Thanks Jorgen for a link to a MetroWest Daily News story about the impact of the eBook Revolution on the future of libraries. Borrowing rates are increasing with traditional paper and audio books, but with new numbers showing eBook usage spiking at 949%, it is clear that the new media is going to have a …
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Oct 03
Toshiba’s Book Place offers Digital Reading for Laptop and PC.
The Inquirer has a story announcing Toshiba’s leap into the eBook Revolution with its own store and program that focus on PC and laptop reading. The Japanese electronics giant’s Toshiba Book Place is available for PC or Mac. The program interfaces with Toshiba’s own bookstore and offers a million public domain and thousands of commercial …
Oct 02
Kobo and Kindle – Yes, but Kobo first.
An interesting addition to the story about Research in Motion’s (RIM) full-color BlackBerry PlayBook tablet due out in 2011. We mentioned here that both Kindle and Kobo were ready to provide eBooks for the iPad competitor. This story at the Register tells us that in fact Kobo will come preloaded on the device. While we …
Oct 01
An Article that Kills the Lies that want to Kill the eBook Revolution.
Many, many thanks to Jorgen for a link to an excellent piece by Marion Maneker at BNET.com called “Are E-Books Killing the Literary Novel? Nonsense.” Read this article because it cuts right through publishing industry lies against digital publishing, and shows us the essential truth of the eBook Revolution. If you’re a writer, small publisher …
Sep 30
Kobo Releases Wireless eReader – Border Sells it for $140.00
Read this ZDNet story about eBook partners Kobo and Borders releasing the $140 Kobo E Ink WiFi eReader. Available November 1st the $139.99 device will build on Kobo’s first eReader version that ran with USB connection and $150 price tag (it started the eBook Reader price-war). With the new untethered device ready to compete in the ever evolving eBook Marketplace, one …
Sep 29
The Future of eBooks Now.
A great link here from Jorgen to a FutureBook.net post called: “We’ll all lose money. And then we’ll learn.” An informative piece that updates the constantly updating eBook marketplace as it relates to pricing, author profits and piracy. I think the goal is clear when dealing with piracy and file-sharing: “Affordable pricing is the key.” …
Sep 28
Research In Motion offers the PlayBook Tablet
Research in Motion broadens BlackBerry horizons by offering the PlayBook tablet computer. The Monday announcement came at a developer’s conference where the new full-color tablet is positioning to compete directly with Apple’s popular iPad. Proof of this confrontation comes in RIM co-chief executive, Mike Lazaridis’ comment that the PlayBook would “offer an uncompromised Web experience.” That’s …
Sep 27
Adapt or Die in the eBook Revolution
In any revolution, the old guard must adapt to the new order or risk becoming irrelevant. Here we’ve got a link to a Winston-Salem Journal post on book giant Border’s shrewd moves to stay in the game. As digital publishing suggests an end to bricks and mortar locations, we see property owners and book sellers like …
Sep 25
eBooks Lighten the Load for Students
The Western Front Online offers some words of wisdom here about the future of eBooks and gives some compelling reasons why textbook publishers should get into the game.
Sep 23
eBooks and Agency Pricing
Thanks to Jorgen for this link to FutureBook.com and a story that explains the negative impact of the agency model for pricing eBooks, and how it’s set to help publishers and nobody else. Hey, that just leaves readers and writers out in the cold, which is a setup that dragged traditional publishing into the sewer. …
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