While I was away… Just missed this by a hair. A July 20th story at The Wall Street Journal reports Amazon.com announcing eBook sales surpassing hard cover sales for the last three months. This should help any tardy publishers make the decision to join the eBook Revolution. and… American Breaking Headline News says Barnes and …
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Jul 15
Summer Holidays – eBook Reading by a Lake
You’ll have to forgive another week of missed headlines as eBook Rumors takes a short summer break. Thanks for visiting, enjoy the grab bag of stories below, and be sure to look for fresh rumors and posts the week of July 25th. Enjoy! * Gizmodo Australia is talking about Video-Capable ePaper here. Big opportunity for …
Jul 15
Are Borders’ Multi-Platform eBooks A Game-Changer?
AnnArbor.com’s Nathan Bomey analyzes Borders’ new eBook Store here and wonders whether its untethered eBook formats are ahead of the curve. Since a consumer can read Borders’ eBooks on any device, it’s easy to see the American book retailer grab its projected 17% share of the eBook market. Especially when pitted against the proprietary, kind of ‘locked’, eBooks sold …
Jul 14
Get Your eBook on iPad, Kindle, nook, Sony Reader or Kobo eReader, etc…
Jorgen dropped by with a special link for independent authors and publishers eager to take part in the eBook Revolution. A story at Gizmodo gives the inside track to getting your eBook in the iBookstore. They talk about everything from eBook Readers to formats, and point the way to a growing marketplace of over 100 million …
Jul 13
Here We GO! Sony Reader Breaks the $100 MARK!
GalleyCat has a story about Sony upping the ante in the eReader price war by breaking the $100 barrier on its PRS-505/LC. The members-only offer at Books-A-Million sold out within hours. Read the story here. True enough, we missed the special, but can another be far behind? Keep your eyes peeled and your credit cards …
Jul 13
Barnes and Noble Presents NOOKstudy Options.
Thanks Jorgen for this link to a Notebooks.com story about Barnes & Noble introducing new software called NOOKstudy. This attempt to expand the nook and eBook market provides an alternative to traditional textbooks. The NOOKstudy software will be released for PC and Mac and will expand the reach of B&N’s eReader applications already available for iPad, …
Jul 12
Digital Textbooks: The Affordable Future
The Daytona Beach News-Journal has an excellent story about the eBook Revolution’s impact on post-secondary education, suggesting students in the near future will be paying one-fifth the current text book costs. This welcome digital development comes at a time when traditional ‘paper’ textbook costs are soaring to as much as $1,000 per student per year.
Jul 11
Jame Patterson’s Sells Over a Million!
The ChronicleHerald.ca has a report from James Patterson’s publisher, Hachette Book Group, claiming 1.14 million units of the author’s titles have downloaded. Read the story here.
Jul 09
Microsoft Seeks Patent on Page Turning Animation
We’ve all seen the neat little animation that mimics the physical turning of a page. Well, looks like Microsoft has filed papers to patent it for themselves. Not sure of the ramifications for iBooks and Stanza, but the story at The Register has pics and hints at a cool virtual multi-page flip that’s part of the patent. …
Jul 08
Borders Goes for Device Neutral eBook Dominance
Thanks Jorgen for a link to a story at The Tech Herald that also has the whole Internet buzzing. American Book retailing giant Borders is banking on a multi-platform approach with their new Borders eBook store that will be supported by its Kobo eReader, PC and Mac computers, Apple’s iPad (iEtc.), BlackBerry, Android smartphones and …
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