eBook Rumors

MakeUseOf talks about cool ways to upcycle your old Kindle.

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GoodeReader lists eight exciting iPhone Apps that eBook readers will love.

Axios reports that libraries have now enlisted state governments to help them battle legacy publishers’ greedy push to force overpriced eBook titles on the public.

Android Authority lists the updates and add-ons that would make the Amazon Kindle eReaders perfect.

CengNews lists the best eBook Readers for the year 2021. (If you’re planning to gift one over the holiday season.)

GoodeReader posted on Kobo’s secret beta test of a new web-reading app.

It looks like the legacy publishers’ war on public libraries is flaring up again. According to this Techdirt story,  publishers are suing Maryland to thwart a state law that is intended to make them charge reasonable prices for eBook titles they sell to libraries.

Input reviews the Kobo Sage eReader. Lots of information and pics at the link.

The Baltimore Sun writes about the sad state of legacy publishing that appears to be having trouble pushing their outdated business model onto the ever-changing hi-tech social media world. The article exposes the deep thinking that goes into their publishing process–they guess.

Instead of just selling compelling books at reasonable prices, they try to game a system they do not understand. Similar to the old days, minus the outrageous profits.