Category: eBooks

eBook formats listed and discussed.

eBook Promo Sites for Indie Authors!

Mediabistro offers up a list of FREE sites where Indie authors can promote their eBooks. (And sites where eReaders can look for FREE and affordable titles.)

The future of book covers.

Gizmodo offers a post about the future of book cover design in the eBook Revolution.

Shame Reading?

According to FellowGEEK over half of eReader users are utilizing the devices’ generic physical profile to indulge their taste for fantasy, scifi, horror and erotica. They’re calling it “Shame Reading.”

Amazon settles dispute with IPG

PublishersWeekly says that Amazon and Independent Publisher’s Group have settled their dispute that climaxed months ago when the online eBook sales giant pulled IPG’s titles from the Kindle Store. The new deal should return IPG’s client list to active duty status.

Worldreader’s 1-Million eBook Plan

Read GoodeReader’s inspiring post about the non-profit group, Worldreader’s plans to bring eReaders and eBooks to countries and distant lands that do not have access to the technology.

The eBook Revolution Update

AmericanLibraries has posted an excellent feature on the eBook Revolution and lists all the major players. It’s really worth a read.

Amazon Kindle Touch Review

Pluggedin.co.uk offers this comprehensive Amazon Kindle Touch review.

Similar stories to eBooks and digital music.

ArsTechnica compares the eBook Revolution and the music industry’s shift to digital. The similarities continue as eBook publishers are discussing the adoption of DRM-light.

LCD versus E Ink Screens for reading.

TabletPCReview compares E Ink screens (e.g. Kindle, Kobo, Nook and Sony) with LCD displays (e.g. iPad, Kindle Fire, PlayBook and Galaxy Tab) on their readability. Which one is easier on the eyes?

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.