Digital Spy reports on Amazon rival Kobo inking a deal at Pottermore that will make all 7 of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books available on Kobo eReaders and accessible via the Kobo eReading app for cell phones, computers and tablets.
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May 16
Kindle with light coming in July
PCMag reports that Amazon plans to have a front-lit E Ink Kindle Reader on the market by July.  (I’d almost bet this will be prelude to the release of a full color E Ink Kindle.) This is coming in response to the recent release of the popular Barnes and Noble’s Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight.
May 15
European launch for Nokia Reading.
CrazyEngineers says Nokia Reading has launched an eBook reading service for Nokia Windows Phones users in France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain and the UK.
May 14
Screen Legend Kirk Douglas to Publish eBook
Hollywood screen legend Kirk Douglas proves that you’re never too old for the eBook Revolution as the 95-year-old gets set to release an eBook entitled: “I Am Spartacus! Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist.” CBSNews Reports.
May 11
eBook Revolution Headlines
The New York Times offers an article on where your eBooks go when you die. The Huffington Post says Marvel comics is leaping into the digital publishing world. Check out the discussion/article at the New York Times regarding rival eBook Reader compatibility. And NewsBreaks reports on Newco, the offspring of the recent Barnes & Noble …
May 10
Harry Potter Free at Amazon?
PaidContent shares some of the details on Amazon’s special deal with Pottermore CEO Charlie Redmayne that will make Harry Potter e-books free through the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library.
May 09
Reading Habits in the eBook Nation
Many thanks to Muhammed Saleem for sending in this link to an Online Universities infographic about the eBook Nation.
May 08
Diesel eBooks inks promising deal.
An interesting post over at GoodeReader where leading independent eBook seller Diesel eBooks has signed a deal to share its 1/2 million title catalog with airlines and hotels. This is a new take on the eBook Revolution.
May 07
The book versus eBook discussion
A ZDNet article entitled “Should We Come Up with a New Term for Books?” wonders whether the eBook debate rages because of simple semantics. The book as a species has evolved into several different forms, perhaps the discussion could be simplified by addressing them separately.
May 06
$5-million in sales for Pottermore’s first month of operation.
Here’s a GoodeReader story that has to worry publishers the world over. J. K. Rowling’s site Pottermore reported almost $5-million in sales of Harry Potter eBooks in its first month of operation.
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