John C. Abell of Wired.com offers a handful of improvements that might bring eBooks up to speed. I like the idea of your unfinished eBook sending notes, reminding you of where you’ve left off.
Category: eBooks
eBook formats listed and discussed.
Jun 02
Barnes and Noble Nook Simple Touch Reader Reviewed by PCMAG
PCMAG goes face to face with the new Barnes and Noble Nook Simple Touch Reader and I think it’s love. Sounds like the new E Ink device from B&N is ready to tear Amazon’s Kindle a new one.
Jun 01
Good technology. Bad idea.
eBookNewser has a story about new technology that allows authors to digitally ‘sign’ their eBooks. Customers can order a ‘personalized’ signature or purchase a prepared file that can be added to the eBook at checkout. While I think it’s an interesting development, that certainly has merit–especially, if they can make it ‘real time’ for authors …
May 29
Amazon has visions of total market domination…
TechFlash has a story about Amazon diving into publishing in a big way. This one is bound to heat up the discussion. Not too sure how happy anyone is going to be with the world’s biggest eBook seller publishing its own book imprints. (Conflict of Interest?) Unless it’s payback time. Most of the big publishers …
May 24
$129.99 Kobo eReader Touch Edition
Marketwatch posted on Kobo’s announcement at the Bookexpo America concerning the launch of their new Kobo eReader Touch Edition. Priced at $129.99 USD and $139.99 CAD the device touted as the first International eReader is sure to shake up the eBook Reader market with its touch-screen, wireless features and access to Kobo’s massive catalog of …
May 23
Game-changing Indie Publishing
The Kansas City Star’s Noah Homola offers a detailed report on the game-changing shift to Indie publishing brought on by the eBook Revolution’s accessible technology, and the strategy of democratization embraced by the big eBook vendors.
May 21
Social future for eBooks?
Our friend Jorgen dropped by with a link to a story at Techdirt that offers some interesting (and somewhat frightening) developments that may have ‘social’ ramifications for the eBook Revolution.
May 20
Amazon eBooks outsell paper books!
You’ve probably heard this by now, but it bears repeating. Amazon announced that Kindle eBooks are now outselling print titles. (That’s paperbacks and hard covers.) It seems the eBook Revolution’s mainstream adoption while not a surprise, is coming earlier than anyone expected.
May 19
Traditional Paper Book Publishing on the Rise
The Bookseller.com offers a story that breathes a little life into the belief that eBooks and traditional paper books might have a shared future. Despite the massive shift to digital publishing, and the record-breaking explosion in eBook sales, publishers have reported a 5% increase in the number of ‘physical’ paper books published. Perhaps “either/or” thinking …
May 18
eBooks at home in bricks and mortar stores
PaidContent has a story about an entertainment company’s attempt to move eBook sales into bricks and mortar stores. Enthrill plans to unite the old and new by simply using a system that is already well-entrenched in the consumer imagination. That is: book lovers enjoy shopping at book stores… even for eBooks. It will be interesting …
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