Read an eBook Week runs March 4-10th. So get out there and read an eBook. eBookWeek has more. The Digital Journal offers an Op-Ed piece by Paul Wallis on PayPal’s sudden move toward censorship when it ordered its client eBook publisher/distributor Smashwords to remove questionable fiction books from its catalog. The Sacramento Bee reports on …
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Mar 02
Democratized publishing under attack.
Mathew Ingram of Gigaom has a thought-provoking piece on the present and future of the eBook Revolution, as the corporate eBook giants battle for control of the briefly ‘democratized’ playing field. I believe that the basic uncontrollable nature of digital products and the Internet will eventually put these ridiculous attempts at market domination in the …
Feb 29
eBook Pricing Unfair?
Mobiledia has an in-depth look at the ongoing debate about eBook pricing . We know why the publishers want to charge more, and we know why the public wants to pay less. Will there ever be common ground? (Or will it be up to eBook Pirates and file-sharers to decide?)
Feb 26
eBook Pricing comes under fire.
CBSNews reports on the debate over the high price of eBooks. First adopters who climbed aboard the eBook Revolution are now wondering why the price of digital books remains high or higher than their paper equivalents. Are they getting tired of the publisher cash grab?
Feb 24
eBook Rumors update for Feb. 24, 2012
The New York Times reports on Amazon’s recent decision to pull thousands of eBook titles in a bid to change profit sharing contracts with publishers. GottaBeMobile has posted on the upcoming function and price wars between the Amazon Kindle Fire and the now evenly price Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet. The MacObserver says BookReader 3.8 …
Feb 23
10 eReaders Reviewed by PC&Tech Authority
PC&Tech Authority has reviewed 10 market-leading eReaders and offers us an excellent chart for comparison. Check it out.
Feb 20
eBook Revolution is key to the future of publishing.
Vermont Public Radio reports on the Tools of Change digital publishing conference in New York and suggests that at least part of the traditional publishing world is finally beginning to see the eBook Revolution as a good thing.
Feb 13
Kobo stops eBook lending before it starts.
GoodeReader has a report on eBook retailer Kobo halting plans to allow its customers to lend one another eBooks for up to two weeks at a time. They were in the process of developing a system similar to the one used by Amazon and Barnes and Noble when they put on the brakes.
Feb 10
eBook Revolution News and Reviews
From the ‘apples and oranges’ department PlanetPDF asks the question “Is EPUB format better than PDF?” PhysOrg.com reviews the new Kindle Touch. (Can’t touch my Kobo Touch, I’ll bet…) AppCraver reports that Barnes and Noble Nook App for iOS devices offers more eBook options. PDFDevices reviews the Sony PRS-T1 Reader. And our friend Jorgen dropped …
Feb 08
eBook Revolution Update.
PDF Devices reviews the Pandigital Novel eReader. FortStewartPatch.com reports that Apple’s eTextbooks might just be too good to be true. Propriety format = bad for eBook Revolution. MobyLives wonders whether bundling eBooks with hard copy is a good idea. …and check out this PRWeb release about newcomer Booktango’s “Widest eBook Distribution and Best Royalties” offer …
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