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 …
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
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 …
Jan 16
For New eBook Readers!
New to the eBook Revolution? Here are some web sites with Free eBooks. You’ll find a wide selection of classics, contemporary and non-fiction titles. An excellent weekend browse. Bookmark these pages. Manybooks.net. This has become my favorite with thousands of free titles in a wide variety of trouble-free formats. GetFreeeBooks.com. Just what it says. A …
Jan 15
eBook Prices Dropping?
Galleycat offers an interesting post on eBook pricing. Apparently, the $5.00 eBook is starting to show up in special offers and on back-listed titles. We’ve been waiting for prices to drop since the eBook Revolution began. A $5.00 price tag will move a lot of E Ink.
Jan 14
Some Top Picks from CES 2011
ChipChicks offer us their Top Picks from the Consumer Electronics Show 2011. It’s of vital interest to eBook Rumors because you can read eBooks on three of the five gadgets listed. Also nice to see the Hanvon Color E Ink eBook Reader among them. I think that device will give full-color tablets a run for …
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