The BBC reports on a recent dispute between the British Library and British booksellers over a recent move by the institution to allow links from its list of 13-million titles to Amazon where readers can order the books for purchase. The booksellers say that the British Library has a responsibility to support the independent bookseller …
Category: eReaders
Machines that read eBooks, Business eDocuments, ePapers, etc.
Oct 16
A $189 tablet from Epesitec.
Liliputing says tech company Epesitec is releasing a 7-inch, full color tablet priced to sell at $189. This price is clearly intended as a shot across the bow of Amazon’s new $199 Kindle Fire tablet. It remains to be seen if Epesitec’s android device can compete.
Oct 15
The Evolution of the eBook Revolution
Many thanks to our friend Jorgen who dropped in with a link to a New York Times feature on the evolution of the eBook Revolution. Here the writer Alexandra Horowitz laments the questionable future of the old standard: the footnote.
Oct 14
WH Smith adopts the Kobo eReader
The guardian.co.uk reports on the WH Smith announcement that it will join the eBook Revolution by signing a distribution deal with Kobo. The book retailer will sell two versions of the popular Kobo eReader in an effort to support its list of traditional book titles. The move will expose WH Smith patrons who adopt the …
Oct 12
Barnes and Noble scraps with DC over Amazon deal.
Techdirt has a post on a recent spat between Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com regarding the sale of DC comic books that ended with B&N removing 100 DC comic titles. This over a deal DC signed to give Amazon exclusive ePublishing rights to the digital versions of those comics. Sounds like the pressure is getting …
Oct 11
Download a library book to your Kindle.
ars technica offers this step by step (hands on) review/how-to on checking out a library book using the Amazon Kindle. The service is still relatively new so it may not be available in your area, but it is rather exciting just the same.
Oct 07
Amazon opens Kindle store in France.
Amazon Kindle books are now available through a new online presence in France. Added to the already wildly successful U.S., UK and German sites, GoodeReader says this development is a win-win situation for readers and writers that speaks directly to a global marketplace hungry for content.
Oct 06
Amazon joins Apple and others named in price-fixing lawsuit.
We’ve mentioned this story a couple of times, where Apple is accused of conspiring with publishers to fix the price of eBooks by way of adopting the agency pricing model. A lawsuit charges the publishers and booksellers with manipulating the market in an effort to keep eBook prices high enough to cool off the otherwise …
Oct 05
Amazon sells 250,000 Kindle Fire tablets in 5 days!
Slashgear reports that Amazon sold 250,000 Kindle Fire tablets in five days. At 50,000 units a day, Amazon is showing that with a few adjustments (camera addition, etc.) the Fire could turn into the Apple iPad killer everyone anticipates. Good to remember also that 50,000 units a day is a very respectable performance.
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