This is the most enjoyable review of an eReading device that I’ve come across in a long time. Andy Ihnatko of the Chicago Sun Times hits the nail on the head, and reveals Amazon’s marketing underbelly in this quote: “will consumers think the (Kindle)Â DX is worth $489? Especially in a world where the same amount …
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Jun 26
iTunes for Comic Books…
Longbox Digital Comics was developed as a comic book launch platform (an iTunes for digital comics) rumored to offer issues at .99 each for download to Mac, PC, and Linux. You can read the story here at comicbookresources.com. Individual publishers are free to price their own products, but the smart ones will keep it sensible. We talked about uclick.com doing …
Jun 25
Slow News Day at eBook Rumors…
Okay, this is hardly breaking news but Legend Press is entering the eBook market with the release of one (I know just one…) of their titles. They’re including author video among other added features. Read about it here at Bookseller.com. I think it deserves mention for two reasons. First of all, I’m a Dr. Who fan …
Jun 24
As Kindle and Sony focus on North America…
A worthy contender in the Digital Reader market stands poised to capture Europe. I like the article “Beyond the Kindle…” here at ReadWriteWeb.com because it illuminates something that we in North America are often encouraged to forget. There’s a whole big world out there. (And an eBook market to match.) The article highlights a discussion with …
Jun 23
It’s the Pirate’s Life for Me!
DRM is EVIL… Remember when you could buy a book, read it and then loan it to a friend? I started buying books that way. A friend loaned me a novel, the first in a series, and I went on to buy the rest of that series, and more titles by that author. Imagine buying a book on …
Jun 22
Breathing down Kindle DX’s Neck: Plastic Logic’s eReader…
Take a look at this video. Plastic Logic’s eReader is due out on the market in 2010 to give Kindle DX a run for the money. I wish it looked a little less like Kindle, to make the comparison more exciting, but what are you going to do. We talked about this eReader earlier in the …
Jun 20
eBook Sales on the Rise despite Down Economy
Read a Fiction Matters story here about the eBook’s continued success. The numbers suggest a widespread and rapid adoption (despite some faltering moments) regardless of the ridiculously high prices for eBook Reading devices (Kindle & Sony almost $400) and the eBooks themselves ($9.99 and up). Can you imagine what will happen when the $99 eBook Reader hits …
Jun 19
Important News Item
Read this article at CNN about the ridiculous $1.9 million fine handed down to mother and internet music pirate, Jammie Thomas-Rasset. While you do, imagine the word ‘eBooks’ in place of ‘songs,’ and substitute ‘publishers’ for ‘Recording Industry of America…’ The high price of eBooks and attempts to control the product with DRM (locked) files will create …
Jun 17
Sounds more complicated than it is…
At least the delivery is straightforward. I wouldn’t want to touch the coding…but:Â The Software developer, Language Technologies, Inc., that specializes in reading technology announced the release of its ReadSmart Edition applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch at the iTunes App Store. Read the press release here. You can get the apps direct from …
Jun 16
Kindle DX ‘sold out…’
Amazon.com’s new Kindle DX with the 9.7 inch screen and $489 price tag sold out within three days of its June 10 release. Read a story about it here. The Kindle DX should be back on sale (restocked) by June 17. I’ve been skeptical of market babble like ‘sold out’ ever since I discovered that …
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