Mediabistro reports that almost half of Americans plan to buy an eBook this year. Digital Book World says publisher Simon & Schuster is bringing anti-piracy data to authors. Anything to sink their hooks deeper into their stock of writers. The Economist posted on developments in electronic lending and libraries. The challenges continue. GoodeReader reports that …
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Mar 21
Send to Kindle button new from Amazon
Digital Book World reports that Amazon has added a “Send to Kindle” button to allow Kindle owners to forward links, data and content to their Kindles for later consumption.
Mar 20
Blio restructured to form Media Arc
GoodeReader says that eMusic and K-NFB Reading have teamed up to restructure audio book and technology provider Blio to form a new entity Media Arc.
Mar 19
Book eRetailers outsold US bricks and mortar retail stores in 2012.
Digital Book World cites Bowker Market Research that says online “e-Retailers” sold more “books” in the US than bricks and mortar retail stores for 2012.
Mar 18
GoodeReader compares iPad 3 and the Asus MemoPad Smart 10.1
GoodeReader offers this cool video comparison of Apple’s iPad 3 and the Asus MemoPad Smart 10.1 edition.
Mar 17
Sony relaunches UK eBook store.
GoodeReader reports that Sony has relaunched its UK eBook store with a modern design update and new store App.
Mar 15
eBook Revolution Headlines
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 …
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 13
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Reviewed
Tom’s Hardware reviews the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Reader and wonders if the E Ink device is the best on the market.
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.
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