GoodeReader’s Michael Kozlowski digs into the notion of advertisements in eBooks. Amazon.com’s recent release of its $79 Kindle with special offers (subsidized by ads on the Kindle) suggests there might be compromises in the future that could make digital publishing affordable for everyone in the mainstream marketplace. It will be a question of balance. And …
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The machines.
Oct 21
The future of Literature in the digital age.
Our friend Jorgen dropped by with a link to a Lapham’s Quarterly Roundtable feature by Curtis White on the future of Literature in the digital age. It’s well-written and certainly worth your time. It might be a nice read to start your weekend.
Oct 20
The eBook Revolution’s newest reviewed.
The HuffingtonPost has a detailed feature by Robert J. Elisberg that looks at the newest crop of competitors in the eBook Revolution. He talks Amazon Kindle(s), Barnes and Noble Nook(s) and the Pandigital Nova.
Oct 19
The Kobo Vox for $199
eBookNewser has the story on the Kobo Vox Tablet now on sale for $199. (The same price as Kindle Fire. Can anybody say tablet war? Or Price War?) The Vox has a 7-inch color touch screen with Android and is ready to play eBooks, apps, video games, music and just about everything other than movies. …
Oct 18
Amazon leaves agents and publishers out of the loop.
The New York Times has this story about Amazon.com skipping past agents and publishers and approaching authors directly with offers of lucrative publishing deals. This is something that the publishing status quo has long feared, and the rest of us know is overdue. While the old power brokers lament this development, one wonders what they …
Oct 17
British Library irks British booksellers for Amazon deal.
The BBC reports on a recent dispute between the British Library and British booksellers over a recent move by the institution to allow links from its list of 13-million titles to Amazon where readers can order the books for purchase. The booksellers say that the British Library has a responsibility to support the independent bookseller …
Oct 16
A $189 tablet from Epesitec.
Liliputing says tech company Epesitec is releasing a 7-inch, full color tablet priced to sell at $189. This price is clearly intended as a shot across the bow of Amazon’s new $199 Kindle Fire tablet. It remains to be seen if Epesitec’s android device can compete.
Oct 15
The Evolution of the eBook Revolution
Many thanks to our friend Jorgen who dropped in with a link to a New York Times feature on the evolution of the eBook Revolution. Here the writer Alexandra Horowitz laments the questionable future of the old standard: the footnote.
Oct 14
WH Smith adopts the Kobo eReader
The guardian.co.uk reports on the WH Smith announcement that it will join the eBook Revolution by signing a distribution deal with Kobo. The book retailer will sell two versions of the popular Kobo eReader in an effort to support its list of traditional book titles. The move will expose WH Smith patrons who adopt the …
Oct 12
Barnes and Noble scraps with DC over Amazon deal.
Techdirt has a post on a recent spat between Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com regarding the sale of DC comic books that ended with B&N removing 100 DC comic titles. This over a deal DC signed to give Amazon exclusive ePublishing rights to the digital versions of those comics. Sounds like the pressure is getting …
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