e-books

Even in the Digital Age, Physical Books Remain People's First Choice

According to a study by Pure Research Center, traditional books remain the first preference for 72% of book enthusiasts in the past year, while only 27% prefer e-books. 

Jul 09, 2023, 18:38 PM IST

ChatGPT: People Start Selling AI-Written Books on Amazon - Deets Inside

Amazon is by far the largest seller of both physical and e-books, commanding well over half of sales in the United States and, by some estimates, over 80% of the e-book market. Its Kindle Direct Publishing service has spawned a cottage industry of self-published novelists, carving out particular niches for enthusiasts of erotic content and self-help books.

Feb 21, 2023, 19:13 PM IST

Software tools, e-books in Sindhi released

Bringing Sindhi language on to the digital platform, the National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language and Centre for Development of Advanced Computing released software tools and e-books in Sindhi to mark the 50th Sindhi Basha Diwas here on Monday.

Apr 11, 2017, 16:51 PM IST

Pixels vs Printed word: Mourning the Death of the Book!

Visiting the Delhi Book fair has always been a yearly ritual for me.

Sep 16, 2015, 14:16 PM IST

Now, a Braille smartwatch that lets the blind read texts, e-books

A South Korean startup has developed an affordable Braille smartwatch which allows the visually impaired to receive and read text messages in real time and even read e-books.

Aug 10, 2015, 13:17 PM IST

Apple fails to disqualify antitrust monitor in e-books case

U.S. Department of Justice by finding that Apple had played a "central role" in conspiring to raise e-book prices and impede rivals such as Amazon.com Inc.

May 29, 2015, 10:35 AM IST

Get 'out of the box' ideas for Budget: PM to ministers

With budgetary exercise underway, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked his ministerial colleagues to get "out of the box" ideas from the common man which could be incorporated in the financial outlay.

Jan 05, 2015, 19:32 PM IST

Apple agrees to conditional $450 mn e-books antitrust accord

Apple Inc has agreed to pay USD 450 million to resolve U.S. state and consumer claims the iPad manufacturer conspired with five major publishers to fix e-book prices, according to court records filed Wednesday.

Jul 16, 2014, 22:29 PM IST

Amazon courts Hachette authors by proposing they keep e-book revenue

Amazon.com accounts for some 60 percent of Hachette`s digital sales.

Jul 09, 2014, 09:53 AM IST