eBook Rumors

TechCrunch offers more details on the new Kobo Libra H2O eReader. It’s a worthy contender to Amazon’s pricey Kindle Oasis.

GoodeReader features the new Kobo Libra H20 and wonders if you’ll buy one of the (very affordable – $169 US) eReaders when they hit the market in the coming weeks.

GoodeReader reports that Kobo will release a new eReader in the coming weeks.

GoodeReader lists the best eReaders to use when borrowing eBooks from the library.

GoodeReader compares Amazon’s Kindle Oasis 3 to the Kobo Forma eReader.

According to a GoodeReader report, Walmart is finally embracing the eBook game by launching a Kobo Aura Walmart eBook Edition eReader for just $69.96.

This after the sole Kobo distributor for the US and retail giant seemed to have gone passive after inking the deal with the international eBook seller.

That price and eBook selection is bound to grab some attention. (And maybe provide a much-needed shake up in the Amazon-dominated eBook Revolution.)

A Forbes article says U.S. Publishers are losing $300-million annually to eBook Piracy. Then the paper drops the ball with a shrug regarding the reasons eBook Piracy is rife.

eBookRumors.com has been repeating this mantra for years: publishers need to lower prices on eBooks; make them more accessible by removing DRM; and break out of the proprietary formats that undercut all feelings of true ownership.

Consumers clearly feel ripped off by the people who sell them digital products. That’s why they’re so comfortable ripping off the publishers and authors in turn.

MakeUseOf posted its list of best places to buy eBooks.

GoodeReader lists its picks for the best eBook Readers of 2019.

GoodeReader ponders the impact of black and white bezels common to eReaders on the actual reading experience.