Forbes raises some questions about the reliability of digital content in a post that suggests an author’s or publisher’s ability to instantly access and edit eBooks and digital content could undermine its validity as a source of accurate information. The non-fiction and eTexts that schools and universities use will mainly benefit by this ability to …
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The machines.
Jan 04
The upside to eBook Piracy
The Huffington Post’s Harry Freedman offers us his views on eBook Piracy, and like eBook Rumors sees the upside.
Jan 03
eBook Piracy will continue to grow until fair prices are adopted.
ITProPortal reports on the surge in eBook Piracy leading up to the first mainstream eBook holiday buying season. We’ve said for years it’s a simple cause and effect relationship. Until the price of (legal) eBooks comes down to what the market will bear, then pirate or rogue sites will offer lower priced versions, and the …
Jan 02
Amazon cools off first mainstream eBook Christmas
GoodeReader has an update on Amazon’s Kindle Owners’ Lending Library program launched some months ago, and in full swing in time for the holiday buying season. We’ll see how much the participating authors profit from what could be called a spoiler of the first mainstream Christmas for the eBook Revolution. Indie authors who spoke to …
Dec 31
New iPads in January?
It’s very nice to end the year with an actual rumor, and that’s what we’ve got over at Time Techland that suggests Apple will be releasing 2 new iPads in January and lowering the price of the industry-leading tablet to include an ‘entry level’ machine.
Dec 30
4 Million Kindles sold in December.
Publisher’s Weekly posted Amazon’s claim that 4-million Kindles were sold in December. This staggering million-per-week total surpassed expectations, and heralds the mainstream adoption of the eBook.
Dec 29
eBook buying options.
GoodeReader offers a list of eBook buying options for anyone who joined the eBook Revolution over the holidays–meaning, received an eBook Reader. (Of note, they have listed distributors that offer titles in the universal formats ePUB and PDF.)
Dec 26
The Variant Effect Sequel Begins.
(Free stuff for the holidays from our friend G. Wells!) DAWN OF A NEW DAY IN THE VARIANT EFFECT: GREENMOURNING Captain Joe Borland and the squad return to action in The Variant Effect: GREENMOURNING by G. Wells Taylor. Download the first 10-chapter installment of the Variant Effect sequel FREE at GreenMourning.com and SkinEaters.com. “Borland grumbled …
Dec 25
Happy Holidays from eBook Rumors
You’re probably all out there getting the hang of your new Kindles, Nooks, Kobos, iPads, Sony eReaders and tablets. (The list goes on…) Well, it seems the first rite of passage is the eager exploration of the ever-expanding library of FREE eBooks. Here are some web sites where you’ll find a wide selection of FREE …
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