Many thanks to our intrepid Jorgen who continues to scour the net for interesting eBook Rumors and information. Here we’re offered a link to a story at Twice.com where we’re told that next month Paradigm Shift Sourcing and Manufacturing will introduce full-color eBook readers with 5-inch and 7-inch screens at the International CES . Paradigm …
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Dec 29
An eReader Overview
This eReader Overview by Oliver Masciarotte in the Blogcritics Sci/Tech section is a must-read for any curious, early or late adopter in the eBook Revolution. Well written and covering all the basics, this article is the most comprehensive I’ve read yet. The eBook phenomena, marketplace and cultural shift is going to explode in 2010, so arm …
Dec 28
Piracy as Growing Pain
Our friend Jorgen dropped off a link to a story at SFGate (San Francisco Chronicle) about what I think is going to be one of the biggest topics of conversation for the eBook Revolution in 2010. As we all learned from the music industry’s struggle with piracy and illegal file sharing, it is something that …
Dec 26
Will the Apple Tablet Launch January 26?
CNNMoney seems to think January 26 is the launch date of the much-anticipated touch-screen tablet from Apple. In a timely leak of information, Apple’s Steve Jobs is said to be extremely happy with the device. Its original design was supposedly cannibalized for use in the iPhone. Read a list of new rumors here. It would …
Dec 24
Sony’s Super Reader Ships…
Thanks Jorgen for pointing us to this story at Electronista about the Sony Reader Daily Edition starting to ship. The device offers a seven-inch touchscreen configured for newspaper and magazine display delivered wirelessly through a 3G connection. Designed for office and business the large-platform, $400 eReader is optimized for professional adoption. Read the full article here. It’s …
Dec 23
Nook buyers offered a deal!
Barnes and Noble is offering frustrated Nook buyers in the US a $100 coupon if they do not receive the popular eBook reading devices in time for Christmas. Read the full story at TechRadar.com. Now cut to the festivities at Amazon.com where the Kindle eBook Reader continues to dominate the market this Christmas for no other reason than …
Dec 22
eBook Privacy Addressed…
Jorgen gave us this fantastic link to An eBook Buyer’s Guide to Privacy by Ed Bayley at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Here’s a quote from the article to capture your interest: “E-readers possess the ability to report back substantial information about their users’ reading habits and locations to the corporations that sell them. And yet none …
Dec 21
Have You Got a Minute?
Amber Johnson popped in to offer a link they posted at OnlineCourses.org called “101 Tips for All Your eBook Reader Needs.” An excellent checklist for the would-be adopter, and probably the most comprehensive list I’ve seen a long time. Now the question: Does anyone have 102 Tips?
Dec 20
More manipulation from publishers…
It seems publishers are still promoting piracy and illegal file sharing as suggested by this story at Bookseller.com about the dirty trick of deferring the publication of eBooks to force anxious fans to buy the much more expensive hard cover editions. John Makinson, Penguin Group c.e.o., said, “We need to try to understand those dynamics …
Dec 19
Borders to Launch eBook Reader Platform on Kobo
Thanks Jorgen for a link to the deal inked between Borders Group, Inc. and the newly renamed global eReading service Kobo, Inc (formerly Shortcovers.) Read the story at Pocket-lint, here. That link led me to the actual press release here where I could dig up a bit more background. Through this partnership, Borders will launch …
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