Wired reports on Random House’s decision to step back from a contentious author contract after controversy erupts online. Publishers Weekly says Apple CEO Tim Cook might be a casualty of the eBook price-fixing lawsuit. According to Digital Book World one quarter of the U.S. buys eBooks. The number is expected to rise. GoodeReader posted on …
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Mar 14
U.S. teens lead the way in smartphone and tablet adoption.
Digital Book World has some good news for the eBook Revolution (and depending how you get your digital content) but they’re citing a study that says almost 40% of U.S. teens have a smartphone, with 25% owning a tablet computer.
Mar 12
Will Authors get royalties on used eBook sales?
A PBS MediaShift post questions whether authors and publishers will be cut out of the profits in Amazon and Apple’s plan to sell used eBooks.
Mar 06
What’s a fair price for an eBook?
Forbes tries to figure out the fair price for an eBook now that the Apple price-fixing conspiracy is moving off the stage, and true competition can begin.
Mar 03
Print and eBook editions bundled.
GoodeReader has a story about publishers playing the best of both worlds offering print and eBook edition bundles.
Mar 01
Digital Publishing Update
Reuters says Barnes and Noble’s Nook and eBook sales disappointed for the holiday quarter. BusinessWeek reports that Pearson’s Penguin Unit will have to participate in Apple’s June anti-trust trial. The eBook Revolution may have doomed another traditional publishing icon, says the Economist, with digital developments pushing the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) into extinction. GoodeReader …
Feb 28
Tablets and Dedicated eReaders struggle for supremacy.
CNN has a story suggesting that dedicated eBook Readers are feeling the heat from Tablets. There is no doubt that tablets might be outselling dedicated eBook Readers like Nook, Kobo and Kindle, but they will never replace them. While it is true that tablets offer multimedia performance, including eBook reading–eBook reading is one thing that …
Feb 25
CBC reports Social Reading will add to eBook experience.
The CBC reports that the book club has come of age, or been digitized, with “Social Reading” rumored to be the next phase in eBook reading.
Feb 24
$169 Slate 7 tablet from HP coming in April.
According to CNET HP has unveiled its $169 Slate 7 tablet at the Mobile World Congress 2013. Read more about the 7-inch tablet running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean at the link.
Feb 22
Digital Publishing Updates
CNet hints that Apple may be working on a new eBook feature after filing a patent for a “floating toolbar.” The Bookseller says that the European Commission will take France and Luxembourg to task in the EU Court of Justice over its cut-rate VAT (Value Added Tax) on eBooks. GoodeReader reports that Kobo has introduced …
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