CNNMoney has video evidence of Apple’s Steve Jobs talking about eBook pricing after the iPad launch. Looks like the Apple iBooks price fix was already in.
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Jun 04
Will lawsuit mean lower eBook prices?
CNBC posts on the U.S. Department of Justice and Apple’s court battle and wonders if it will lead to cheaper eBooks. (The prices have already been plummeting since the suit was first filed…)
Jun 03
The DOJ case against Apple.
The Christian Science Monitor offers a recap of the Department of Justice’s case against Apple in the eBook price-fixing trial that started today.
Jun 02
Kobo has international aspirations.
GoodeReader offers a story where Kobo goes into detail on its new Aura HD eReader and explains its aspirations regarding the international eBook market.
May 31
eBook Revolution Update
CNET reports that the U.S. Department of Justice and Apple are gearing up for the trial that starts next week to determine whether the iPad creator colluded with publishers to fix eBook prices. Digital Book World says Indie publishing has lowered the average eBook price across the board. (That’s a good thing, isn’t it?) Publishers Weekly posted …
May 30
Indie route irresistible to authors.
Digital Book World says that creative control, ease of digital publishing and potential for profits makes the Indie route irresistible to authors.
May 29
Dedicated eReaders still in the game. Kobo Aura HD surges.
ITProPortal reports that Kobo has announced Q1 results showing gains with their Kobo Aura HD eReader driving the growth. (27% of all Kobo devices sold were the Kobo HD Aura.) This comes on the heels of doom-sayers predicting the end of dedicated eReaders in favor of tablets. Looks like book lovers know what they want.
May 28
Not everyone is happy with Kindle Worlds
The Christian Science Monitor has a post on industry reaction to Amazon’s recent creation of Kindle Worlds and its plans to monetize Fan Fiction. Not everyone is pleased.
May 27
US Publishing Industry to infect eBook Pirates with Malware…
GoodeReader has a frightening story about plans by some in the publishing industry to plant malware in eBooks to catch eBook Pirates by disabling their computer systems. It’s a disturbing story because you just know these things will find their way onto the computers of law abiding citizens… It would just be a matter of …
May 25
Toshiba BookPlace Mono eReader Reviewed
GoodeReader has a review and video of the new Toshiba BookPlace Mono eReader.
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