You know that the eBook Revolution has gone mainstream when judges for the esteemed Man Booker prize literary competition have been sent eBook Readers to streamline the process of wading through the more than 100 novels that are in the running. The BBC has a post on this earth-shaking development, as the prize organizers offered the …
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Jan 27
Budget eBook Readers – Price and Function
CNetNews has an interesting update on ‘budget’ eBook Readers that uses the $139 Amazon Wifi Kindle as the watermark for price and function. It goes on to list several devices on the market priced as low as $99. (Please remember Kobo’s eReader was the first to sell at $150 and, I think, the one that …
Jan 26
B&N Nook 3G Discontinued
Androidcommunity reports Barnes and Noble making moves to discontinue their Nook 3G eBook Reader after market forces drive eBook adopters to the E Ink Nook WiFi and NookColor (tablet). An unfortunate turn for the Nook 3G, but you can’t argue with consumer demand. Just some growing pains in the eBook Revolution.
Jan 25
Digital Book World Conference 2011 Begins and the eBook Revolution Trundles on Regardless…
The Digital Book World Conference & Expo 2011 opened Monday and runs until January 26th. The Los Angeles Times has a post on it. I’ve looked around the DBW site but see no mention of Indie authors. I guess they will have no impact on the Digital Book World. Actually, it isn’t surprising that they’ve …
Jan 24
Aldiko Book Reader 2.0 turns any Android device into an eBook Reader.
Sys-Con Media posted on Aldiko’s release of the Aldiko Book Reader 2.0. This FREE updated version of the popular Aldiko Book Reader for Android allows users to access eBook catalogs from various booksellers, as well as read and organize titles through a resident interface. Additionally the updated App supports EPUB and PDF eBook formats. Read …
Jan 23
Saturday eBook News Stories…held over to Sunday…
Suite101 says Kobo is celebrating Kobo eReader’s guest stint in a recent episode of The Office by arranging a Facebook Contest and eReader giveaway. The Indian Express has a post outlining the University of Kashmir’s progress in upgrading the Jammu and Kashmir libraries by digitizing some 8 million pages from books in various libraries. Androinica …
Jan 21
Amazon Sales Ranking Questioned
The Guardian.co.uk has a post on an Amazon.com author who published an eBook instructing readers how to manipulate the Amazon sales ranks. The story goes on to say how he did it, and that Amazon responded by taking his eBook off the list of sales items. Can’t say I blame them. Whether his technique actually …
Jan 20
Libraries join the eBook Revolution
Our friend Jorgen stopped by with a link to a post by Mary Rakoczy for the Triblocal (Bolingbroke) featuring the Plainfield Public Library in Illinois. The article details many of the challenges facing bricks and mortar libraries in this eBook reading age. Lots of information, but well worth a read. I like the idea of …
Jan 19
What’s the Best Price for an eBook?
We’ve been recommending lower prices for eBooks for years now. Here’s a detailed EvilGeniusChronicles post that provides some sensible numbers. I have to say that the market will indeed have its say on the graphs and figures cited, but a price range of $2.99-5.99 is what we’ve been thinking for a full year now. Despite …
Jan 17
Books-A-Million Joins the eBook Revolution with BlueFire
Third largest U.S. book retailer Books-A-Million, Inc. has joined forces with Bluefire Productions to offer their growing eBook catalog to a wide range of mobile devices. The Books-A-Million (BAM) Reader is based on the Bluefire Reader App. The Bluefire Reader was the touchstone App for reading eBooks on iPod Touches, iPhones and iPads. GoodeReader has …
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