Apr 10
We’re pretty sure the eBook Battles will continue through the Easter weekend, but eBook Rumors wishes you a peaceful holiday just the same. Got to take one day off, yah? p.s. Oh what the hell: there’s a rumor at Slashgear that Foxconn (The ODM for Kindle 2) is charging into the eBook Revolution with an …
Apr 09
In the “It’s Never too Late to Copy Someone’s Success Department” Barnes and Noble is rumored to have its own eBook Reader in development. Read the whole story at Engadget here. I guess they’ve got to do something to make up for the time they lost closing and dismantling their eBook Store. Read about that …
Apr 08
I thought I’d revisit this debate. Wired.com goes into the Amazon $9.99 Boycott story in greater depth here. I mention it again because I’m sure we’re going to keep hearing about this until something drastic happens. What Amazon has to remember is the sophistication of search engines gives consumers freedom to choose where they go …
Apr 07
I just wish they’d picked a smaller number than $9.99 to circle their wagons around. Read the Amazon eBook Boycott story at Mediabistro.com here. $9.99 is still way, way too high a price to pay for something that requires a considerable investment to read. There is no justification for it other than greed. But fine, …
Apr 06
Writer Chris Bohjalian (pronounce at your own risk…) expresses his fears in this article carried by the Salisbury Post here. I get a kick out of all this. You know, I would never have heard of this guy if not for the very digital changes he’s afraid of. It amazes me that so many writers …
Apr 05
Okay, you tell me? Is the VOOK a new idea? The New York Times is talking about it here. Seems to me I saw Gil Gerard reading one of these in old episodes of Buck Rogers in the 25TH Century. Spock had one too. An electronic book with video and audio components has been a …
Apr 04
I’ll say this much. For a guy who once owned a steam-driven car, Rupert Murdoch is an elder statesman of publishing who ain’t afraid of no newfangled gadgets. Go Rupert! He likes the look of Kindle but thinks he can do better, so he’s investing in a company that will build him a device with …
Apr 03
I received a note from author Susan Crealock about several hundred free eBooks available at her blog: Online Novels. I’ve had a peek and we’re talking about some 500 titles in a wide selection of genres written by both traditionally published and Indie authors. Check it out. Some are limited time offers too, so DON’T …
Apr 02
There’s a rumor that just won’t go away about Xerox making a leap into the eBook Marketplace, doing what they do best: printing and copying. Now this story gives the rumor a bit more weight. Read it here. You know I’ve been talking about Print-on-demand Kiosks. Places where consumers can take a downloaded eBook to print. There …
Apr 01
Simba Information a publishing and media market research firm (take a breath) has released some figures that say 8% of the adult U.S. population has purchased an eBook in the past 12 months and 15% read one. (The 7% discrepancy must have visited Project Gutenberg or another of the growing number of Free eBook Outlets.) …
