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Sony PRS-T3 compared to the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2

GoodeReader compares the new Sony PRS-T3 and the well-received Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2 E Ink eReaders. Specifics and video at the link.

Abuse-themed eBooks pulled from shelves

A BBC News story shows how the rush to publish eBooks has caught online retailers off guard as “abuse-themed” material is found on the eShelves alongside regular reading fare. Looks like they’ll have to start previewing and categorizing this stuff.

Digital Publishing Headlines

Digital Journal says that three Calvin and Hobbes collections will soon be available as eBook editions. Digital Book World has a post on Scholastic streamlining book selection for kids by digitizing its Book Fairs in a free app. GoodeReader reports Kobo is taking its eBooks and popular eReaders to Spain. Forbes offers a story that seems to …

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Kobo partners with 3M for library eBook sales

Digital Book World posted on Kobo’s recent partnering with 3M to make eBooks available for sale through libraries.

eBook Best-seller prices on the rise

Digital Book World says that eBook Best-seller prices have risen to their highest level since summer. It is no wonder with the holiday season approaching.

Tablo aims to streamline eBook publishing

TechCrunch has a story on the Tablo BookMaker start-up that claims to take the complexity out of eBook publishing.

Hachette to distribute English titles worldwide.

Digital Book World reports that Hachette Book Group is getting prepped to distribute all of its English eBook titles worldwide.

Kindle PaperWhite review.

Read the Kindle PaperWhite review at TechHive. Apparently Amazon’s doing something right with this upgrade.

Digital Publishing Update

The Wall Street Journal posted Barnes and Noble’s announcement of the most exciting book and eBook buying season ever. (Have to hand it to B&N. Still, performing well in a highly competitive marketplace.) GoodeReader reports on a law in France that is bound to handicap Amazon’s paper book business with new restrictions on free shipping. …

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Pricing, availability and publisher greed create divide.

Wired offers a slightly shrill (or is it just the headline?) piece by Art Brodsky on the problems of inflated prices, availability and publisher greed in the eBook Revolution with warnings that the current trends could fuel a “reads” and “reads not” scenario of disparity for the future.