radio – Erotica Self-Pub Statistics, New Nook, Apple iPad News
    Welcome back to another edition of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today Michael Kozlowski of Good e-Reader and Jeremy Greenfield of Digital Book World regale you with tales of eBooks, e-Readers, Tablets and Digital Publishing.
    Today on the show we discuss a very detailed report published on Digital Book World about the amount of self-published erotica titles vs traditional print. We discuss what this means from an American and Canadian perspective and how the industry is responding. Barnes and Noble also submitted a new FCC application for a new Nook, Baen Books are now available and the company has committed their ecosystem to the One Laptop per Child initiative. Finally, we wrap the show up with lots of tablet and iPad news.
    42 min
  • Good e-Reader Radio – Should Self-Published eBooks be Segregated?

    United Kingdom bookstore WHSmith made waves last week about suspending all self-published eBooks. The company decided that it was better to not carry them at all, then try and weed out the good from the bad. Today on the Good e-Reader Radio Show, Michael Kozlowski and Mercy Pilkington discuss the right to self-publish and the bookstores responsibilities.

    This is a great show if you are an indie author, publisher or agent. The landscape of self-published eBooks is poised to undergo a tremendous shift as Kobo is setting the standard of offering bookstores who deal with them the ability to “turn off” self-published books. Is this the great call? Is Amazon and Barnes and Noble doing enough to upgrade their meta data and search engine results so only relevant searches pop up? Should they make a “Safe Search” program that parents can opt into so Erotica does not show up? We discuss everything in today’s show.


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    9 min

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