For $199 (the PC Mag link suggests you might find one as low as $174.99) the Sony Reader Pocket Edition (PRS-300) could turn into this Christmas’ perfect gift for early eBook adopters. It’s a smaller platform, with a 5″ instead of the more common 6″ screen, but tech-wise it plays pretty much on par with …
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A growing list of web sites that sell eBooks. Pros and Cons...
Nov 30
The (sch)Nook!
I’m sorry to keep harping about this, but it’s embarrassing for people like myself who have long supported competition in the eBook Revolution. The whole idea is choice creates a stable marketplace with better prices and selection for consumers. And then these ninnies at B&NÂ failed to build enough machines to suit the demand they created! …
Nov 29
eBook Readers are Here to Stay!
Thanks to Jorgen for a link to this enjoyable article at the Thaindian News that pretty much sets it all out there for us to see. It’s pretty obvious that eBooks are here to stay. What’s interesting is they were considered to be the way of the future but with the speed of their widespread …
Nov 28
eBook Price War Approaching
A story over at Unthinkable has analysts predicting an eBook price war between Borders and Barnes & Noble as the two latecomers vie for position in the eBook Revolution. This will also come down to a battle of the gear, because Barnes & Noble has its own Nook while Borders stocks Sony’s eReader. Get the …
Nov 24
Smashwords Charges Ahead
Well this is a smart move by Amazon.com. What was starting to look like a coalition of Davids formed to compete directly with the eBook retail Goliath has suddenly turned into a love-in. (I’m just being a smartass here. I really couldn’t be happier for the eBook Revolution…) Read the press release here. We reported …
Nov 20
Smashwords Acquires BookHabit
Read the Smashwords Press Release here. Smashwords is the fast-growing eBook publishing service with over 4,700 eBook titles from 2,100 independent authors and publishers from all points of the compass. The eBook savvy net player has opened new distribution channels for Indie talent recently announcing new relationships with major online entities Barnes and Noble, Sony eBook …
Nov 14
The Intel eBook Reader
Jorgen dropped by with a link to this article at Crunchgear about an Intel eBook Reader for the visually impaired. I agree, at $1,500 it’s jumping into the eBook Revolution with a high price, but the device offers a unique approach to eBooks and reading for the over 50 million people in the U.S. who …
Nov 10
Harlequin Introduces Carina Press to Digital Publishing
Publishing giant Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. has launched an ePublishing-only division called Carina Press. Unlike the parent company that offers traditional hardcover, paperback and eBooks, Carina’s opening up to new and established authors as an option for publication that will distribute and sell eBooks only. We’re going to see more and more of this, yah? As the …
Nov 07
The Nook’s Selling Points
Jorgen dropped in with a link to PCWorld and an early review of Barnes and Noble’s answer to Kindle, the Nook . Read the article here. The B&N bricks and mortar locations are definitely going to give this eBook Reader an edge, yah?
Nov 06
Publishers + Writers + Internet = Retailer Troubles.
It’s easy to focus on the eBook Readers and eReading Devices. Their development is obviously going to have the biggest impact on how the eBook Revolution evolves, but this article at E-Reads illuminates another level to the struggle that promises to be more cutthroat and financially destructive to the traditional publishing industry. Simply put: Until recently, …
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