TheTorontoStar says that Random House and Penguin might pool their resources in a merger designed to prepare them for the challenges of the eBook Revolution. ZDNet reports that eBook sellers will distribute credits to customers as part of the Apple anti-trust lawsuit settlement. TechNewsDaily tells us how to protect our eBook collections. GoodeReader posted on the …
Category: Publishers
Oct 24
More about the iPad Mini
DigitalBookWorld offers more on the new Apple iPad Mini and changes to the iBookstore, as well as a pricing breakdown for the best eReaders on the market.
Oct 23
eBook Cover Evolution
GoodeReader offers a story on the evolution of the eBook cover, suggesting multimedia is the way to go. While this seems to be a natural progression, let’s make sure this augments the reading experience. It comes down to judging the book by its contents, not its cover.
Oct 19
eBook Revolution Update
GoodeReader reports that NewsWeek magazine is going completely digital. Mobiledia posted on the fallout from the US Department of Justice’s eBook price-fixing lawsuit against Apple . DigitalBookWorld offers a story about eBook discounting. Who’s making the biggest cut? PublishersWeekly says independent publisher Akashic Books is launching a free digital eBook promotion called Akashic Digits. InformationWeek lists the …
Oct 16
Price-fixing payback coming soon to Apple customers.
DigitalBookWorld says that Apple eBook customers should soon receive their part of the anti-trust lawsuit settlement.
Oct 14
Sony’s VAIO Tap20 giant tablet PC
It weighs 11 pounds, and will put some strain on your wrists reading eBooks with it, but boy could this thing do wonders for digital magazines and illustrated eBooks. TimeTechland writes about Sony’s new VAIO Tap 20 Windows 8 tablet PC with 20-inch screen. Niche market waiting to happen or digital evolution gone wild?
Oct 12
eBook News Headlines.
The Edmonton Journal says that while print books still rule the roost in Canada, eBooks are gaining ground. PublishersWeekly reports from the Frankfurt Book Fair 2012 that the future of eBooks is bright. Also from Frankfurt the AFP says that after a slow start eBooks are making gains in Europe. DigitalBookWorld says Blurb wants to …
Oct 08
iPad Mini coming soon.
ComputerWorld has the latest on the rumored 7-inch iPad Mini including price and release date.
Oct 05
eBook Revolution Update
Albert Berg’s Unsanity Files interviews Indie author G. Wells Taylor. Interesting perspective with someone who’s been involved in digital publishing since the start. BusinessWeek says Google has finally reached a settlement with publishers suing over the digital scanning of books. GoodeReader suggests libraries need to adopt a country-wide paid membership program to smooth the kinks …
Sep 28
eBook Revolution headlines
PaidContent reports on the technical issues that have hampered the digital release of J.K.Rowling’s new book The Casual Vacancy. DigitalBookWorld says that librarians are running out of patience with the eBook lending debate. GoodeReader says Overdrive library eBook lending platform is now available for Nook. ExpertReviews looks at the Prestigio Nobile PER5162 eBook Reader.
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