Dec 03
A special thanks to Jorgen for stopping in with a link to this PCWorld story. China and Taiwan have agreed (in principal) to push the EPUB e-book format for the Chinese-language market. This when officials met at a technology conference last week, with plans to meet next year to settle the deal. This is huge …
Dec 02
Is it that time of year already? I guess with only a month to go, it’s not too early to start rolling out predictions for the coming year. PaidContent.org has an interesting article “Ten Predictions For The E-Reader/E-Book Market In 2010″ that’s well worth the read. It suggests that all the positives we’re seeing as 2009 winds …
Dec 01
Here’s a link from Jorgen to a Daniweb story suggesting eBook Readers are about to be made obsolete by the Apple Tablet. It’s worth a read, and while I agree that Apple will have a huge impact (whenever the rumored device is released) I think it will have a greater impact on iPhone and netbook …
Nov 30
I’m sorry to keep harping about this, but it’s embarrassing for people like myself who have long supported competition in the eBook Revolution. The whole idea is choice creates a stable marketplace with better prices and selection for consumers. And then these ninnies at B&NÂ failed to build enough machines to suit the demand they created! …
Nov 29
Thanks to Jorgen for a link to this enjoyable article at the Thaindian News that pretty much sets it all out there for us to see. It’s pretty obvious that eBooks are here to stay. What’s interesting is they were considered to be the way of the future but with the speed of their widespread …
Nov 28
A story over at Unthinkable has analysts predicting an eBook price war between Borders and Barnes & Noble as the two latecomers vie for position in the eBook Revolution. This will also come down to a battle of the gear, because Barnes & Noble has its own Nook while Borders stocks Sony’s eReader. Get the …
Nov 27
I’m sure this is a hangover from the same market hesitation that brought the traditional publishing industry to the desperate straits we find it in. One can only hope that these industry leaders in the new publishing age will stop playing it safe, and start taking some chances. This PCWorld story from our friend Jorgen …
Nov 26
Here’s a short Mediabistro interview with Wattpad CEO Alan Lau and an update on Wattpad.com’s recent launch of a version of their mobile phone application for the Indian provider, Bharti Airtel. Lau makes an excellent point that BHarti Airtel with 110 million subscribers indicates a vast and relatively untapped marketplace (at least from a western perspective). There are …
Nov 25
I’ve been reminded to remind you about a contest to win a free Sony eBook Reader Touch Edition at BentSteeple.com. It’s to celebrate the release of BENT STEEPLE a new Horror novel by Indie author G. Wells Taylor. There are other prizes too. The draw is Christmas day, so that gives you a full month to …
Nov 24
Well this is a smart move by Amazon.com. What was starting to look like a coalition of Davids formed to compete directly with the eBook retail Goliath has suddenly turned into a love-in. (I’m just being a smartass here. I really couldn’t be happier for the eBook Revolution…) Read the press release here. We reported …
