A pledge by Vellum Publishing Inc. to keep their eBook prices affordable highlights a shameful business over at Amazon as it puts the screws to the Kindle 2 first adopters. Prices that used to cap out at $9.99 for new releases have magically crept up to $16.00. Read the full story here. I can’t believe …
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Mar 27
Apple in a bit of hot water
This will make Amazon’s day. Kindle is being accused by Discovery Communications of violating its development of a digital rights management scheme (their method of adding locks to digital books) and they feel they’re “entitled to fair compensation.” Read the story here. Apple is being sued by an overseas communications company for a patent violation …
Mar 26
Samsung’s Papyrus
This article makes a good point about the media focus on the big names: Kindle, iPhone, Sony Reader and now Blackberry. The ‘front runners’ better have learned from Amazon’s blunder and keep their eyes open for upstarts like Samsung’s Papyrus eBook Reader. It’s supposed to retail for under $300 (hopefully lower) and feature all the basics …
Mar 24
I haven’t mentioned Kindle 2 in a while so…
CNNMoney.com has an excellent list called 10 Things We Love and Hate about Kindle 2. You can read it here. Now that the dust has settled, rumor has it that Amazon is going all out to have an upgraded Kindle 3 on the market for the fall. Between iPod’s sudden inclusion in the eBook Reader …
Mar 23
A Monday Grab Bag…
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
We all knew this would happen…
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
Authonomy is an Intriguing Development
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
And the deals continue, the battle is formed…
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
Fujitsu eBook Reader Raises the Bar…
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
“Bande Dessinée” at the Paris Book Fair
 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 …
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