PublishersWeekly offers some specifics on the settlement agreed to by publishers sued for colluding with Apple and other publishers to fix eBook prices. The post lists some of the restrictions Hachette, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins will have to respect in future business dealings.
Category: Tablet
Aug 01
eReaders prefer Amazon Kindle Fire over iPad
DigitalBookWorld quotes a Book Industry Study Group and Bowker report that puts the Amazon Kindle Fire just ahead of the Apple iPad as preferred eReading device.
Jul 31
Research in Motion prepares iPad challenger.
With Apple off prepping a smaller tablet to go up against the Kindle Fire and Google Nexus 7, BGR says RIM is increasing the size of their PlayBook to challenge iPad.
Jul 26
eBook prices should drop this fall.
DigitalBookWorld predicts the wild west in digital publishing this fall. That’s when eBook prices are expected to drop as the agency pricing model is abandoned by complicit publishers who have settled with the Department of Justice instead of fighting the anti-trust lawsuit levered against Apple and others.
Jul 24
Turf war ahead for Google Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire?
GoodeReader suggests that Google’s new Nexus 7 tablet selling out in U.S. and Canada could be a sign of dark days ahead for the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet. With both machines looking like long lost twins is there a death match ahead or healthy competition?
Jul 22
Google Nexus 7 Tablet Reviewed
GoodeReader reviews the new Google Nexus 7 tablet. Video and pictures of the device at the link.
Jul 20
eBook Revolution Headlines
CNN reports that Google’s new Nexus 7 tablet starts shipping this week. GoodeReader says Google Play Books are now available in France. The L.A.Times posted on an early iPad prototype that illustrates the big baby steps Apple took on the way to developing the popular device. The Financial Post says romance authors are suing Harlequin …
Jul 18
Barnes and Noble makes some moves on the Nook front.
GoodeReader has a post about Barnes and Noble’s recent launch of Nook for Web. The program will allow readers to sample nook books without having to sign in or register. And more from Barnes and Noble at CNet, where a post says the eBook company is prepping a new tablet for the market that will …
Jul 06
eBook Revolution reading while we’re away.
eBook Rumors will be on vacation from July 7 to July 15, 2012. Â We’ve left some reading for you to enjoy while we’re away. Thanks again and see you soon! Sincerely, John Cypher, Editor GoodeReader says we should expect new budget tablets coming from Skytex this summer. ComputerWorld gives us the lowdown on the Archos …
Jul 04
eBook Search Pro goes looking for free titles.
AppCraver reports on Inkstone Software’s release of  eBook Search Pro. This enhanced version of their eBook Search app will help you search your way through over 2-million free eBooks for download to your favorite eBook Reader.
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