Digital Book World talks about the advantages of author digital book signings. The Los Angeles Times posted that eBook sales almost doubled in 2012 rising to over $3-Billion. The Book Seller reports on publishers donating Nook books to encourage London readers. The TicoTimes says the U.S. Justice Department filed documents accusing Apple of conspiring to …
Category: Tablet
May 14
Full color Kindle coming?
Watch for a color Kindle eReader on the horizon. CNET says Amazon has purchased Liquavista (formerly owned by Samsung), a company that developed low power electrowetting displays. Check out the link for the full story and video.
May 13
eBook readers read more often.
A Newsday article says that eBook readers read more often. This was just a rumor in the early days of the eBook Revolution, but it looks like they’re starting to find proof that it may be the new normal.
May 12
Microsoft shares slip after Nook proposal
MarketWatch reports on fallout from Microsoft’s rumored $1-Billion buyout of Barnes and Noble’s Nook Media with market shares slipping over the proposed venture.
May 10
eBook Revolution Headlines
GoodeReader has posted Smashwords data from an eBook sales study. Pocket-lint says Microsoft is considering a $1-Billion buyout of Barnes and Noble’s Nook digital assets. Bloomberg has more on Google’s ongoing quarrel with Authors. The New York Times has an update on the eBook Piracy debate with industry leader Tor Books UK’s DRM-FREE title list showing …
May 09
Google and Authors Guild square off
According to CNET, Google and the Authors Guild are still wrangling in court over $3-Billion in damages demanded by the latter over the Google digital books project. Everyone’s been waiting for Google Books to take off, and one wonders if their perpetual lackluster performance isn’t linked to these ongoing legal issues with the Authors Guild.
May 08
Digital books performance equal to paper in schools.
Phys.org reports that according to an Indiana State University doctoral student, students perform equally well if they read from an eBook or physical textbook.
May 03
eBook Revolution Headlines
Paid Content posted that the Atlantic is launching a new eBook division that will deliver singles and curated collections. PCR Online says eBook growth encourages UK book purchases. According to The Christian Science Monitor, publisher Hachette is finally making its eBooks available to libraries. Digital Book World has more about the impact of digital publishing on …
May 01
Will Indie authors push publishers into extinction?
Forbes suggests in a post that Indie authors are in the process of making publishers irrelevant. Will writers and readers hold all the cards in the future?
Apr 30
Leading tablets compared.
Siliconangle.com pits Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 against iPad Mini, Nexus 7 + Kindle Fire HD. Pics and specifications at the link.
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