Nov 23
Our friend Jorgen dropped off another link to a story at The Register that attempts to sort out the compatibility issues of eBook Selection, Distributors, eBook formats and eBook Readers. Good luck, yah? It’s a good read, but it’s also suggesting that the reliance on proprietary format is going to do anything more that create eBook pirates …
Nov 22
Okay, here’s a story at Digital Trends with some pointers on buying that special someone an eBook Reader this Christmas. While it seems a bit silly, considering two of the three most popular machines they’re talking about are sold out, this does open things up for the competition. If you doubt that there is any …
Nov 21
Jorgen dropped off a link to a story at MobileMag.com (a link that since died unfortunately …) about Barnes and Noble’s eBook Reading Device, the Nook. It is out of stock and orders won’t ship until after Christmas. But the same story is available at techradar. The Barnes and Noble site is kind of pathetically …
Nov 20
Read the Smashwords Press Release here. Smashwords is the fast-growing eBook publishing service with over 4,700 eBook titles from 2,100 independent authors and publishers from all points of the compass. The eBook savvy net player has opened new distribution channels for Indie talent recently announcing new relationships with major online entities Barnes and Noble, Sony eBook …
Nov 19
Thanks Jorgen for this link to a story at Gather No Dust. In it the author suggests that Sony’s plan to link its eReaders to Public Libraries will spell doom for Amazon’s Kindle. I especially like the idea of entering a Zip Code and finding the downloadable item at a library near you. All that content free …
Nov 18
Kindle, the actual eBook Reading device, is finally available for sale in Canada. Read the story about the $259 (US) eBook reader in the National Post. I think they missed an opportunity, coming this late, considering the large number of snooty literary types that inhabit the forests up here salivating for the chance to make …
Nov 17
Media Bistro’s Galleycat reports digital book service Shortcovers has formed a partnership with Indie Author and Publisher platform Smashwords. On Nov. 18 Smashwords will start sharing titles from its growing 5,000+ stable of eBooks from Independent talent. This is a significant move as Smashwords accesses Shortcovers’ global infrastructure for reading and downloading eBooks across multiple devices (e.g. iPhone, …
Nov 16
Jorgen dropped off another link, this time to a somewhat gloomy article at Ireaderreview about the ‘value perception’ of eBooks dropping to ZERO. Give the article a read. I think the author jumps to several conclusions that could be vigorously debated. For instance, there is no real discussion in the piece about how we determine the ‘actual value’ …
Nov 15
I’ve said it many times and it’s finally being pounded home by a long continuous explosion in the eBook Revolution. The future of books is eBooks, and anyone in the business: writers, publishers, agents, book sellers and printers will simply be left behind if they don’t accept it. Adaptation will assure that all of the …
Nov 14
Jorgen dropped by with a link to this article at Crunchgear about an Intel eBook Reader for the visually impaired. I agree, at $1,500 it’s jumping into the eBook Revolution with a high price, but the device offers a unique approach to eBooks and reading for the over 50 million people in the U.S. who …
