GoodeReader says Indie publisher Smashwords is unveiling their “Library Direct” catalog to give libraries affordable and convenient access to Indie titles. Expert Reviews offers a review of TrekStore’s Pyrus eBook Reader. RegHardware reviews the Amazon Kindle Touch Wi-Fi eBook Reader. For those late adopters in the crowd, TheDroidGuy lists the best eReaders on the market. …
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Aug 09
Phablets here to stay or are they a passing fancy?
GoodeReader introduces us to the “Phablet,” a technological mixture of Smartphone and Tablet.
Aug 08
CNET compares Kindle, Nook and iPad
As the technology improves, so do the selling points. CNET compares Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook and the Apple iPad and offers suggestions on the best device to suit your needs.
Aug 07
eBooks outsell paperbacks in the UK.
TechEye reports that eBooks are outselling paperbacks in the UK. This after the fairly recent arrival and slow UK adoption of the Amazon Kindle. It looks like they’re finally jumping into the eBook Revolution.
Aug 06
B&N stands up for price-fixers.
GoodeReader posted an interview with Barnes and Noble’s general legal counsel Eugene DeFelice, and got B&N’s position on the Department of Justice’s price-fixing anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and its publishing co-conspirators. How many different ways can you try to call an illegal act legal? I have a feeling this will be drawn out until we’re …
Aug 05
Some specifics on the Department of Justice eBook price-fixing lawsuit settlement.
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.
Aug 03
eBook Revolution Headlines for August 3
CNet offers a how-to description and video for printing eBook pages. (Think students, essays and reports.) Publisher’s Weekly quotes a Book Industry Study Group report that says eBook Readers are buying more print books. The Denver Post says that eBook fans make a  treasure hunt of finding rare or unusual titles. PaidContent reports on the paths certain …
Aug 02
The Google Analytics for eBooks
PaidContent reports on HipType’s desire to be the Google Analytics for eBooks and their publishers.
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.
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