In the “It’s Never too Late to Copy Someone’s Success Department” Barnes and Noble is rumored to have its own eBook Reader in development. Read the whole story at Engadget here. I guess they’ve got to do something to make up for the time they lost closing and dismantling their eBook Store. Read about that …
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Apr 08
More On the Kindle Reader Protest
I thought I’d revisit this debate. Wired.com goes into the Amazon $9.99 Boycott story in greater depth here. I mention it again because I’m sure we’re going to keep hearing about this until something drastic happens. What Amazon has to remember is the sophistication of search engines gives consumers freedom to choose where they go …
Apr 07
The Consumer Speaks!
I just wish they’d picked a smaller number than $9.99 to circle their wagons around. Read the Amazon eBook Boycott story at Mediabistro.com here. $9.99 is still way, way too high a price to pay for something that requires a considerable investment to read. There is no justification for it other than greed. But fine, …
Apr 06
Writer’s Fears Kindled by eBook Revolution
Writer Chris Bohjalian (pronounce at your own risk…) expresses his fears in this article carried by the Salisbury Post here. I get a kick out of all this. You know, I would never have heard of this guy if not for the very digital changes he’s afraid of. It amazes me that so many writers …
Apr 03
MORE FREE eBOOKS at Online Novels!
I received a note from author Susan Crealock about several hundred free eBooks available at her blog: Online Novels. I’ve had a peek and we’re talking about some 500 titles in a wide selection of genres written by both traditionally published and Indie authors. Check it out. Some are limited time offers too, so DON’T …
Apr 01
Simba Says: Read eBooks!
Simba Information a publishing and media market research firm (take a breath) has released some figures that say 8% of the adult U.S. population has purchased an eBook in the past 12 months and 15% read one. (The 7% discrepancy must have visited Project Gutenberg or another of the growing number of Free eBook Outlets.) …
Mar 31
Tuesday Grab Bag
In The Trailing Edge of the Envelope department, we’ve got a story at CNNMoney entitled “Amazon: thinking beyond the Kindle” in which the reporter really doesn’t say anything new, or refer to anything beyond what many of us have been thinking about for years. Still worth a look since there are interesting links, yah. Click …
Mar 29
From the Wunderkind at Fictionwise!
Fictionwise.com exec, Steven Pendergrast declared in a Computerworld article that there will be a huge surge in eBook sales in 2010. Read the wise words here. Now besides questioning the value of Computerworld interviewing someone who has everything to gain by making such an obvious statement, is it really noteworthy? Anybody who has not been …
Mar 28
Another eBook option…
It’s so fascinating to watch a brand new market evolve. Here’s another site offering free eBooks for download to readers while creating another forum for authors to display their talents. Check out GetFreeEbooks.com. They’ve got a wide selection that cross may genres, available in Mobipocket/Kindle prc, pdf or other. Worth a look, yah? Oh… and …
Mar 23
A Monday Grab Bag…
For the first time in a couple weeks, we’re not seeing the Monday morning release of some new device or big business merger of old world Publisher and eBook upstart… So, the Digital Library of Islamic Manuscripts Online is offering 200 Islamic manuscripts for scholars to consult and study. Looks like straight scans, and I’m …
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