GoodeReader reports that the battle for market domination continues with Amazon’s desire to own new domain names (“.book,” “.author,” etc.) that opponents say will lead to the Internet giant’s total monopoly in eBook and book sales.
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Mar 10
Amazon and Apple to double dip with eBook resales.
GoodeReader reports that both Amazon and Apple have filed patents to sell used eBooks. (Already sounds greedy, doesn’t it?) Instead of keeping the eBook cover price low and encouraging new purchases, they’re going to create a resale market. I suppose it works as long as they put a cap on the number of times an …
Mar 08
eBook Revolution Update
Digital Book World says that Barnes and Noble Nook will now offer content from Paramount and other major studios in their video catalog. Comic Book Resources reports that Marvel has moved Unlimited Digital to iPads and iPhones. TimesUnion updates us on the shift in schools from paper text books to digital. GoodeReader reviews the “untethered” …
Mar 07
ComiXology launches Indie platform for digital comics.
Digital Book World posted on a new Indie digital publishing portal offered by Digital Comics Platform ComiXology.
Mar 05
Ectaco Jetbook Color 2 with E Ink Triton 2 Technology.
GoodeReader reports that Ectaco continues to quietly develop color E Ink eReaders as demonstrated by the release of their Ectaco Jetbook Color 2 that uses E Ink Triton 2, the next generation color display screen. Video at the link.
Mar 04
New machine from HP to print while you wait.
GoodeReader has a story about HP getting into the print-while-you wait business.
Mar 03
Print and eBook editions bundled.
GoodeReader has a story about publishers playing the best of both worlds offering print and eBook edition bundles.
Mar 01
Digital Publishing Update
Reuters says Barnes and Noble’s Nook and eBook sales disappointed for the holiday quarter. BusinessWeek reports that Pearson’s Penguin Unit will have to participate in Apple’s June anti-trust trial. The eBook Revolution may have doomed another traditional publishing icon, says the Economist, with digital developments pushing the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) into extinction. GoodeReader …
Feb 28
Tablets and Dedicated eReaders struggle for supremacy.
CNN has a story suggesting that dedicated eBook Readers are feeling the heat from Tablets. There is no doubt that tablets might be outselling dedicated eBook Readers like Nook, Kobo and Kindle, but they will never replace them. While it is true that tablets offer multimedia performance, including eBook reading–eBook reading is one thing that …
Feb 27
Changes ahead for Barnes and Noble
Digital Book World reports that Barnes and Noble is currently having second thoughts about its approach to the eBook Revolution that may involve the separation of its Nook Media division from its bricks and mortar retail stores.
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