Digital Book World talks about the advantages of author digital book signings. The Los Angeles Times posted that eBook sales almost doubled in 2012 rising to over $3-Billion. The Book Seller reports on publishers donating Nook books to encourage London readers. The TicoTimes says the U.S. Justice Department filed documents accusing Apple of conspiring to …
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May 14
Full color Kindle coming?
Watch for a color Kindle eReader on the horizon. CNET says Amazon has purchased Liquavista (formerly owned by Samsung), a company that developed low power electrowetting displays. Check out the link for the full story and video.
May 12
Microsoft shares slip after Nook proposal
MarketWatch reports on fallout from Microsoft’s rumored $1-Billion buyout of Barnes and Noble’s Nook Media with market shares slipping over the proposed venture.
May 10
eBook Revolution Headlines
GoodeReader has posted Smashwords data from an eBook sales study. Pocket-lint says Microsoft is considering a $1-Billion buyout of Barnes and Noble’s Nook digital assets. Bloomberg has more on Google’s ongoing quarrel with Authors. The New York Times has an update on the eBook Piracy debate with industry leader Tor Books UK’s DRM-FREE title list showing …
May 09
Google and Authors Guild square off
According to CNET, Google and the Authors Guild are still wrangling in court over $3-Billion in damages demanded by the latter over the Google digital books project. Everyone’s been waiting for Google Books to take off, and one wonders if their perpetual lackluster performance isn’t linked to these ongoing legal issues with the Authors Guild.
May 07
Indie author bestseller lists.
MediaBistro offers several lists of bestselling Indie authors. Self-published scribes are really starting to make a mark.
May 06
Obstacles to used eBook sales
The Los Angeles Times has an update on the possibility of used eBook sales. So far, the attempt to re-sell digital content has been defeated by judges in the U.S. and Germany (since selling an eBook requires making a copy of it, thus infringing on the author’s copyright). It would be nice to think that …
May 05
Positive development for publishers and libraries.
GoodeReader reports on a positive development in the shaky relationship between publishers and libraries. A fix may be on the way.
May 03
eBook Revolution Headlines
Paid Content posted that the Atlantic is launching a new eBook division that will deliver singles and curated collections. PCR Online says eBook growth encourages UK book purchases. According to The Christian Science Monitor, publisher Hachette is finally making its eBooks available to libraries. Digital Book World has more about the impact of digital publishing on …
May 02
Indie author access to sales data makes them more adaptable.
GoodeReader says Indie authors have better access to sales information than traditional scribes. Does this make them more adaptable and competitive?
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