Thanks Jorgen for this link to a story at Publishers Weekly about Barnes and Noble’s test marketing print books bundled with eBooks. The deal should start sometime in the next 60 to 90 days and involves selling eBook editions of titles at serious discounts when customers buy regularly priced print books. They’re experimenting with the …
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Feb 20
More Perspective on eBook Piracy
The Guardian.co.uk’s Books Blog has an excellent eBook Piracy perspective piece entitled: “Who’s afraid of digital book piracy?” It’s a well-written article that manages to dispel some of the hysteria surrounding the topic by applying old-fashioned common sense and a bit of research. Inflammatory notions like piracy are often brought up by corporate thinkers as …
Feb 14
Will eBooks Replace Paperbacks?
“So will the eReader replace the paperback?” That question and many others are answered in a Net4Now.com post directed at the eReader generation. (Already, it’s a generation…) The author Jade offers an in-depth, well-researched replay of the basics and ponders the future as we pause to collect our thoughts in the post-iPad-Release eBook Revolution. A great Sunday read …
Feb 13
The Word on Audiobooks
Thanks to Jorgen for dropping this link to a post at the Telegraph.co.uk. It’s an enjoyable weekend read that gives us a behind-the-scenes look at audiobooks (the eBook’s noisy cousin). They’re not for everybody, but they’re fast becoming a player in the eBook Revolution. Enjoy!
Feb 06
Seven Things Publishers Need to Remember
Jorgen sent us this link to the Kobobooks.com blog where some basic rules of engagement for the future and present of eBook publishing are set out plain and simple. An excellent read.
Jan 27
Here’s the eBook Shot (iBook)on Apple iPad we’ve been waiting for. (Thanks Engadget…)
Click the image to visit the launch at Engadget liveblog.
Jan 27
Apple Tablet (Pad or Slate?) Launches in minutes…
Here’s a link to live updates from CNNMoney. Apple is launching a ‘secret’ device that everyone believes is the rumored ‘tablet.’ This is touted as an eBook Revolution game changer. Here’s another link to the launch at Engadget. Check it out!
Jan 25
Streamline the Reading Process – Online and Off…
Kevin Purdy at Lifehacker.com offers us the “Top 10 Tools For Better Reading, Online And Off.” An enjoyable and interesting Monday read as we all count down to the Apple Tablet launch January 27. (I’m not endorsing the Tablet, I’m just curious. We’ve all been waiting so long for the device, yah?
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