GoodeReader says there’s more to the story on the slow adoption of eBook Readers in Japan than a simple lack of Japanese content.
Category: eBook Software
Feb 17
Macmillan to refund customers.
The Day outlines how publisher Macmillan will refund its customers monies it illegally over-charged them for eBooks now that it has reached a settlement with the US Department of Justice. Macmillan was the last of 5 major publishers involved in the Apple price-fixing conspiracy.
Feb 14
Doctorow’s problem-versus-fact scenario.
Author and Indie-publishing expert Cory Doctorow had some interesting things to say about eBook Piracy in this GoodeReader post.
Feb 13
Inkling Habitat software to upstage Amazon and Apple.
Bloomberg Businessweek says software developer and eBook seller Inkling has created a Habitat software platform that will make better eBooks than Amazon and Apple.
Jan 28
Borrow library eBooks on your iPhone, iPad or Mac.
Gigaom’s Geoffrey Goetz offers this post on how to borrow and read library eBooks on your iPhone, iPad or Mac.
Jan 22
eBook Glue Webapp turns blogs into eBooks
LifeHacker has an interesting story about Ebook Glue a webapp that converts an RSS feed, Atom feed or Url into an ePub or Mobi file for reading on your favorite device. This product certainly holds a lot of promise. I know I’ve got a favorite device for reading, and it’s nice to get away from …
Dec 30
The impact of Tablets and eReaders on publishing.
GoodeReader reports on the impact that devices like Tablets and eReaders are having on publishing. It’s all about delivering content.
Dec 17
Apple doubles iPad Mini display orders.
According to InformationWeek Apple is doubling its order for the new iPad Mini displays, citing stronger than anticipated demand for the popular device. With display orders rising from 6 to 12-million, it is anyone’s guess how adopters are employing the device in a market already dominated by the mini’s larger cousin, the iPad. The new …
Nov 11
New digital publishing tools on the way.
GoodeReader posted a story on new publishing tools for iPad Mini and Kindle Fire HD8.9 coming from Adobe.
Oct 23
eBook Cover Evolution
GoodeReader offers a story on the evolution of the eBook cover, suggesting multimedia is the way to go. While this seems to be a natural progression, let’s make sure this augments the reading experience. It comes down to judging the book by its contents, not its cover.
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