ECommerce Times updates us on the eBook Revolution and describes some of the long-term impact it’s having on traditional publishing.
Category: Kobo eReader
Jun 30
Tech coming to connect authors and readers.
Publishers Weekly reports on tech developments that will allow authors to reach out to readers in a “customized online social experience.”
Jun 21
Digital Publishing Headlines
Digital Book World reports on the slowly rising average price of eBook Best Sellers. The Montreal Gazette says that in closing arguments in the U.S. Department of Justice anti-trust lawsuit against Apple, the iPad maker (predictably) denied being part of a conspiracy to artificially increase the price of eBooks. The Washington Times posted on the frustration publishers feel …
Jun 18
Deals continue on Barnes and Noble eReading devices
Digital Book World posted on Barnes and Noble’s ongoing efforts to boost their place in the eBook Revolution with continuing deals on the once market leading Nook Tablets and eReaders.
Jun 17
Monstrous new form of DRM will re-write books in the name of profit.
PaidContent has a story about a new DRM (Digital Rights Management) system in development by German researchers that will change individual words in an eBook so that pirated copies can be tracked back to their legitimate owners. Read the article for specifics and tell me that this little trick doesn’t sound monstrous. Clearly, any publisher …
Jun 14
eBook Revolution News
GoodeReader has a few rare words from Sony about the future of the Reader Store. The Montreal Gazette says the U.S. DOJ antitrust lawsuit has reached a crucial stage with Apple executive Eddy Cue giving testimony vital to the defense’s playbook. More on Eddy Cue’s testimony here at CNET. Business Day wonders if reading eBooks is …
Jun 12
Apple claims 20% of U.S. eBook market.
PaidContent reports on a claim by Apple that it owns 20% of the U.S. eBook market.
Jun 11
Students and professors reluctant to go digital.
Digital Book World says that according to Bowker Market Research students and professors are not ready to adopt digital text books.
Jun 10
Kobo Aura HD eReader Reviewed at Geek Dad
Geek Dad calls the new Kobo Aura HD eReader the “ultimate” for eBook lovers in a review of this cream of the E Ink crop device.
Jun 09
DOJ suit against Apple unlikely to change eBook prices.
The Standard-Examiner says that the U.S. Department of Justice’s price-fixing lawsuit against Apple is unlikely to change eBook prices in the long run, however fair competition is likely to have an impact.
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