Category: eBook Readers

The machines.

Will eBooks Replace Paperbacks?

“So will the eReader replace the paperback?” That question and many others are answered in a Net4Now.com post directed at the eReader generation. (Already, it’s a generation…) The author Jade offers an in-depth, well-researched replay of the basics and ponders the future as we pause to collect our thoughts in the post-iPad-Release eBook Revolution. A great Sunday read …

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A Valentine’s Day Gift for those of us who…well, left it to the last minute.

eBook Rumors has been such a serious little blog lately, I thought I’d take a breath and direct the Valentine’s Day procrastinators in the crowd to something a little lighter at Ubergizmo.com where they’ll find a post about a cool gift that Sony’s offering. Check out the specifics at the link.

And then the eBook Readers said:

So, I talked yesterday about a missing voice in the eBook pricing debate. Well, Jorgen dropped off  a link to an article in The New York Times by Motoko Rich and Brad Stone where that voice is heard loud and clear. Read the article “E-Book Price Increase May Stir Readers’ Passions” here. This is a …

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A New eBook Reader on the Block with an iPad Look…

Yinlips? Not sure about that name. Certainly unforgettable. Honestly, say it: Yinlips. Now shut your eyes and repeat it. See what I mean? Yinlips. Sure it’s the company name, but would you call their device an eBook reader if you could call it a Yinlips? Read the ubergizmo.com story about the new eBook Reader from Yinlips. …

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Amazon versus Macmillan from a different perspective.

Here’s a different take on the Amazon and Macmillan showdown. Nathan Bransford, literary agent, offers a post called The Kindle Missile Crisis. Excellent read. I think the moral to the story is the consumer will ultimately dictate prices. (After the pirates have filled their pockets on the illicit sale of overpriced digital booty!) We also …

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Sony Readers, Kindles, iPads and Nooks aside…

Just so we don’t lose sight of what this is really all about. Here is an excellent and detailed article posted by publicola.com’s Glenn Fleishman entitled: “How Many eBooks, Ultimately?” Lots of information about the past and future of book titles. An excellent read. Imagine having access to the history and future of books. Literally …

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Apple Gets Controlling – My iPad Way or the Highway!

In a move reminiscent of Amazon’s most despotic market machination, Apple has ordered Lexcycle to disable its hit App Stanza’s ability to share files via the USB cable. Read the story at VentureBeat. Conspiracy theorists whisper that it’s another step in Apple’s attempt to isolate its iPad and iPhone from the competition.  (The USB hookup …

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Will iPad’s Color make Kindle’s E Ink Obsolete? Not likely…

Thanks to our friend Jorgen for a link to a Huffington Post article that makes some predictions based on wild assumptions about a marketplace and technology that is barely off the drawing board. I wonder why everyone rushes to make predictions on emerging and relatively rare technology. As much as first adopters are integral to technological developments, …

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Amazon and Macmillan Struggle over Pricing

Take this link from Jorgen to an article at the Wall Street Journal about some nasty market moves that were made by Amazon.com and Macmillan Publishing over the last few days. Macmillan balked at Amazon’s pricing and was rewarded by Amazon removing all Macmillan titles from their sales lists. Then, following a high level exchange AMAZON …

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Prediction about the Apple iPad

I know, last year it was all about the Kindle. Now it’s all about the Apple iPad and the Kindle. Keeping this in mind Daniweb’s Ron Miller offers this article “Does iPad Mean Death to Kindle?” A very interesting read. I’m in complete agreement with Mr. Miller’s practical take on what is basically a very …

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