Category: eBook Stores

A growing list of web sites that sell eBooks. Pros and Cons...

What’s a fair price for an eBook?

Forbes tries to figure out the fair price for an eBook now that the Apple price-fixing conspiracy is moving off the stage, and true competition can begin.

Ectaco Jetbook Color 2 with E Ink Triton 2 Technology.

GoodeReader reports that Ectaco continues to quietly develop color E Ink eReaders as demonstrated by the release of their Ectaco Jetbook Color 2 that uses E Ink Triton 2, the next generation color display screen. Video at the link.

New machine from HP to print while you wait.

GoodeReader has a story about HP getting into the print-while-you wait business.

Print and eBook editions bundled.

GoodeReader has a story about publishers playing the best of both worlds offering print and eBook edition bundles.

Digital Publishing Update

Reuters says Barnes and Noble’s Nook and eBook sales disappointed for the holiday quarter. BusinessWeek reports that Pearson’s Penguin Unit will have to participate in Apple’s June anti-trust trial. The eBook Revolution may have doomed another traditional publishing icon, says the Economist, with digital developments pushing the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) into extinction. GoodeReader …

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Tablets and Dedicated eReaders struggle for supremacy.

CNN has a story suggesting that dedicated eBook Readers are feeling the heat from Tablets. There is no doubt that tablets might be outselling dedicated eBook Readers like Nook, Kobo and Kindle, but they will never replace them. While it is true that tablets offer multimedia performance, including eBook reading–eBook reading is one thing that …

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Changes ahead for Barnes and Noble

Digital Book World reports that Barnes and Noble is currently having second thoughts about its approach to the eBook Revolution that may involve the separation of its Nook Media division from its bricks and mortar retail stores.

Penguin reports rise in revenue and drop in profits.

Digital Book World reports that revenues are up and profits are down at publisher Penguin in 2012. I’m sure Penguin and its publishing friends will use this as an excuse for high eBook prices… Not that profits may be down because of their high eBook prices. (Or that Penguin’s participation in Apple’s eBook price-fixing scheme …

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CBC reports Social Reading will add to eBook experience.

The CBC reports that the book club has come of age, or been digitized, with “Social Reading” rumored to be the next phase in eBook reading.

$169 Slate 7 tablet from HP coming in April.

According to CNET HP has unveiled its $169 Slate 7 tablet at the Mobile World Congress 2013. Read more about the 7-inch tablet running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean at the link.