Digital Trends tells us to expect three new Amazon Kindle Fire Tablets in the near future. (A new processor is on the horizon…)
Category: eBooks
eBook formats listed and discussed.
Aug 12
eBook demand and publisher over-pricing is draining public library coffers.
The Sun Sentinel says that the demand for eBooks is draining public library budgets. (That and the greedy pricing policies of publishers.)
Aug 11
eBook vendors argue against accessibility laws for eBook reading devices
Tidbits reports that eBook vendors Amazon, Kobo, and Sony are pushing for exemption from U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) accessibility laws that require “advanced communication services” be accessible to the disabled. The vendors argue that eReaders are limited devices designed for text displays only.
Aug 09
Digital Publishing Update
The Digital Reader says that the eBook market is finding its pace while continuing to grow by 5%. One wonders how the overall market will react when the U.S. Department of Justice finishes with Apple and its price-fixing conspirators and fair competition is given some room to run. Honestly… The eBook Revolution seems to be unstoppable. It …
Aug 08
Publishers object to Apple contract limits.
The Globe and Mail reports that publishers are objecting to limits that the U.S. Department of Justice is hoping to set on future Apple contracts following the guilty verdict for the iPad maker in the recent price-fixing conspiracy trial against the company.
Aug 07
Bezos’ Washington Post purchase suggests the shape of things to come.
The Financial Post writes that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ purchase of the Washington Post suggests he is about to do to newspaper publishers what his Kindle eBooks have done to the traditional book publishing industry.
Aug 06
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. to get the Kindle Worlds treatment.
TheMarySue.com reports that the works of author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. are among the first to get the fan fiction treatment in the new Kindle Worlds platform. So it goes…
Aug 05
Apple calls U.S. Department of Justice’s suggestions “Draconian.”
DailyTech says that Apple has rejected the U.S. Department of Justice’s proposals to remedy and safeguard against the illegal behavior that the iPad maker has been tried and found guilty of doing. The unrepentant Apple calls the measures “Draconian.”
Aug 04
Apple responds to U.S. Department of Justice’s “Suggestions.”
Macgasm reports on Apple’s response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s suggestions about the iPad maker’s eBook sales practices, offering fixes so the company found guilty of price-fixing can mend its ways.
Aug 02
eBook Revolution update.
ZDNET posted that the U.S. Department of Justice has some suggestions to upgrade Apple eBook sales practices following a guilty verdict in the iPad maker’s price-fixing lawsuit. One suggestion is to force Apple to allow links to competitors to better help consumers compare prices. The Bookseller says Simon and Schuster cites a 29% increase in …
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