GoodeReader reports that Ectaco continues to quietly develop color E Ink eReaders as demonstrated by the release of their Ectaco Jetbook Color 2 that uses E Ink Triton 2, the next generation color display screen. Video at the link.
Category: Publishers
Mar 04
New machine from HP to print while you wait.
GoodeReader has a story about HP getting into the print-while-you wait business.
Mar 03
Print and eBook editions bundled.
GoodeReader has a story about publishers playing the best of both worlds offering print and eBook edition bundles.
Mar 01
Digital Publishing Update
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 …
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 26
Penguin reports rise in revenue and drop in profits.
Digital Book World reports that revenues are up and profits are down at publisher Penguin in 2012. I’m sure Penguin and its publishing friends will use this as an excuse for high eBook prices… Not that profits may be down because of their high eBook prices. (Or that Penguin’s participation in Apple’s eBook price-fixing scheme …
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 …
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