GoodeReader.com has a how-to post and video on adding eBooks to the Kobo Wireless eReader. PCMag.com offers more here on Google eBooks and experiences in a Cloud. Pocket-lint.com has a review and pictures of Asus’ Eee Note EA800, a new competitor in the tablet market. PublishingPerspectives.com says US children’s publishers are embracing eBook Readers. Read …
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Dec 05
Was Reading Always a Social Experience?
Thanks Jorgen for this link to a Booksquare feature that questions whether digital publishing is really changing the way we read. A thought-provoking piece for a Sunday afternoon.
Nov 09
Color E Ink has Arrived!
CNN and just about everyone else is talking about the release of a color E Ink eBook Reader from Chinese eReader manufacturer Hanvon. This device will make quite a splash with publishers of illustrated books and magazines but it remains to be seen whether it’s essential to reading John Grisham–especially with its $440 price tag. …
Oct 29
Kobo gets into the News Business
Laptopshop.co.uk reports that international eBook distributor Kobo is launching a newspaper and magazine service for eBook Reader and tablet PCs. It looks like a pilot-project offering a few dozen daily, weekly and monthly publications via Kobo’s eBook reading apps, with plans of developing the service in months to come.
Oct 01
An Article that Kills the Lies that want to Kill the eBook Revolution.
Many, many thanks to Jorgen for a link to an excellent piece by Marion Maneker at BNET.com called “Are E-Books Killing the Literary Novel? Nonsense.” Read this article because it cuts right through publishing industry lies against digital publishing, and shows us the essential truth of the eBook Revolution. If you’re a writer, small publisher …
Sep 27
Adapt or Die in the eBook Revolution
In any revolution, the old guard must adapt to the new order or risk becoming irrelevant. Here we’ve got a link to a Winston-Salem Journal post on book giant Border’s shrewd moves to stay in the game. As digital publishing suggests an end to bricks and mortar locations, we see property owners and book sellers like …
Sep 11
Win for the eBook Consumer
Don’t take this as an indication that the war is over, but it’s a ceasefire that will greatly benefit the consumer. Suite101.com says Best Buy is going to sell both Amazon Kindle 3 and Barnes and Noble’s Nook. Side by side on the shelf, you’ll be able to compare these fantastic eBook reading devices. Anyone …
Aug 15
FREE eBOOK! and a Popular One by the Look…The Variant Effect!
Okay. This G. Wells Taylor’s been a favorite of mine for a while, first with his free Wildclown novel and now this. He’s been online forever (inked a deal to distribute all his titles with Smashwords) and always trying the angles. Looks like he’s finished The Variant Effect Serial started last October, and now he’s …
Aug 14
New Readers coming from Sony
Drop over to the Sony Insider to read about the rumored release of two new eBook readers. With so much competition in the explosive eBook marketplace, we knew it was just a matter of time until we heard from Sony. The Sony PRS-650 is said to have a six-inch screen while the PRS-350’s screen will …
Aug 08
Kindle Versus iPad
Check out this New York Times article that pits the many uses of the iPad against the read-only world of Kindle. There are some good points made, but they all depend on the consumer. You can’t invent a better flesh and blood reader, and since they’re the ones paying the tab the winner of the …
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