The Financial Post reports industry insiders projecting $1-billion in eBook sales by year end before growing to $3-billion by 2015 as the eBook Revolution brings in the new standard in reading. As much as we knew it was going to happen, did anybody think it would happen this quickly?
Category: Publishers
Nov 12
Pre-Order Hanvon E Ink “Triton†Color e-Reader
If you want to get into line early you can pre-order the E Ink Triton ePaper display, Hanvon 9.7-inch color eBook reader. The WiFi only model will retail for $528 while the 3G version will cost a tidy $574. Electronista says the new device will ship February 2011.
Nov 11
The New York Times to Offer eBook Elitism
Excuse my cynicism, but what has The New York Times ‘Best-Seller’ list done for the vast majority of writers out there but create a false elitist, New York-centered view of publishing? Anyway, MarketWatch reports The New York Times will publish eBook fiction and nonfiction Best-Seller Lists beginning early 2011. This after a decade of the …
Nov 07
Readers Go After Amazon Writers!
Thanks Jorgen for a link to this Guardian.co.uk post that follows the struggle over eBook pricing. This adds to a previous story where Amazon’s UK Kindle store caved to publishers’ demands to take control of their own over-pricing. Now the readers are fighting back.
Nov 05
The Novel from Pandigital
Here’s another new Color eBook Reader coming to the market. The Pandigital Novel has a familiar 7-inch color LCD screen, access to Barnes and Noble’s eBook store and runs on the Internet-ready Android. Check out Wireless Goodness’ post on the Novel here. It’s going to be one wild Christmas for the eBook Revolution.
Nov 02
Publishers Impressed by new NookColor eReader
Publisher’s Weekly reports that publishers attending the New York launch of Barnes and Noble’s $249 NookColor eBook reader were impressed by the new full-color device. Among its admirers, Susan Katz, president and publisher of HarperCollins Children’s Book Group felt the NookColor would be the perfect vehicle to boost picture book sales.
Nov 01
Agency Pricing Hits Amazon UK Kindle Store
Thanks Jorgen for a link to this story at ebookmagazine.co.uk that describes the agency model ‘invading’ Amazon’s UK branch, despite Amazon’s vow to fight the encroachment. The agency model allows publishers to set their own prices and has already shown an increase in Kindle eBook pricing elsewhere. It’s expected to do the same at Amazon’s …
Oct 29
Kobo gets into the News Business
Laptopshop.co.uk reports that international eBook distributor Kobo is launching a newspaper and magazine service for eBook Reader and tablet PCs. It looks like a pilot-project offering a few dozen daily, weekly and monthly publications via Kobo’s eBook reading apps, with plans of developing the service in months to come.
Oct 27
Barnes and Noble NookColor
7-inch Full-Color Touchscreen Built-in WiFi $249 Price Tag What do you think? I have a feeling it will create more trouble for iPad than it will Kindle. Die-hard readers seem to be happy with E Ink. Click Image for the B&N NookColor Page
Oct 26
Readers will pick the Bestsellers in the Digital Age
Many thanks to Jorgen for dropping off a link to an interesting piece at ProspectMagazine called “Do writers need paper?” As I said, it’s interesting and covers a wide selection of topics that are especially of note as all reports show the eBook Revolution growing beyond our wildest dreams. While I feel sorry for the …
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