Category: eReaders

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

More about eBook Piracy

Thanks Jorgen for a link to this Futurebook story that calls into question some of the industry claims about eBook Piracy. In fact, if eBook sales are showing explosive, record growth, how is the rumored “rampant” eBook Piracy impacting it adversely?

Time to embrace the eBook Revolution

The Montgomery Advertiser expands on some of the pros and cons of the eBook Revolution as it enjoys its first year of moving into mainstream dominance.

Weekend eBook Revolution Headlines

LASER launches the EB700 multimedia eBook reader. Read the full PRWire post here. Ghacks.net says Martview is the best PDF eBook Reader. TopComputerTablets.com highlights the Amazon Kindle DX.

eBook Reader Preferences…

GoodeReader.com posted the results of several polls conducted on eBook reader preferences. Some interesting statistics for a slow eBook Revolution news day.

$114 Kindle with Advertising

BBC News (and others) offers a story on Amazon’s launch of a cheaper, ad-subsidized Kindle eBook Reader. This device retails at $114, a full $25 cheaper than the current starter model. Advertisements for product and Amazon specials will be displayed under eBook pages and on the screen saver. I think this (called the “Kindle with …

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Enhanced eBooks and Apps Declared Dead

The Bookseller.com offers an interesting story from London Book Fair’s Digital Conference, where Evan Schnittman, Bloomsbury’s m.d. of sales and marketing, caused some debate by declaring enhanced eBooks and Apps dead. Even to the extent of showing a slide with a gravestone saying it: “Enhanced E-books and Apps: 2009 to 2011.” While it was agreed …

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Barnes and Noble sells Nook WiFi for $79 at eBay.

Mediabistro’s eBookNewser has pointed out that Barnes and Noble is handling the overstock of the Nook Wifi eBook Reader (refurbished) by selling the device on ebay for $79.00 – roughly half of the regular price. Check it out. Might be the perfect opportunity to get into the eBook Revolution.

Amazon and Google Building a Super-Tablet?

Okay, all eBook Revolution news links aside, this is the first really exciting RUMOR we’ve had here in a long time! VideoGamingPros ramps up the discussion around the rumored Android-Kindle Tablet, by suggesting its development could be a joint-venture between Amazon and Google. All this from Amazon’s mysterious Lab 126 posting a notice “looking to …

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J.K. Rowling considering a move to digital.

The Hollywood Reporter says Harry Potter scribe J.K. Rowling is getting ready to sign onto the eBook Revolution. She has giving lots of reasons in the past for dragging her feet, and now eBooks have given her about 100,000,000 reasons to get aboard. Now that post suggests Rowling’s involvement will change the eBook Revolution as …

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Uphill Battle for eBooks in Public Libraries

Jorgen dropped in with a link to an Information Today Inc. story about the hurdles public libraries face at the dawn of the eBook Revolution. It looks like an uphill battle with restrictions on lending, device compatibility problems, proprietary systems, interface and privacy issues to name a few.