The Los Angeles Times tells us that publisher Penguin has withdrawn its titles from OverDrive, a company that supplies eBooks for loan at libraries, because the distributor’s relationship with Amazon represented a breach of contract. Take the link to read the whole tangled web.
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Feb 11
Stop ACTA & TPP!
More information about the latest Internet Freedom protest here. Stop ACTA & TPP: Tell your country’s officials: NEVER use secretive trade agreements to meddle with the Internet. Our freedoms depend on it! AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandColombiaComoros IslandsCongo, Democratic Republic of theCongo, Republic …
Feb 09
Indie author Kerry Wilkinson dominates Amazon Kindle Store with 250,000 sold in three months.
More good news for Indie authors over at the Guardian and a story about self-published author Kerry Wilkinson claiming the top spot in Amazon Kindle book sales with 250,000 sold in the last three months of 2011. Again, we wonder if the traditional publishers will wake up to the fact that publishing evolution is well …
Feb 08
eBook Revolution Update.
PDF Devices reviews the Pandigital Novel eReader. FortStewartPatch.com reports that Apple’s eTextbooks might just be too good to be true. Propriety format = bad for eBook Revolution. MobyLives wonders whether bundling eBooks with hard copy is a good idea. …and check out this PRWeb release about newcomer Booktango’s “Widest eBook Distribution and Best Royalties” offer …
Feb 02
Who stopped SOPA and helped save the eBook Revolution
Many thanks to our friend Jorgen who sent us this link to an in-depth TechFreedom article that tells us what the January 18th Internet Blackout was all about, why SOPA and PIPA had to be defeated, and who was responsible for the Internet Victory. It’s a long article, but worth your time. The eBook Revolution will …
Jan 23
eReader and Tablet ownership almost doubles!
According to CNN the eBook Revolution continues its conquest of the mainstream marketplace with the gift giving season almost doubling the number of eReader and Tablet owners. With ownership by adults jumping from 10% in December 2011 to 19% in January 2012, Â you can bet we’ll see half the adult population in possession of an …
Jan 19
eBook Market update.
Apple is holding an “Education Event” at the Guggenheim rumored to center around eBook publishing software for iPad and an iBookstore redesign. Time has a link here. EContent gives us a short review of the eBook Revolution in 2011. MarketWatch says eBook ‘discovery’ and sample downloading are booming at public libraries. eBookNewser posted a list …
Jan 18
The Internet Goes on Strike!
eBookRumors.com was proud to join thousands of other web sites today in a global strike to protest the flawed American legislation: Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). It is an obvious power grab facilitated by connected politicos buckling under pressure from industries that have tried to control digital content since …
Jan 08
No final edit. Continuous eBook launch.
Our friend Jorgen dropped by with a link to a Wall Street Journal article about the future of publishing where writers never have to finish writing a book because they can edit and update digital files forever. No final edit. No final draft.
Jan 06
Post Christmas early New Year eBook Revolution update.
GoodeReader says Kobo experienced record growth during the last six weeks of 2011. PdfDevices compares the readability of Christmas market leaders Apple iPad and Amazon Kindle Fire. GoodeReader gives us a list of the 10 most-borrowed library eBooks for 2011. CanadianBusiness posted on the poor market performance suffered by Barnes and Noble as it ponders selling off its …
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