You can bet all the hype around iPad has not fallen on deaf ears over at Amazon.com, makers of the Kindle and leader in the eBook Reader market. That while they were trying to find a way to compete across the digital divide between the online and bricks and mortar world. With Sony and Barnes and …
Category: iPad
Apr 19
What Does the Future Hold for Dedicated eBook Reading Devices?
Here’s a link to a post at eBookmagazine that talks about the future of dedicated eBook Readers (like Kindle, Sony Reader, nook etc.) in a world of multi-function iPads and tablets. In the article, author Martin Hoscik predicts that despite their practical natures, the sole purpose devices have a difficult future in a multi-tasking world. I …
Apr 17
Apple IPad Review
Starting to see these popping up all over the net, and I expect it’s just the beginning. People have had their iPads long enough to start making some knowledgeable comments. Here’s a link to an iPad Review at Tech with Tom at The City Wire. Pretty thorough. Well worth the read. (I’m still not sure …
Apr 13
3-D eBook Reader?
Ok. Now we’ve got a post at CrunchGear that says Sharp has announced the upcoming release of a 10.6-inch 3-D LCD display that can be experienced without 3-D glasses. The 3-DÂ touch-screen is still at the prototype stage, but Sharp says it’s perfect for eBook readers, tablet PCs and digital photo frames. I get the tablet …
Apr 10
Fringe Benefits at Pink Petal Books.
Looks like the eBook Revolution is in full swing for romance lovers too! Fringe Benefits by Christine Pope is now available as multi-format eBook at Pink Petal Books. Mick Jagger was right. You can’t always get what you want. Katherine Wheeler is finding that out the hard way, after spending six months in Los Angeles …
Apr 09
iPad competition from Nokia
iSlate.com has a post on Nokia’s plans to bring a Windows 7 touch-screen tablet to the market. With a predicted Autumn release, the plans are for a tablet that will do everything iPad can and cannot do. (Basically all of iPad 2.0’s upgraded functions.) Read the full story here. If Apple’s assertion is correct that they can’t …
Apr 07
Apple iPad, Amazon Kindle and the Stores that support them…
Remember about a year ago when all we talked about was the Amazon KINDLE? Well, now we’re going on about the iPAD. I guess it’s still exciting so what the heck? (And at least we’re not saying ‘rumored Apple Tablet’ anymore… I was starting to gag on that one.) Here’s a very detailed post at Gizmodo.com.au called …
Apr 06
Smashwords eBook Titles Arrive on Apple iPad
The good news is in for independent authors and publishers. Smashwords‘ eBook titles have been shipped and can now be purchased through iPad at the Apple iBookstore. Read the release here. This is the latest distribution deal for the independent author and publisher platform that caps off a fantastic run where Smashwords founder Mark Coker …
Apr 04
Sea Change in Publishing
Thanks Jorgen for a link to an article at the Arizona Republic that outlines some of the changes and challenges facing publishers and authors in the eBook Revolution. An informative read on this Easter Sunday.
Apr 03
More about eBook Readers
Since today marks Apple iPad’s coming out party, I thought I’d post a link to a Canadian Press article that starts to describe both ends of the spectrum in eBook reading, and hints at the crowded and varied future for eBook Reading devices.
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