Category: iPad

Oct 04

Digital Publishing Update

The Wall Street Journal posted Barnes and Noble’s announcement of the most exciting book and eBook buying season ever. (Have to hand it to B&N. Still, performing well in a highly competitive marketplace.) GoodeReader reports on a law in France that is bound to handicap Amazon’s paper book business with new restrictions on free shipping. …

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Oct 03

Pricing, availability and publisher greed create divide.

Wired offers a slightly shrill (or is it just the headline?) piece by Art Brodsky on the problems of inflated prices, availability and publisher greed in the eBook Revolution with warnings that the current trends could fuel a “reads” and “reads not” scenario of disparity for the future.

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Sep 30

Women leading in Digital Publishing.

Digital Book World talks about the role of women in the burgeoning digital publishing industry.

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Sep 27

Digital Publishing News

CNET says that according to a patent filing Apple is developing a way for authors to sign eBooks. Digital Book World presents five challenges facing publishers in the eBook Revolution. IBN Live reports that the new Amazon Kindle Fire HDX improves on the tablet’s eBook readability. PCMag.com reviews the new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite eBook reader.

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Sep 24

FAA to allow eBook Readers during takeoff and landing!

Extreme Tech says the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) will permit the use of smartphones and eBook Readers during takeoff and landing. (Can you say “adopted?” So much for those negative tech “gurus” who are constantly announcing the eBook Reader’s demise. It’s part of the mainstream!)

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Sep 23

Enhanced Shakespeare coming to tablets.

GoodeReader says that classic literature is coming to tablets in the Wordplay Shakespeare series of enhanced classic plays.

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Sep 20

eBook Revolution Headlines

Digital Journal posted on a Quebec parliamentary commission proposing the introduction of regulated prices (price fixing) for eBooks and books. (Didn’t Apple just try something like this?) Costco opposes this artificial method of propping up independent book retailers. TechCircle says leading India telecom operator Aircel is launching an eBook store called BookMate. Digital Book World …

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Sep 19

eReaders can help dyslexics to read

Popular Science reports that eReaders like the Kindle, Kobo and Nook can aid some dyslexic readers because the devices have interfaces that can be customized to suit the individual. Read the complete study at PLoS One.