The good news is in for independent authors and publishers. Smashwords‘ eBook titles have been shipped and can now be purchased through iPad at the Apple iBookstore. Read the release here. This is the latest distribution deal for the independent author and publisher platform that caps off a fantastic run where Smashwords founder Mark Coker …
Category: eBooks
eBook formats listed and discussed.
Apr 05
300,000 iPads sold April 3, 2010
Here’s the first tally at CNNMoney. An impressive 300,000 iPads went to early adopters on the first day of sales. That’s a lot of potential readers suddenly joining the eBook Revolution. So far, the iBookstore is off limits to all but iPad owners. I look forward to the PC version, when they get around to …
Apr 04
Sea Change in Publishing
Thanks Jorgen for a link to an article at the Arizona Republic that outlines some of the changes and challenges facing publishers and authors in the eBook Revolution. An informative read on this Easter Sunday.
Apr 03
More about eBook Readers
Since today marks Apple iPad’s coming out party, I thought I’d post a link to a Canadian Press article that starts to describe both ends of the spectrum in eBook reading, and hints at the crowded and varied future for eBook Reading devices.
Apr 02
Apple iPad Arrives April 3, 2010
Apple’s iPad will arrive in stores April 3, 2010 and the iBookstore will go live. To prepare you for that we’ve got a link to the Chicago Sun-Times’ Andy Ihnatko’s piece “iBooks is worth the price alone for iPad as ebook reader.” A very informative Good Friday article, in it Ihnatko makes some excellent comparisons …
Apr 01
The Peril for Publishers
We found an excellent article at The Economist describing the perilous questions that digital publishing poses for the traditional publishing world. It’s a very detailed discussion of the difficulties awaiting traditional publishers as they are forced by market and technological advances to adapt their business models to the eBook Revolution. The problem these corporate giants face is …
Mar 31
Smashwords taking a bite of Apple?
There’s a rumor going around out there that Smashwords has inked a deal with Apple to distribute its growing list of titles by independent authors and publishers at the iBookStore. Now we’ve got ars technica talking about a letter going out to participating authors to confirm it. Read about the letter here. We’ve talked about Smashwords before …
Mar 29
If it didn’t work with music, why would it work with eBooks?
Here’s a story at Geek.com about Apple’s plans to add DRM (Digital Rights Management) to the eBooks they sell at the iBookstore. We’ve gone over this so many times I can sleep-type it. Locking a digital item promotes piracy and file-sharing. (Especially if the prices are too high–and why else would you digitally lock an eBook?) Now, …
Mar 28
The eBook Revolution for Writers
I found an excellent story here at Daily Finance about the effects of the eBook Revolution on writers and their changing relationships with publishers. For any scribes in the audience, the article gives an overview of some winning strategies. Enjoy!
Mar 27
More on Kobo’s $150 eBook Reader
This time Gadget Lab picks up the story and puts Kobo’s $150 E Ink eBook Reader on a collision course with Amazon’s Kindle. I mentioned the device the other day and called it a game changer for the eBook Revolution, but I have to agree with Gadget Lab. This $150 machine is going to be …
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