Information Today Inc. takes the temperature of the top eBook sales platforms to determine the actual health of the industry. Statistics suggest it is the legacy publishers that are slowing sales by overpricing their titles.
Category: Kobo eReader
Jan 30
Calibre 2.78 update includes Kobo firmware support
Softpedia reports on the release of Calibre 2.78 open-source eBook manager update that includes support for Kobo’s latest eReader firmware.
Jan 26
Open eBook format threatened by profiteers
Courthouse News says eBook Pioneer OverDrive Inc. is suing to stop profiteering from changes to open eBook format.
Jan 18
The $200 Kobo Arc Tablet eReader
MaddApple talks about the $200 Kobo Arc Tablet eReader (and more).
Jan 06
eBook Search 3.0 offers 8 Million FREE eBooks
prMac reports on eBook Search 3.0 App’s offer of access and search of over 8 million FREE eBooks from iBooks, Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Feedbooks, Baen Books, Project Gutenberg, ePub Bud, ManyBooks, and the Internet Archive. Details at the link.
Jan 02
Kobo to purchase majority share of Tolino Alliance
GoodeReader reports on Kobo’s purchase of a majority stake in the Tolino eBook market alliance.
Dec 20
eReaders BIG on the Christmas list
GoodeReader posted poll results on the most popular eBook Readers that people are hoping to find under the Christmas tree.
Dec 14
Kobo Aura Edition 2 eBook Reader reviewed
TechHive reviews the Kobo Aura Edition 2 eBook reader.
Dec 08
DCL and Bowker Digital Publishing Survey
Digital Book World reports on a Data Conversion Laboratoy (DCL) and Bowker survey for Digital Publishing 2016.
Dec 05
What’s coming for eBook Readers in 2017?
GoodeReader makes some eBook Reader predictions for 2017.







