GoodeReader offers an in-depth review of the new Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 tablet. Photos and video at the link.
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Sep 28
eBook Revolution headlines
PaidContent reports on the technical issues that have hampered the digital release of J.K.Rowling’s new book The Casual Vacancy. DigitalBookWorld says that librarians are running out of patience with the eBook lending debate. GoodeReader says Overdrive library eBook lending platform is now available for Nook. ExpertReviews looks at the Prestigio Nobile PER5162 eBook Reader.
Sep 27
Barnes and Noble/Microsoft partnership takes shape.
ReadWriteWeb offers a look behind the scenes of the new Barnes and Noble Nook HD tablets and highlights a digital content ecosystem, a Microsoft Alliance and hints at the direction for the June B&N/Microsoft partnering.
Sep 26
New NOOK HD tablets from Barnes and Noble.
Reuters reports Barnes & Noble is making a move into the tablet market it helped create by launching lighter ($199) 7-inch Nook HD and ($269) 9-inch Nook HD+ tablet devices. More on the “eBook Readers” and expanded content services at the link.
Sep 26
Kobo Glo and Kindle Paperwhite Comparison
TechFragments compares the new ‘light-assisted’ Â Kobo Glo and the Kindle Paperwhite E Ink eBook Readers.
Sep 25
Kobo moves into Portugal eBook market.
GoodeReader reports that Kobo is bringing its eReaders and eBooks to Portugal. Yet another expansion for this global competitor in the eBook Revolution.
Sep 24
Digital Publishing Fears Continued…
As the eBook Revolution stands ready for another explosion of growth (see US DOJ anti-trust lawsuit settlement. expect lower eBook prices.) Metro addresses some of the industry’s (shopworn) concerns about its impact on publishing.
Sep 20
Agency Model dismantling in Europe.
GoodeReader reports on a story from overseas that says the European Commission is dissolving the Agency Model of pricing instituted some years ago by Apple, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan and Hachette Livre because it was a “concerted practice” to raise eBook prices and stop lower prices from being available across Europe. This is similar …
Sep 19
An affordable future for the eBook Revolution
Technocrati speculates on the future of the eBook Revolution and ponders the past in a post looking forward to an eBook marketplace unfettered by the restrictive (and illegal) agency model of price fixing. With cheaper eBooks comes a great future for readers, writers and publishers alike.
Sep 18
Gardners to launch color tablet in the UK.
According to GoodeReader Gardners Books will launch its own affordable (£59) color eReading tablet in the UK. Look for it in October.
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