Mashable offers a story about Ray Bradbury finally giving the okay for his publisher Simon & Shuster to release a digital version of  his classic novel Fahrenheit 451. Bradbury had previously made no secret of his disdain for eBooks and the Internet, so is this a case of an old dog learning new tricks or …
Category: Kobo eReader
Nov 27
Indie authors warned: Avoid Book Country
Some time ago we mentioned Book Country at Penguin USA, and were justifiably reluctant to climb aboard a ‘pay-to-play’ eBook publishing service in a marketplace that offers many free and potentially lucrative opportunities (like Amazon Kindle Publishing and Smashwords). A reader sent us this sidebar to the story: Lee Goldberg’s “Sucker Country” at A Writer’s …
Nov 23
Another eBook Christmas
ZDNet asks you to consider the Nook Simple Touch and the Kobo eReader Touch for the special people on your gift list. (I’ve got a Kobo eReader Touch and I don’t know how I lived without it!) BoyGeniusReport says the Amazon Kindle Fire is no iPad, but that’s why it will end up dominating. What’sYourTech …
Nov 22
Airport scanners damage Kindles and Great Black Friday deals are Coming
eWeekEurope reports that some travelers are complaining about airport security scanners ruining Kindle eBook reader screens. Amazon says it’s impossible. And, GottaBeMobile has posted a nice list of Black Friday eReader deals. (Lots of sweet $79 eBook Readers!)
Nov 09
Indigo sells Kobo for $315-million US
Toronto.com reports that Canada’s biggest book retailer, Indigo, is selling Kobo Inc. to Tokyo-based Rakuten Inc. for $315-million. This after Indigo reported a second-quarter loss of $40-million. No reason to worry for all you Kobo eReader and Vox Tablet owners since Rakuten has the resources to give Kobo some staying power on a playing field that …
Nov 04
eBook Revolution News Headlines
Canadian Business ponders Kobo’s recent move into the hyper-competitive tablet market. Marketwatch reports that One in Five Adults is now using eBooks. CnetNews says that Amazon has now launched a free eBook browsing feature that allows Amazon Prime Members to ‘check out’ a Kindle book to read without any due date. PluggedIn offers a list …
Oct 30
Gunslingers versus the Living Dead in The Fifth Horseman
Looks like another Halloween treat from indie author G. Wells Taylor. The Apocalypse Trilogy Goes Out with a Bang, Scream and Massacre. The Apocalypse Trilogy by G. Wells Taylor gallops to its horrifying conclusion in The Fifth Horseman now available for download at online booksellers. This explosive mix of classic western storytelling and gothic horror …
Oct 28
Kobo is getting into publishing.
Galleycat has a story about online bookseller Kobo getting into the book publishing business, all as it preps for the launch of its $199 Vox color tablet. The international book seller will act like a traditional publishing house and do book editing, design, marketing, and sell the books. It’s the Amazon model. Now let’s see …
Oct 26
Shop e-Readers offers the full list for the holidays.
A PRWeb press release from Shop e-Readers promises that the online retailer will be offering all the brand name eReaders by Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Sony, etc. to markets in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
Oct 19
The Kobo Vox for $199
eBookNewser has the story on the Kobo Vox Tablet now on sale for $199. (The same price as Kindle Fire. Can anybody say tablet war? Or Price War?) The Vox has a 7-inch color touch screen with Android and is ready to play eBooks, apps, video games, music and just about everything other than movies. …
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