Reuters says Barnes and Noble’s Nook and eBook sales disappointed for the holiday quarter. BusinessWeek reports that Pearson’s Penguin Unit will have to participate in Apple’s June anti-trust trial. The eBook Revolution may have doomed another traditional publishing icon, says the Economist, with digital developments pushing the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) into extinction. GoodeReader …
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Feb 28
Tablets and Dedicated eReaders struggle for supremacy.
CNN has a story suggesting that dedicated eBook Readers are feeling the heat from Tablets. There is no doubt that tablets might be outselling dedicated eBook Readers like Nook, Kobo and Kindle, but they will never replace them. While it is true that tablets offer multimedia performance, including eBook reading–eBook reading is one thing that …
Feb 25
CBC reports Social Reading will add to eBook experience.
The CBC reports that the book club has come of age, or been digitized, with “Social Reading” rumored to be the next phase in eBook reading.
Feb 24
$169 Slate 7 tablet from HP coming in April.
According to CNET HP has unveiled its $169 Slate 7 tablet at the Mobile World Congress 2013. Read more about the 7-inch tablet running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean at the link.
Feb 22
Digital Publishing Updates
CNet hints that Apple may be working on a new eBook feature after filing a patent for a “floating toolbar.” The Bookseller says that the European Commission will take France and Luxembourg to task in the EU Court of Justice over its cut-rate VAT (Value Added Tax) on eBooks. GoodeReader reports that Kobo has introduced …
Feb 21
So, now the publishers are conspiring with Amazon?
This story at the Verge certainly rings a bell so soon after these same publishers Random House, Penguin, Hachette, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins and Macmillan just settled with the US Department of Justice for their part in an eBook price-fixing conspiracy they had going with Apple. The same six are now being listed in a …
Feb 20
Changing Kindle eBooks to different formats.
Amazon Kindle owners might want to take note. PCWorld offers up step-by-step instructions for converting your Kindle eBooks to different formats.
Feb 19
Lack of content not the only factor in slow Japan eBook growth.
GoodeReader says there’s more to the story on the slow adoption of eBook Readers in Japan than a simple lack of Japanese content.
Feb 18
New life for the short story.
The New York Times reports that eBook Readers, tablets, the Internet and digital publishing in general have given new (and longer) life to the short story.
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.
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