According to this Reuters article, Barnes and Noble believes the Department of Justice anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and 5 major publishers will only hurt booksellers and book buyers.
Category: Publishers
Jun 06
Some Interesting eBook Revolution/Publishing Statistics
MarketWatch offers us some interesting eBook Revolution statistics from Business of Consumer Book Publishing 2012.
Jun 01
eBook Revolution update June 1, 2012
TechLifeGoesStrong gives its top 5 picks for eBook Readers. The New York Times offers a story about Digital Comics. PaidContent reports on the Department of Justice price-fixing anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and presents pro and con letters from the public. eBookMagazine says that OverDrive has announced a new HTML5 based eBook service. More on eBooks …
May 31
Stephen King plans fan manipulation as part of Joyland release!
BBC News reports on Stephen King’s next novel being a major manipulation of his loyal readers where his book Joyland will be released in paper form only at first saying: “we’re going to hold off on e-publishing this one for the time being.” He gives his reason as having to do with loving paper books …
May 23
The eBook Revolution Update
AmericanLibraries has posted an excellent feature on the eBook Revolution and lists all the major players. It’s really worth a read.
May 20
Similar stories to eBooks and digital music.
ArsTechnica compares the eBook Revolution and the music industry’s shift to digital. The similarities continue as eBook publishers are discussing the adoption of DRM-light.
May 11
eBook Revolution Headlines
The New York Times offers an article on where your eBooks go when you die. The Huffington Post says Marvel comics is leaping into the digital publishing world. Check out the discussion/article at the New York Times regarding rival eBook Reader compatibility. And NewsBreaks reports on Newco, the offspring of the recent Barnes & Noble …
Apr 27
eBook Revolution Update.
Warren Adler for the Huffington Post tells us to disregard the hype about an eBook Monopoly. (It ain’t gonna happen…) PCMag suggests publishers clean up their eBooks (typos, etc.) now that digital publishing is here to stay. Channel7News says eBook prices may drop for the short term. GalleyCat posted on Sony’s offer of a free Harry …
Apr 26
Digital Rights Management dying with the Agency Model.
Some fallout from the Department of Justice’s anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and the big six co-conspirators. And it isn’t all bad…some adjustment sure, but… Hypergrid explains why Tor Books has dropped digital rights management (DRM) on its eBook titles. Gizmodo offers the case against DRM on eBooks in a post by Charlie Stross.
Apr 22
The Future for eBooks!
TechCrunch offers an entertaining and optimistic view of the eBook Revolution and the future to come.
Good Reads
SPECIAL OFFER!
