GoodeReader gives us a hands-on review of the $99 Bebook Pure eReader designed and priced for early adopters and mainstream readers. Pics, stats and video at the link.
Category: eBook Stores
A growing list of web sites that sell eBooks. Pros and Cons...
Sep 04
Sony PRS-T2 Reader reviewed.
Sony’s new $129 PRS-T2 Reader is given a comprehensive review at the Verge. Specifics and pictures at the link.
Sep 03
New Kindle images leaked.
StudentNews has some leaked images of the new Kindle eReader and Kindle Fire expected to be launched at a media event slated for next week.
Sep 02
E Ink for your smart phone?
Slashgear offers up this post on what I think is the perfect blend of technologies. E Ink showed off its double-display concept at the IFA. The idea is to keep the LCD display on the front of a smartphone while adding an E Ink display layer to the back. The E Ink’s low energy demands …
Aug 31
eBook Revolution Update
PCWorld says eBook publishers Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers and Simon & Schuster have agreed to pay $69-million to 54 US state, (correction: districts and territories) as part of their settlement and penalty for being co-conspirators in the Apple Agency Model price-fixing scheme that put them, and others in the crosshairs of a US Department …
Aug 30
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet makes room for Kindle Fire 2.
CNET News says that the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet has sold out, coincidentally enough, exactly one week before a Sept. 6 Amazon media event that is rumored to center on the launch of the Kindle Fire 2.
Aug 29
Libraries and publishers debate eBook DRM, access and piracy.
GoodeReader reports that the debate over digital rights management, access, piracy and price still rages between libraries, publishers and readers.
Aug 27
Publishers try to control libraries.
Computerworld (New Zealand) has more on the struggle between libraries and publishers. It’s almost like publishers see libraries as an enemy and not the gateway to reading that they’ve represented since their inception.
Aug 26
US library embraces Indie authors.
GoodeReader reports that a US library is asking Indie authors to submit their eBook titles for inclusion in their catalog. This has to be the result, in part, to the high prices and unfair lending terms demanded in contracts with many of the major publishing houses.
Aug 24
eBook Revolution Update
PCMag says Amazon has sent out invitations to a September 6 press event that is rumored to revolve around the release of a new (and Bigger) Kindle Fire. PublishersWeekly offers more “he said/she said” from interested parties as the Department of Justice urges the court to approve the deal reached with Apple price-fixing co-conspirators who …
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