GoodeReader reports that NewsWeek magazine is going completely digital. Mobiledia posted on the fallout from the US Department of Justice’s eBook price-fixing lawsuit against Apple . DigitalBookWorld offers a story about eBook discounting. Who’s making the biggest cut? PublishersWeekly says independent publisher Akashic Books is launching a free digital eBook promotion called Akashic Digits. InformationWeek lists the …
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Online book sellers and authors offering affordable options for eBook readers.
Oct 11
Good reasons for free or low-priced eReaders.
Digital Book World offers five reasons why a Free eReader would be good for publishing and readers. As the price of eBook Readers continues to drop, this changes the landscape and opens the marketplace to the mainstream. Free would be nice, but not if it means publishers will try to reinstate their old high prices …
Oct 08
iPad Mini coming soon.
ComputerWorld has the latest on the rumored 7-inch iPad Mini including price and release date.
Oct 07
Kobo Mini eReader Reviewed
GoodeReader reviews the new affordably priced Mini eReader from Kobo. Pictures and video of this little gem at the link.
Oct 05
eBook Revolution Update
Albert Berg’s Unsanity Files interviews Indie author G. Wells Taylor. Interesting perspective with someone who’s been involved in digital publishing since the start. BusinessWeek says Google has finally reached a settlement with publishers suing over the digital scanning of books. GoodeReader suggests libraries need to adopt a country-wide paid membership program to smooth the kinks …
Sep 25
Kobo moves into Portugal eBook market.
GoodeReader reports that Kobo is bringing its eReaders and eBooks to Portugal. Yet another expansion for this global competitor in the eBook Revolution.
Sep 24
Digital Publishing Fears Continued…
As the eBook Revolution stands ready for another explosion of growth (see US DOJ anti-trust lawsuit settlement. expect lower eBook prices.) Metro addresses some of the industry’s (shopworn) concerns about its impact on publishing.
Sep 21
eBook Revolution update.
PaidContent reports that Apple and co-conspirator publishers have subpoenaed Amazon in the ongoing Department of Justice price-fixing anti-trust lawsuit. GoodeReader celebrates new children’s digital reading apps. TheLethbridgeHerald updates us with this week’s story where Wal-Mart dumps Amazon Kindle eReader sales. GoodeReader continues with a breakdown of an Aptara and Publisher’sWeekly survey on the status of …
Sep 20
Agency Model dismantling in Europe.
GoodeReader reports on a story from overseas that says the European Commission is dissolving the Agency Model of pricing instituted some years ago by Apple, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan and Hachette Livre because it was a “concerted practice” to raise eBook prices and stop lower prices from being available across Europe. This is similar …
Sep 19
An affordable future for the eBook Revolution
Technocrati speculates on the future of the eBook Revolution and ponders the past in a post looking forward to an eBook marketplace unfettered by the restrictive (and illegal) agency model of price fixing. With cheaper eBooks comes a great future for readers, writers and publishers alike.
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