Read an E-Book is over for 2010. The event was wildly popular with visitors from all
reaches of the globe.
Ebook fans came from 136 countries and spoke 74 languages. As well as Canada, U.S.A., Great
Britain and Australia, readers came from:
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Iceland
Greenland
Estonia
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Uganda
Botswana
South Korea
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Russia
Suriname
Guatemala
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Cuba
Turkey
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Portugal
Egypt
Pakistan
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There was a noticeable increase
in the number of visitors who came through cell phones - both Android and iPhones.
Visitors to our site were able to download e-books from participating major e-book
suppliers and authors for the week. Of course, without the generosity of the authors, publishers,
manufacturers and developers of both content and e-reader devices, Read an E-Book Week could never happen.
Below, you will find a list of all participants in this year's event. You'll notice some of the
names do not offer e-books. These are the entities, or people, who contributed in other ways to make
this week a success. Visit their sites for information related to the e-book industry, or learn how they
add to a great e-book reading experience.
Take your time to explore the listings. Sample a genre you are not familiar with -- it could
become a new favorite!
Smashwords (general) Popular e-publisher with hundreds of free e-books for Read an E-Book Week. Will be creating
a special Read an E-Book Week library on Stanza and the Aldiko app.
"The International Digital Publishing Forum is proud to support the efforts of Read An E-Book Week. This is an excellent initiative to help raise awareness of e-books and encourage
consumers to try electronic reading."
OmniLit: The bookstore on the corner of your digital neighborhood. Hundreds of thousands of fiction and non-fiction titles.
All Romance eBooks: All the romance you need from all the publishers you love. The romance specialty store with over 30,000 romance and erotica titles.
Steve Jordan -- Steve did a great job with the website! He's also an e-book author with a growing reputation
for the quality of his books.
Zulu Express (general) Vendor and publisher. Free downloads in almost all genres.
E Ink Corporation: They're the folks that invented, developed and now mass produce the electronic display for
e-readers. They also contributed the watches for our contest winners. Thanks, E Ink!
PocketBook E-Reader: Freedom of E-Reading. This nifty device is finally available in the U.S.A.
CurrClick.com: The largest destination for downloadable curriculum, offering
thousands of resources for parents, educators and students. Participate in their Twitter Contest and
you could win a Nook eReader. CurrClick.com will be giving away a free eBook every day, March 7-13th!
Mindset Triathlon: The only online destination for running, swimming, biking, nutrition and
training eBooks. Will offer a free eBook every day during Read an E-Book Week.
DriveThruComics: The largest destination for digital comics featuring Judge Dredd, Mouse
Guard, Girl Genius and more. Offering a free eBook every day during Read an E-Book Week.
Wargame Vault: The world's largest wargame download site,
offering hundreds of e-books for games and rule sets, plus paper terrain and paper figures. Wargame
Vault will have dozens of free e-book downloads available during Read an E-Book week.
Kiwa Media QBook: (childrens) Touch enabled read-along colour story book for iPhone. Free download of
Sebastian's Tail Lite on the iTunes app store. Ready for iPad.
BooksonBoard: (general) E-books in all
categories. Offering a free download during Read an E-Book Week.
Blio Reader: Blio eReader free software is the new touchstone for the presentation of electronic books & magazines.
Full-color pages come alive because Blio preserves a book's original layout, fonts, and graphics.
Authors:
Warren Adler: writer and playwright, is a great supporter of e-books. Check out his website for a writing contest.
Lillie Ammann, writer and editor: Will be giving away a number of e-books, both fiction and non-fiction.
Cliff J. Burns: Canadian author (noir). Free short stories and novels. Two
novellas have been optioned for movies.
Patricia and James Taylor: (spiritual) Free e-book On the Wings of the Wind.
Pauline Rowson: (marine mystery) offers a free download
of In For the Kill.
Cory Doctorow: Fans can find a download of his book Eastern Standard Tribe and
a collection of free essays (IN ITALIAN) entitled Content .
David Bowles : (historical) Free downloads of Spring House: Book 1 in the Westward
Sagas and Adam's Daughters: Book 2 in the Westward Sagas.
Heather Wardell: (women's fiction) Free novels Life, Love and a Polar Bear Tattoo and Go Small or Go Home.
Rae Lori: (multi genre) Free download of short story The Real Miranda during Read an E-Book Week.
L. Diane Wolfe: (young adult)
Jeffrey A. Carver: (Sci-Fi) Free downloads, including a Nebula Award finalist.
Meira Eliot: (mystical) Free download of Moldavite.
Jean Sheldon: (general) Free download during Read an E-Book Week.
Nara Malone: (romance) A draw each day for a flash drive with starter e-library and e-reading program
pre-installed so readers have a no hassle way to discover e-reading.
Online-Business-Guide: (business) 10 Easy Steps to Write an E-book for free. Sharon L. Cohen authored three books
on Internet businesses and writes/ghostwrites e-books.
A Summer Ago: R. Andrew Reeves, Jr. and Tzynya L. Pinchback combine
poetry, haiku and prose with imagery in this unique e-book. Free during Read an E-Book Week.
Rita Toews: (humor) Offering a free download of Confessions of a
Failed Domestic Goddess at Smashwords.
Danielle Raine: (general) 50% off Housework Blues-A Survival Guide.
Non-fiction motivational/inspirational manual for women who 'have issues' with the domestic stuff.
Dawn Colclasure: (general) Offers free download of
BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL: How We Survive as Writing Parents.
Beth Trissel : (romance) Will give away
a download of each of her e-books to individuals chosen from comments on her blog.
Book Sellers and/or Publishers
Kobo: (general) E-Book store offers a coupon for 10% off an e-book. The coupon code is Read2010 and
is valid from March 7-13th only.
Drollerie Press: (fantasy) Free short stories, limited full length novels.
BooksInMyPhone: Free e-books in many genres for Java enabled phones.
BooksForABuck: offers free and $1.00 stories and novels. If you mention Read an E-Book Week and buy 2 e-books,
you'll get one free.
Birds Hill Publishing: (children) Offers a free download of the e-book Bullying: A Parent's Primer.
Ellora's Cave: (Steamy Romance) Romantica in all genres.
Twilight Times Books: (general) Offering free download each day during Read an E-Book Week. Also on the Aldiko app.
E-Reads : Two free downloads. E-Reads is a publisher dedicated to bringing out-of-print books back in electronic and print formats.
Sharing Books: (children) Offers e-books, stories and classic children's literature.
Bast Press: (general) Offers a free download of the
illustrated poem: The Effects of Gravity on the Soul of a Poet.
Dorrance Publishing Co Inc.: (general) Offering a free e-book download each day during Read an E-Book Week.
RoseDog Books: (general) Offering a free download each day during Read an E-Book Week.
Red Led Bookstore: (general) Offering a different free e-book download each day.
SynergEbooks.com: (general) Free eBooks in a myriad of genres during Read an E-Book Week.
eBook Pie: Unique e-book store offers free chapters to many
of their books (click on the cover, then "echapters"). Offering a free download of Triple Threat.
Cerridwen Press: (general) Mainstream fiction for all tastes.
Diesel eBook Store: Many free e-books at Diesel's e-book store. Check the list at the left side of the screen.
ireadiwrite Publishing: (general) Digital small press featuring writers in literary,genre fiction, and poetry.
Offering 1/2 price on longer works and daily $2.00 deals.
Sylvan Dell Publishing: (children) Picture books that excite children's imaginations. Offering a free download
of Pandas' Earthquake Escape.
Macabre Ink Digital Publishing: (macabre) Offering a 50% discount on all e-books. Use
coupon code eBOOKWeek
Booktaste.com: (general) Small independent press from Australia.
All Darling Newspaper Press books are free during Read an E-book Week.
Champagne Books: (romance) Sells e-books and print. Two free downloads
and a selection of discounted books.
Editorial Letralia: (general) Espacio virtual del libro digital en español. Libros en todos los géneros de autores
de todos los países de habla hispana. Más de 50 libros gratuitos.
E-Zines and Websites:
No Shelf Required : A forum for discussion
among librarians, publishers, distributors, aggregators, and others interested in the
publishing and information industry.
Teleread: Bring the E-Books Home:
News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics
Epublishers Weekly:
Tools and Ideas for Surviving (and Thriving) in Technopoly. Link to Zorba's Guide to Free Ebooks.
Kovid Goyal is the developer of Calibre -
which includes library management, format conversion, news feeds to ebook conversion, as well as
e-book reader sync features and an integrated e-book viewer.
eBookGuru.org: a digital magazine devoted to
e-books
nookverse: Website dedicated to the Nook. Check out the Friday Fives for non-BN
sources of e-books for the Nook.
The Lewis Four: A blog on eReaders and eReading will offer
a contest for a $15.00 gift card to either Sony's Reader Store or Amazon.
Ideomancer Speculative Fiction: Free download of their
magazine containing short stories.
The Long and the Short of It: Free e-book download. Long and short romance reviews - and more.
Badosa.com: Free e-books in Spanish, Catalan, English and French.
Book Glutton: An on-line book club! Very interesting! Thousands of free e-books,
ranging from classics to contemporary works. Offers bookgroups, shared annotations and previews of for-sale books.
Aldiko: Aldiko is an ebook reading application that runs on any
Android phone. It enables you to easily download and read thousands of e-books.
Password Incorrect: Piotr Kowalczyk, Polish tech-absurdist and writer 3.0 beta. His zany, short stories are like ultra-slick easy-to-break
gadgets, showing how deeply our lives depend on technology. Follow links to free download of short stories.
RAWSISTAZ Literary Group: An online community of readers and writers interested in African-American literature.
Seven+ free e-book downloads during the week.
Online Novels: Well organized website of free e-novels by
published and unpublished authors who have made their work available for download.
The RAND Corporation is a non-profit institution that helps improve
policy and decision making through research and analysis. Has more than 9.000 free ebooks (PDF) for download.
The Great White Ebook Shark : (general) Unique website offering expert critique of
e-books and links to their site. Teaser first chapters and directions for downloads.
wattpad: (short fiction) Wattpad has a large variety of self-published material including romance, poetry,
fantasy, sci-fi, fan fiction, horror, suspense etc. Beware: content is not
moderated.
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