Category: eReaders

Machines that read eBooks, Business eDocuments, ePapers, etc.

Integrated Platforms assist newspapers over the digital divide.

It seems that after much foot dragging, newspapers are finally making a serious effort to complete the transition from print to digital format. GoodeReader offers up this post on some recent developments where ambitious companies have facilitated this by integrating the best technologies available.

Will eBook subscription service replace title purchases?

PublishersWeekly reports on Amazon’s new Kindle FreeTime Unlimited eBook subscription service. Read the story and let me know if you think they can convince the publishers (or the authors) to sign up for a percentage of a monthly subscription fee over keeping their hands on their more lucrative eBook sales royalty structure. Sounds like a …

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Digital Publishing Headlines

Once you get past their lame assertion that the author/publisher relationship is changing the DigitalBookWorldConference offers some examples. With 11-million monthly readers we should all be paying more to digital publisher Wattpad, says GoodeReader. The Christian Science Monitor says eReaders and eBook platforms track reader behaviors and activities. According to DigitalBookWorld Hatchette has a new deal …

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Amazon and Google move into Brazil

GoodeReader reports on Google and Amazon launching eBook stores in Brazil. I have a feeling we’re about to see this process go into overdrive. With Google finally working the bugs out of its eBook store, and Amazon the only contender for global domination, these two giants have a whole world to carve up.

Do people prefer eBooks?

With holiday shoppers priming for the gift giving season, Media Update wonders if people now prefer eBooks and gives a list of reasons why they might.

GoodeReader’s top tablet news.

GoodeReader offers “Top Tablet News” to prepare you for the upcoming gift giving season. Discover what’s new to the market, and read the latest rumors.

Engadget 2012 eReader Gift Guide

Engadget has posted its 2012 Gift Guide for eReaders. It’s a must-read for people who are ready to take the plunge in the eBook Revolution.

Getting your kids into the eBook Revolution

Forbes offers some tips to parents who are contemplating an eReader purchase for their kids this holiday season.

eBook Revolution Update

The Calgary Herald says Barnes and Noble is set to profit in its second quarter thanks to the Nook eReader. People’s Daily Online reports that eBooks are gaining in popularity in China. The Mac Observer begins a comprehensive tour through the eBook Revolution. All to prepare you for the gift giving season.

ALA gets behind eBook Revolution

PublishersWeekly posted a story on The American Library Association (ALA) going “all in” for the eBook Revolution by releasing a media kit designed to help librarians “sell” the idea of eBooks to the public.