Category: Publishers

Book eRetailers outsold US bricks and mortar retail stores in 2012.

Digital Book World cites Bowker Market Research that says online “e-Retailers” sold more “books” in the US than bricks and mortar retail stores for 2012.

GoodeReader compares iPad 3 and the Asus MemoPad Smart 10.1

GoodeReader offers this cool video comparison of Apple’s iPad 3 and the Asus MemoPad Smart 10.1 edition.

eBook Revolution Headlines

Wired reports on Random House’s decision to step back from a contentious author contract after controversy erupts online. Publishers Weekly says Apple CEO Tim Cook might be a casualty of the eBook price-fixing lawsuit. According to Digital Book World one quarter of the U.S. buys eBooks. The number is expected to rise. GoodeReader posted on …

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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Reviewed

Tom’s Hardware reviews the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Reader and wonders if the E Ink device is the best on the market.

Will Authors get royalties on used eBook sales?

A PBS MediaShift post questions whether authors and publishers will be cut out of the profits in Amazon and Apple’s plan to sell used eBooks.

Amazon goes for market domination with new domain names.

GoodeReader reports that the battle for market domination continues with Amazon’s desire to own new domain names (“.book,” “.author,” etc.) that opponents say will lead to the Internet giant’s total monopoly in eBook and book sales.

Amazon and Apple to double dip with eBook resales.

GoodeReader reports that both Amazon and Apple have filed patents to sell used eBooks. (Already sounds greedy, doesn’t it?) Instead of keeping the eBook cover price low and encouraging new purchases, they’re going to create a resale market. I suppose it works as long as they put a cap on the number of times an …

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eBook Revolution Update

Digital Book World says that Barnes and Noble Nook will now offer content from Paramount and other major studios in their video catalog. Comic Book Resources reports that Marvel has moved Unlimited Digital to iPads and iPhones. TimesUnion updates us on the shift in schools from paper text books to digital. GoodeReader reviews the “untethered” …

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ComiXology launches Indie platform for digital comics.

Digital Book World posted on a new Indie digital publishing portal offered by Digital Comics Platform ComiXology.

What’s a fair price for an eBook?

Forbes tries to figure out the fair price for an eBook now that the Apple price-fixing conspiracy is moving off the stage, and true competition can begin.