Category: Tablet

Digital Publishing Update

ITProPortal offers this guide to making your eReader purchase this holiday season. TheNewYorkTimes reports that 35 titles by Arthur C. Clarke will be released in eBook format for the first time in the US. On the same track, GoodeReader says that Charlie Brown and Friends (The Peanuts) will also finally see publication in digital form. …

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Apple doubles iPad Mini display orders.

According to InformationWeek Apple is doubling its order for the new iPad Mini displays, citing stronger than anticipated demand for the popular device. With display orders rising from 6 to 12-million, it is anyone’s guess how adopters are employing the device in a market already dominated by the mini’s larger cousin, the iPad. The new …

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eBook Revolution Stories

GoodeReader says Amazon has launched Google Android and iOS versions of their reading apps in China to open that market to eBook sales . The New York Times reports that eBook pricing debates continue in Europe. ComicBookResources posted on Marvel making its Graphic Novel titles available in digital form for Amazon Kindle. PublishersWeekly says online …

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Tablets and eReaders vie for adoption.

iolSciTech continues the eReader discussion for those who are not sure what they’re giving this holiday season. And in a related story Liliputing tells us that shipments of dedicated eReaders are falling out of the lead as multi-tasking Tablets make up for lost ground. Anyone who has tried to read an eBook on an iPad in …

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Integrated Platforms assist newspapers over the digital divide.

It seems that after much foot dragging, newspapers are finally making a serious effort to complete the transition from print to digital format. GoodeReader offers up this post on some recent developments where ambitious companies have facilitated this by integrating the best technologies available.

Will eBook subscription service replace title purchases?

PublishersWeekly reports on Amazon’s new Kindle FreeTime Unlimited eBook subscription service. Read the story and let me know if you think they can convince the publishers (or the authors) to sign up for a percentage of a monthly subscription fee over keeping their hands on their more lucrative eBook sales royalty structure. Sounds like a …

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Digital Publishing Headlines

Once you get past their lame assertion that the author/publisher relationship is changing the DigitalBookWorldConference offers some examples. With 11-million monthly readers we should all be paying more to digital publisher Wattpad, says GoodeReader. The Christian Science Monitor says eReaders and eBook platforms track reader behaviors and activities. According to DigitalBookWorld Hatchette has a new deal …

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Do people prefer eBooks?

With holiday shoppers priming for the gift giving season, Media Update wonders if people now prefer eBooks and gives a list of reasons why they might.

GoodeReader’s top tablet news.

GoodeReader offers “Top Tablet News” to prepare you for the upcoming gift giving season. Discover what’s new to the market, and read the latest rumors.

Engadget 2012 eReader Gift Guide

Engadget has posted its 2012 Gift Guide for eReaders. It’s a must-read for people who are ready to take the plunge in the eBook Revolution.