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 …
Category: eReaders
Machines that read eBooks, Business eDocuments, ePapers, etc.
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 17
E Ink eReaders are faster than they look…
Here’s a very interesting story and video at Liliputing where a ‘hacked’ Sony PRS-T1 Reader running Google Android shows the true potential of E Ink displays.
Jan 16
Libraries struggle with eBook success…
The Washington Post reports that the eBook Revolution is having a major impact on the public library system. It’s a case of being too successful for your own good. With limited digital editions to loan, the library waiting lists are growing insanely long for readers willing to wait. And could any wait feel justified if …
Jan 15
Kobo Vox eReader/Tablet Reviewed
The Kobo Vox full color tablet is reviewed at TheRightClick.
Jan 13
Publishers less optimistic about eBooks in 2012
PaidContent has a post about a recent poll suggesting publishers are not as optimistic about digital publishing as they were a year ago. That’s a blast from the past. Remember when publishers vocally denounced eBooks? Well, they’re feeling a little bit nostalgic now that the writing is on the wall. They’re going to have to …
Jan 12
eBook Revolution developments, news and updates.
FierceMobileContent has a post on Amazon’s tricky browser-based bypass of Apple’s restrictive in-App buying policies. Bookseller.com reports on the rise in book sales over the holiday buying season despite the explosive growth in eBook purchases. Engadget offers some video on the Kyobo eReader with Mirasol screen that combines the best in E Ink and full …
Jan 11
Sell used eBooks? Nobody’s going to buy it!
In the Nice Try department of the eBook Revolution, here’s a story at eBookNewser about a company called Lexink that plans to sell ‘used’ eBooks. They claim their Unloder software allows the consumer to sell an eBook by permanently removing the file from your eReader library, so that this ‘used’ file can be sold again. …
Jan 10
eBooks sales surge after holidays.
USAToday offers this sidebar to the gift giving season reporting a surge in eBook sales after the holidays. Millions of eBook Readers and tablets were given away this year, and the weeks following are heady moments for new adopters as they head out onto the web to make their first eBook purchases.
Jan 09
Protest books for the eBook Revolution
While we wait for eBook Revolution news from the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 Jan. 10-13 in Las Vegas we’ll ‘occupy’ the eBook news for a moment with a link from Kaitlyn Cole at OnlineUniversities.com entitled “The 10 Best Protest Books of All Time.”
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