PaidContent reports on Kobo’s deal with Brazilian bookstore chain Livraria Cultura that will bring Kobo eBook Readers and eBooks to the Brazilian eBook market this fall.
Category: iPad
Sep 14
Digital Publishing Update
PublishersWeekly reports that the majority of young adult books are purchased by 30-44 year olds. GoodeReader says that print-on-demand technology is now available in retail locations. TheIrishTimes posted on the publishing challenges in the eBook Revolution. Macleans.ca has a story on the coming eBook Boom to be precipitated by lower prices for eBook titles and …
Sep 13
Newspapers struggle to adapt. Did they delay too long?
GoodeReader offers us a post on the struggling newspaper industry in the days of digital publishing. While they seem shocked that print ad revenues are down, they should not be disheartened that digital ad revenues fell short of expectations, too. Like the book publishing industry, the newspaper industry has to rethink its bottom line and …
Sep 12
Time reviews Amazon Kindle Fire HD
Time reviews the Amazon Kindle Fire HD and while the hands-on experience was positive, changes are predicted before the affordable tablet ships.
Sep 11
eBook prices begin to drop.
It has started. The prices are coming down. GoodeReader posted on HarperCollins being one of the  first publishers to sign new deals with eBook sellers Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc., and already the prices are starting to drop.
Sep 09
CNN compares Kindle HD and Apple iPad.
CNN offers the first of many Amazon Kindle HD – Apple iPad comparisons that are soon to clog the information highway. Time offers a list of 21 Questions about Amazon’s new Kindle devices.
Sep 05
$99 Bebook Pure eReader Review
GoodeReader gives us a hands-on review of the $99 Bebook Pure eReader designed and priced for early adopters and mainstream readers. Pics, stats and video at the link.
Sep 02
E Ink for your smart phone?
Slashgear offers up this post on what I think is the perfect blend of technologies. E Ink showed off its double-display concept at the IFA. The idea is to keep the LCD display on the front of a smartphone while adding an E Ink display layer to the back. The E Ink’s low energy demands …
Aug 31
eBook Revolution Update
PCWorld says eBook publishers Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers and Simon & Schuster have agreed to pay $69-million to 54 US state, (correction: districts and territories) as part of their settlement and penalty for being co-conspirators in the Apple Agency Model price-fixing scheme that put them, and others in the crosshairs of a US Department …
Aug 28
iPad Mini dubbed the “iPad Mini”
PCMAG reports that on a recent foray out of the courtroom, Apple/Cupertino took time to suggest that its much rumored 7-inch iPad Mini will indeed be called the iPad Mini. The new tablet device is expected to hit the shelves this October.
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