It’s been at least a year since the constant rumors about Apple joining the eBook Revolution started to take solid shape in the form of a ‘tablet,’ now we find ourselves with a ‘rumored’ release happening very soon. And believe me, all of us are waiting for the Kindle-Killer to come out of hiding. Here’s …
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Dec 31
Astonishing Adventures Magazine #8 – FREE Online Reading
As 2009 winds down (by the way, HAPPY NEW YEAR!), we received a release for Astonishing Adventure Magazine’s 8th and it looks like ‘final’ issue. I’ve had a look and it’s a HUGE gathering of exciting stories and excellent illustrations arriving just in time to ring in the New Year. So take the link to your holiday weekend read online …
Dec 28
Piracy as Growing Pain
Our friend Jorgen dropped off a link to a story at SFGate (San Francisco Chronicle) about what I think is going to be one of the biggest topics of conversation for the eBook Revolution in 2010. As we all learned from the music industry’s struggle with piracy and illegal file sharing, it is something that …
Dec 26
Will the Apple Tablet Launch January 26?
CNNMoney seems to think January 26 is the launch date of the much-anticipated touch-screen tablet from Apple. In a timely leak of information, Apple’s Steve Jobs is said to be extremely happy with the device. Its original design was supposedly cannibalized for use in the iPhone. Read a list of new rumors here. It would …
Dec 24
Sony’s Super Reader Ships…
Thanks Jorgen for pointing us to this story at Electronista about the Sony Reader Daily Edition starting to ship. The device offers a seven-inch touchscreen configured for newspaper and magazine display delivered wirelessly through a 3G connection. Designed for office and business the large-platform, $400 eReader is optimized for professional adoption. Read the full article here. It’s …
Dec 22
eBook Privacy Addressed…
Jorgen gave us this fantastic link to An eBook Buyer’s Guide to Privacy by Ed Bayley at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Here’s a quote from the article to capture your interest: “E-readers possess the ability to report back substantial information about their users’ reading habits and locations to the corporations that sell them. And yet none …
Dec 21
Have You Got a Minute?
Amber Johnson popped in to offer a link they posted at OnlineCourses.org called “101 Tips for All Your eBook Reader Needs.” An excellent checklist for the would-be adopter, and probably the most comprehensive list I’ve seen a long time. Now the question: Does anyone have 102 Tips?
Dec 20
More manipulation from publishers…
It seems publishers are still promoting piracy and illegal file sharing as suggested by this story at Bookseller.com about the dirty trick of deferring the publication of eBooks to force anxious fans to buy the much more expensive hard cover editions. John Makinson, Penguin Group c.e.o., said, “We need to try to understand those dynamics …
Dec 17
Empire of the Word: The future of the book.
Here’s a link to a Canadian public television (TVO) program called The Agenda with Steve Paikin. I watched the episode last night, and felt it was worth passing the link along. The entire program is here for you to view, and there are posts to pick through. A panel of experts wondered whether the eBook Revolution spelled …
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