Ubergizmo has a post with pictures on the release of the new Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch Reader. What I like about this device is it’s hitting the market with a $139 price tag, a realistic start that hits the price mark of Amazon’s lowest priced ad-free Kindle. It boasts a sleek new look, …
Category: Kobo eReader
May 24
$129.99 Kobo eReader Touch Edition
Marketwatch posted on Kobo’s announcement at the Bookexpo America concerning the launch of their new Kobo eReader Touch Edition. Priced at $129.99 USD and $139.99 CAD the device touted as the first International eReader is sure to shake up the eBook Reader market with its touch-screen, wireless features and access to Kobo’s massive catalog of …
May 23
Game-changing Indie Publishing
The Kansas City Star’s Noah Homola offers a detailed report on the game-changing shift to Indie publishing brought on by the eBook Revolution’s accessible technology, and the strategy of democratization embraced by the big eBook vendors.
May 19
Traditional Paper Book Publishing on the Rise
The Bookseller.com offers a story that breathes a little life into the belief that eBooks and traditional paper books might have a shared future. Despite the massive shift to digital publishing, and the record-breaking explosion in eBook sales, publishers have reported a 5% increase in the number of ‘physical’ paper books published. Perhaps “either/or” thinking …
May 10
Kobo Books at WalMart Canada
eBookNewser reports that Kobo Books will now be available through WalMart Canada via a partners program. Access to the Kobo library (approx. 2.3 million titles) makes perfect sense since the retail sales giant also stocks the Kobo Wireless eReader. (Mainstream adoption continues!)
May 02
Staples brings on the Tablets!
GottaBeMobile reports on Staple’s full adoption of the eBook Revolution and outlines the office supply giant’s embrace of the newest multifunction color tablets and eBook readers on the market. This kind of hands-on experience is the deal closer for consumers still reluctant about the relatively new technology and digital publishing trend.
Apr 25
Paper Purists versus the Digital Vanguard
A post at Bradenton.com in California reports on another front in the eBook Revolution where Book Club members start to show where their true loyalties lie. Passions build on both sides of the digital divide.
Apr 16
Weekend eBook Revolution Headlines
LASER launches the EB700 multimedia eBook reader. Read the full PRWire post here. Ghacks.net says Martview is the best PDF eBook Reader. TopComputerTablets.com highlights the Amazon Kindle DX.
Apr 12
Kobo makes push for European Market
PublishersWeekly says Kobo (eBook retailer, software vendor) will extend its reach into Europe by opening local content stores for German and Spanish customers. The May launch announcement comes to the London Book Fair, with the eBooks and service company hoping to add to its 3-million plus customers who already use Kobo for reading on personal …
Apr 05
J.K. Rowling considering a move to digital.
The Hollywood Reporter says Harry Potter scribe J.K. Rowling is getting ready to sign onto the eBook Revolution. She has giving lots of reasons in the past for dragging her feet, and now eBooks have given her about 100,000,000 reasons to get aboard. Now that post suggests Rowling’s involvement will change the eBook Revolution as …
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