A story over at Unthinkable has analysts predicting an eBook price war between Borders and Barnes & Noble as the two latecomers vie for position in the eBook Revolution. This will also come down to a battle of the gear, because Barnes & Noble has its own Nook while Borders stocks Sony’s eReader. Get the …
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Nov 27
The Kindle sees an Advantage and takes it…
I’m sure this is a hangover from the same market hesitation that brought the traditional publishing industry to the desperate straits we find it in. One can only hope that these industry leaders in the new publishing age will stop playing it safe, and start taking some chances. This PCWorld story from our friend Jorgen …
Nov 25
Free Sony eBook Reader Touch Edition
I’ve been reminded to remind you about a contest to win a free Sony eBook Reader Touch Edition at BentSteeple.com. It’s to celebrate the release of BENT STEEPLE a new Horror novel by Indie author G. Wells Taylor. There are other prizes too. The draw is Christmas day, so that gives you a full month to …
Nov 24
Smashwords Charges Ahead
Well this is a smart move by Amazon.com. What was starting to look like a coalition of Davids formed to compete directly with the eBook retail Goliath has suddenly turned into a love-in. (I’m just being a smartass here. I really couldn’t be happier for the eBook Revolution…) Read the press release here. We reported …
Nov 23
Slide format A into eBook Reader B?
Our friend Jorgen dropped off another link to a story at The Register that attempts to sort out the compatibility issues of eBook Selection, Distributors, eBook formats and eBook Readers. Good luck, yah? It’s a good read, but it’s also suggesting that the reliance on proprietary format is going to do anything more that create eBook pirates …
Nov 22
Making that Christmas Purchase
Okay, here’s a story at Digital Trends with some pointers on buying that special someone an eBook Reader this Christmas. While it seems a bit silly, considering two of the three most popular machines they’re talking about are sold out, this does open things up for the competition. If you doubt that there is any …
Nov 21
The Nook SOLD OUT
Jorgen dropped off a link to a story at MobileMag.com (a link that since died unfortunately …) about Barnes and Noble’s eBook Reading Device, the Nook. It is out of stock and orders won’t ship until after Christmas. But the same story is available at techradar. The Barnes and Noble site is kind of pathetically …
Nov 18
Kindle Now Available in Canada
Kindle, the actual eBook Reading device, is finally available for sale in Canada. Read the story about the $259 (US) eBook reader in the National Post. I think they missed an opportunity, coming this late, considering the large number of snooty literary types that inhabit the forests up here salivating for the chance to make …
Nov 15
The Future of books: Adapt or Die
I’ve said it many times and it’s finally being pounded home by a long continuous explosion in the eBook Revolution. The future of books is eBooks, and anyone in the business: writers, publishers, agents, book sellers and printers will simply be left behind if they don’t accept it. Adaptation will assure that all of the …
Nov 14
The Intel eBook Reader
Jorgen dropped by with a link to this article at Crunchgear about an Intel eBook Reader for the visually impaired. I agree, at $1,500 it’s jumping into the eBook Revolution with a high price, but the device offers a unique approach to eBooks and reading for the over 50 million people in the U.S. who …
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