Jorgen dropped off a link to a post at eBookMagazine that discusses moves Apple is making to control content for iPad and iPhone. Recent updates to Apple’s Apps has put relationships with online eBook retailers like Amazon and Sony in jeopardy. Now they’re going after ‘jail breakers,’ IT savvy users who modify Apple operating systems …
Category: eReaders
Machines that read eBooks, Business eDocuments, ePapers, etc.
Feb 16
Kindle eBook Reader Updated
ReviewsofElectronics posted on Amazon’s update of the Kindle eBook Reader software. One of the biggest complaints was the difficulty students were having navigating eTexts via the reflowable text available in Kindles and other eBook Readers. It seems the page numbers changed all the time, making Kindle books difficult to use as reference material. More about …
Feb 15
The eBook Revolution in the UK
InternetRetailing has a post outlining the eBook Revolution’s impact in Britain. Looks like things are progressing in the same explosive way they are happening in North America. Mainstream adoption is underway!
Feb 14
Google Books is Strangely Quiet…
So, we mentioned Google purchasing eBook Technologies back in January, not long after the search engine giant opened their online eBook store, Google Books. eBook Technologies specialized in eBook software and held a handful of eBook-related patents. Since then, the GoogleBooksphere has been kind of quiet. I mean, no discussion of eBook sales, or mention …
Feb 13
Borders prepares for the worst.
GoodeReader reports on developments over at US bricks and mortar book giant Borders. Rumor has it that they’re preparing to file for bankruptcy. Anyone who watched the general economic meltdown over the last couple of years knows that ‘bankrupt’ rarely means ‘the end’ for large corporations. It will be interesting to see whether a new …
Feb 12
Saturday eBook Revolution Reading
PRWeb has an update from BooksForNooks.com announcing the successful launch of their BooksForMyKindle site. (All to take advantage of the devices’ eBook lending features.) BusinessInsider asks 10 HUGE Questions about the Apple iPad 2. PCWorld provides some insight into the pitfalls of buying eBooks in the early days of the eBook Revolution. (The Growing Pains …
Feb 11
Valentine’s Day and the eBook Revolution
TechShout says Barnes and Noble announced that the Nook is in stock and ready to ship for Valentine’s Day. Suite101 posted on retailers putting a romantic spin on eBook Readers. And the Daily Mail is saying authors are giving themselves a Valentine’s gift by publishing independently to bypass agents and publishers.
Feb 10
eBook Revolution Goes Mainstream Across the Pond
InternetRetailing reports on the arrival of the £52 View Quest Mediabox 5in Media Tablet at the Asda Direct website. That £52(US $84) price tag is intended to entice the British ‘mid-market’ consumer to join the eBook Revolution. At half the price of the least expensive Kindle, it’s likely to prove a winner. Our friend Jorgen …
Feb 08
Apple App story continued…
We mentioned a change to Apple Apps that apparently signaled either the end to Kindle for iPad, or a much diminished profit for Amazon. AppleInsider has Apple’s response to these charges. Apparently, they have made changes to their App policy that got Sony’s Reader App rejected (to start the whole story), but are insisting on …
Feb 07
New Apple iPad Apps Eat Third Party Profits
PCWorld reports on Apple’s recent changes to its Apps policy that saw the rejection of the Sony Reader App, and now might imperil Amazon’s Kindle presence on the iPad. The changes will only allow eReader Apps that support in-App purchases that amount to 30% of the cover price going to Apple. Since the agency model …
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