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Ingram’s VitalSource has expanded its mobile footprint with the addition of an e-textbook app for Android. The new app for Android can be used both online and offline, anytime and anywhere, providing access to content that syncs highlights and notes regardless of which app is used — online, mobile or desktop.
The VitalSource Bookshelf® e-textbook platform is available in online and offline environments with download apps for a full range of devices including tablets, smart phones, laptops, and desktops. The platform supports Macintosh and Windows operating systems and Apple’s iPad™, iPhone®, iPod Touch® and now Android smart phones and tablets.
The VitalSource Bookshelf Android app is available for free from Google Play, formerly known as the Android Market.
Consortium launched Bookslinger [1], an app for consumers on Apple that is devoted to independent publishers. The launch featured five preloaded stories, including one from Holly Black and one from Ry Cooder. Each week, Bookslinger will make a new story available to readers for free to foster the discovery of new voices in contemporary short fiction from independent presses.
Users can browse by interest category, title, or author, and share what they’re reading with friends via Facebook, Twitter, or e-mail. The app is currently available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, and plans are in the works to make Bookslinger available to Android devices later this year.
The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association [2]has honored Ghost Hero by S.J. Rozan (Minotaur) with its 2012 Dily Award, recognizing the mystery title of the year that members of the group most enjoyed selling.
The award is named for Dilys Winn, founder of the first mystery bookstore in the U.S. Rozan was presented the prize at last weekend’s Left Coast Crime 2012 Conference in Sacramento, California.
On April 4, the Pew Research Center released the findings of a study on the rise of e-reading [3] conducted in February.
Among the study’s key findings were:
The study is available in full on the Pew Research Center website. [3]
Links:
[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySL1bvyuNUE
[2] http://www.shelf-awareness.com/ct/uz2475907Biz13064629
[3] http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2236/ebook-reading-print-books-tablets-ereaders