The process of digitizing books started in 2004 for the online search giant, but Google still finds itself embroiled in a court battle. StarTribune.com has a post about a million ‘locked’ digital books that are casualties in the ongoing struggle.
Category: eBooks
eBook formats listed and discussed.
May 08
More about the $150 Kobo eReader
If you haven’t taken the plunge into the eBook Revolution yet, the Kobo eReader continues to be the most promising (and affordable) way to test the water. We’ve got a post over at Top Tech News that goes over the pros and cons again. The only complaint I’ve heard about this $150 dream is its …
May 06
Google Edition’s Open Ecosystem
It appears to be a slow news day in the eBook Revolution. That being the case, here’s a link to ZDNet’s story that goes deeper into Google Editions eBook store announcement. They explain what Google Edition’s “open ecosystem” will bring to the eBook market.
May 05
Google Opening an eBook Store
Jorgen dropped off a link to a post at Read Write Web about Google’s announcement that it will launch its own eBook store in an open challenge to Amazon, Barnes and Noble and others. The new store will be called Google Editions and should open in June or July. Under Google’s plan, the net search giant will …
May 04
Publishing Strategy for Indie Authors
Jorgen sent us a link to a story by MediaShift’s Carla King detailing a publishing approach for independent authors eager to take advantage of the opportunities presented by advances in digital publishing. The article focuses on industry leading digital publishing platforms Smashwords.com and Scribd.com. Well worth the read, King offers a publishing strategy that uses …
Apr 29
eBook Sales Continue to Rise
YoungMoney.com posted on a report from the International Digital Publishing Forum showing a 200% increase in wholesale eBook sales since January. Check out the cool graphs on first quarter growth at IDPF. While it’s an impressive visual display, it’s important to view this rationally. Yes, it looks like eBooks are here to stay, but all growth will seem …
Apr 28
Adapt or Die in the Digital Publishing Age
Here’s a link from Jorgen that stands as a clear example of how fighting the flow will only bite you in the ass. Marketplace.com has a story about Random House, publisher of William Styron’s books (e.g. Sophie’s Choice), losing the digital publishing rights to Styron’s titles to a new company “Open Road” that will represent …
Apr 27
nook Pulls Past Kindle, iPad Pushes for the Lead.
Electronista reports Barnes and Noble’s nook outselling Amazon’s Kindle in March making it the first time the frontrunner has been surpassed by the growing competition. Read the specifics here. We should mention, the results also say that iPad may have outsold both in the weeks around its release, even though only a third of those adopters …
Apr 26
Barnes and Noble adds value to the Nook
It looks like Barnes and Noble is going to ramp up the performance of their eBook Reader, the nook, with some new abilities specifically designed with the bricks and mortar experience in mind. Some of these new elements will only work if you take your nook next time you visit a B&N near you. For instance, your …
Apr 23
Environmental Impact of Books versus eBooks
Yesterday’s Earth Day celebrations included this article in The Washington Post by Political Bookworm Steven Levingston that begins to compare the environmental cost of switching to eBook Readers from paperback and hard cover books. The eBook publishers tout the move to digital as more environmentally friendly, sidestepping the need to harvest the millions of trees required …
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