Sep 03
StudentNews has some leaked images of the new Kindle eReader and Kindle Fire expected to be launched at a media event slated for next week.
Sep 02
Slashgear offers up this post on what I think is the perfect blend of technologies. E Ink showed off its double-display concept at the IFA. The idea is to keep the LCD display on the front of a smartphone while adding an E Ink display layer to the back. The E Ink’s low energy demands …
Aug 31
PCWorld says eBook publishers Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers and Simon & Schuster have agreed to pay $69-million to 54 US state, (correction: districts and territories) as part of their settlement and penalty for being co-conspirators in the Apple Agency Model price-fixing scheme that put them, and others in the crosshairs of a US Department …
Aug 30
CNET News says that the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet has sold out, coincidentally enough, exactly one week before a Sept. 6 Amazon media event that is rumored to center on the launch of the Kindle Fire 2.
Aug 29
GoodeReader reports that the debate over digital rights management, access, piracy and price still rages between libraries, publishers and readers.
Aug 28
PCMAG reports that on a recent foray out of the courtroom, Apple/Cupertino took time to suggest that its much rumored 7-inch iPad Mini will indeed be called the iPad Mini. The new tablet device is expected to hit the shelves this October.
Aug 27
Computerworld (New Zealand) has more on the struggle between libraries and publishers. It’s almost like publishers see libraries as an enemy and not the gateway to reading that they’ve represented since their inception.
Aug 26
GoodeReader reports that a US library is asking Indie authors to submit their eBook titles for inclusion in their catalog. This has to be the result, in part, to the high prices and unfair lending terms demanded in contracts with many of the major publishing houses.
Aug 24
PCMag says Amazon has sent out invitations to a September 6 press event that is rumored to revolve around the release of a new (and Bigger) Kindle Fire. PublishersWeekly offers more “he said/she said” from interested parties as the Department of Justice urges the court to approve the deal reached with Apple price-fixing co-conspirators who …
Aug 23
Broadcast Newsroom cites Simba Information’s “Trade E-Book Publishing 2012” report that says eBook use among US adults has risen from 17.2% to 24.5%. The post suggests 50 Shades of Gray is a possible cause, but let’s not forget the millions of other titles from established, new and Indie authors who have adopted the eBook Revolution.
