Mar 23
For the first time in a couple weeks, we’re not seeing the Monday morning release of some new device or big business merger of old world Publisher and eBook upstart… So, the Digital Library of Islamic Manuscripts Online is offering 200 Islamic manuscripts for scholars to consult and study. Looks like straight scans, and I’m …
Mar 22
I know I’ve been bitching about price. Now we’ve got Borders rethinking their approach to the eBook market. Their first attempt was based on the old adage: “There’s a sucker born every minute.” The full story is here at the Independent. Ok. Rather than rant about it, I’ll just tell you that they’ve discovered consumers …
Mar 21
Ok. This is one of those things that I hope is true. I mean it almost looks too good to be true. I’ve written, and I know writers, and well, this is a fantastic development that could streamline the process of publishing and open the door for many, many aspiring authors. If it is, and …
Mar 20
Can’t we all just get along? I love this stuff. Now Sony’s eBook Reader PRS-700 (a rumored new version is on the way too…) has joined forces with Google’s massive army of digitally scanned works, now converted to epub format. Read the story here or at Techtree.com. It’s all to get in the face of Amazon’s …
Mar 19
Or does it? Now, I’m as impressed by Fujitstu’s FLEPia Color eBook Reader, as anybody. It’s a fantastic little machine. Read the story at cnet here. Honestly, it’s going to be as popular as Japan’s new robot girl. But I think we’re at a crossroads. At $1,000 it’s starting to push the price of eBook reading …
Mar 18
 The Paris Book Fair  continues with a shift in focus to the companies Aquafada and MobiLire who have a different take on the eBook Reader. Read the full story at PCWorld here. They’re adapting smaller smartphones with software to display full-page comics and graphic novels on tiny screens. MobiLire is using a paintstaking process based …
Mar 17
Wattpad.com offers eBooks to Mobile users. They’ve got a really interesting and large selection of free eBooks formatted for your favorite device. Not just the old public domain stuff either. (Ever read Moby Dick on a cell phone?) Writers and publishers are using it to show off their wares, and users can add their two cents …
Mar 16
I received this press release late, but there’s still time to get your name into the running. The full release containing contest rules is here. For the chance to win a FREE SONY eBOOK READER: “Interested persons can go to The Wild Rose Press website and purchase any of the books listed by participating authors, …
Mar 15
The Sony PRS700 Reader Digital Book – eBook Reader is attending the 2009 International Book Fair at Porte de Versailles in Paris. You can read the article here at the Sonyinsider.com. Rather a smart travel plan when considering Kindle 2’s fear of flying. (That’s my thickly veiled aside about Amazon’s unbelievable decision to make Kindle 2 available within the United …
Mar 14
I’m betting it’s an eBook Reader. More rumblings from the Apple orchard about their Netbook. The full story here at Gizmodo.com. You’ll find similar whispering here at cnet news. They’re saying the same thing there with a bit more filling. We’ve already referenced this before here…that quote about truckloads of books being secretly scanned, yah? …
