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Feb 10

Last of price-fixing publishers settles with DOJ

The Seattle Times reports that the last of Apple’s price-fixing co-conspirators, Macmillan, has agreed to a settlement with the US Department of Justice.

Feb 08

Digital Publishing Update

GoodeReader reports that seniors are re-discovering their love of literature through the adoption of eBook Readers. DigitalBookWorld says that students are not embracing e-Texts as expected. Forbes has one of those “not sure what to think of it” stories where Amazon is contemplating the sale of second-hand eBooks. Really?

Feb 06

Microsoft Surface Pro tablet compared.

CNet compares the new Microsoft Surface Pro to the competition in the tablet marketplace. I think it still fits the definition of an eBook reading device, though it is clearly slanted toward other media.

Feb 05

Librarians and the future of eBooks.

The Atlantic Cities posted on what Librarians can expect in an increasingly digital world.

Feb 04

Digital content on the way from GEN Manga

GoodeReader reports that Free eBooks and Korean comics magazines are coming soon from GEN Manga.

Feb 03

Publisher fears undermine public library system.

The Seattle Times op-ed by Alex Alben tells it like it is. Traditional publishers’ fear of digital books is undermining the eBook Revolution and seriously hampering public libraries’ ability to make the transition to the future or reading.

Feb 01

eBook Revolution Update

Bloomberg Business Week gets into a little more depth on Amazon’s eBook sales claims via a Gigaom post and suggests Apple is the competitor to watch. Digital Book World provides a list of the top 10 mistakes that Indie writers can make. The DesMoines Register talks about the challenges eBooks can create for libraries. The …

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Jan 31

Libraries can score eBook publishers.

The Christian Science Monitor says a new scorecard system is being made available to libraries so they can rate publishers on their eBook offerings in an attempt to improve relationships between the reading facilitators.

Jan 30

Amazon says eBooks are mult-billion dollar category.

Gigaom reports Amazon eBook sales increased by 70% in 2012 with CEO Jeff Bezos saying eBooks have transitioned to become “a multi-billion dollar category for us and growing fast.”

Jan 29

Spending on Digital Content continues to rise.

DigitalBookWorld reports on the continuing increase in spending for digital content with almost 25% of Americans each month purchasing $50 worth of digital products for their tablets.