Category: eBook Readers

The machines.

Democratized publishing under attack.

Mathew Ingram of Gigaom has a thought-provoking piece on the present and future of the eBook Revolution, as the corporate eBook giants battle for control of the briefly ‘democratized’ playing field. I believe that the basic uncontrollable nature of digital products and the Internet will eventually put these ridiculous attempts at market domination in the …

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eBook retailers prepare for the next round.

Mobiledia continues their feature on the fate of eBook pricing. Part Two looks at how eBook retailers prepare for a power play in the eBook Revolution.

eBook Pricing Unfair?

Mobiledia has an in-depth look at the ongoing debate about eBook pricing . We know why the publishers want to charge more, and we know why the public wants to pay less. Will there ever be common ground? (Or will it be up to eBook Pirates and file-sharers to decide?)

Harry Potter goes digital in libraries.

For a woman who resisted digital publishing and eBooks, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is certainly going ‘all-in’ having made a deal with the OverDrive Platform via the Pottermore website to bring her Muggle-filled franchise to 18,000 public and school libraries in more than 20 languages. Slashgear has the story. Rowling seems to get the eBook Revolution and we …

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PayPal goes to the dark side.

TechCrunch reports on PayPal’s outrageous bullying of eBook distributor and publisher Smashwords. It seems PayPal is getting into the censorship business. They have demanded that Smashwords and other eBook distributors remove all works that contain references to bestiality, rape and incest or suffer the punishment of having all PayPal services removed. (Something that Smashwords’ president, Mark …

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eBook Pricing comes under fire.

CBSNews reports on the debate over the high price of eBooks. First adopters who climbed aboard the eBook Revolution are now wondering why the price of digital books remains high or higher than their paper equivalents. Are they getting tired of the publisher cash grab?

eBook Rumors update for Feb. 24, 2012

The New York Times reports on Amazon’s recent decision to pull thousands of eBook titles in a bid to change profit sharing contracts with publishers. GottaBeMobile has posted on the upcoming function and price wars between the Amazon Kindle Fire and the now evenly price Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet. The MacObserver says BookReader 3.8 …

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10 eReaders Reviewed by PC&Tech Authority

PC&Tech Authority has reviewed 10 market-leading eReaders and offers us an excellent chart for comparison. Check it out.

Amazon Kindle Full Color E Ink Touch-Screen eReader Coming Soon!

GizmoCrave has more on the soon-to-be-released Amazon Kindle Full Color E Ink Touch-Screen eReader. Now, that’s exciting!

Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet hits $199

It looks like a Tablet price war might be about to break out according to this Time Techland story about Barnes and Noble releasing their popular Nook Tablet at the Amazon Kindle Fire price point of $199. That’s a $50 price drop paid for with some minor modifications that put the superior B&N tablet on …

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