Technocrati speculates on the future of the eBook Revolution and ponders the past in a post looking forward to an eBook marketplace unfettered by the restrictive (and illegal) agency model of price fixing. With cheaper eBooks comes a great future for readers, writers and publishers alike.
Category: eBook Stores
A growing list of web sites that sell eBooks. Pros and Cons...
Sep 18
Gardners to launch color tablet in the UK.
According to GoodeReader Gardners Books will launch its own affordable (£59) color eReading tablet in the UK. Look for it in October.
Sep 17
It will be 2013 before eBook settlement reaches your pocket.
PaidContent updates us on the eBook settlement between states and offending publishers (Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster) but says the personal payback will be delayed until 2013 when a February hearing concludes.
Sep 16
Kobo moves into Brazil eBook market
PaidContent reports on Kobo’s deal with Brazilian bookstore chain Livraria Cultura that will bring Kobo eBook Readers and eBooks to the Brazilian eBook market this fall.
Sep 14
Digital Publishing Update
PublishersWeekly reports that the majority of young adult books are purchased by 30-44 year olds. GoodeReader says that print-on-demand technology is now available in retail locations. TheIrishTimes posted on the publishing challenges in the eBook Revolution. Macleans.ca has a story on the coming eBook Boom to be precipitated by lower prices for eBook titles and …
Sep 12
Time reviews Amazon Kindle Fire HD
Time reviews the Amazon Kindle Fire HD and while the hands-on experience was positive, changes are predicted before the affordable tablet ships.
Sep 11
eBook prices begin to drop.
It has started. The prices are coming down. GoodeReader posted on HarperCollins being one of the  first publishers to sign new deals with eBook sellers Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc., and already the prices are starting to drop.
Sep 07
eBook Revolution Updates
The New York Times Blog has a story that is bound to start an industry-wide eBook pricing war. Judge Denise L. Cote approved a settlement between the Department of Justice and publishers complicit in the Apple eBook price-fixing anti-trust lawsuit. The settlement should completely open the playing field and kick-start a hot new digital publishing …
Sep 06
Amazon launches new Kindles!
As rumored, Amazon has launched new Kindle readers and Kindle Fire tablets. Go to the Amazon page for all the specifics. In brief, they’re offering three new Kindle eBook Readers, two with Paperwhite (read in the dark) display technology (and other features) that run as high as $179 for the 3G version. Also, a very …
Sep 06
New eReaders coming from Kobo
Laptop reports that Kobo has announced the impending launch of the $129 Kobo Glo backlit eReader, $79.99 Kobo Mini touchscreen E Ink eReader and $199 Kobo Arc 7-inch Android tablet all destined to join Kobo’s growing suite of eBook Reading devices. The timing is perfect if it was Kobo’s intention to overshadow today’s impending announcement of Amazon’s …
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