Here’s a link from Jorgen to a Daniweb story suggesting eBook Readers are about to be made obsolete by the Apple Tablet. It’s worth a read, and while I agree that Apple will have a huge impact (whenever the rumored device is released) I think it will have a greater impact on iPhone and netbook …
Category: eReaders
Machines that read eBooks, Business eDocuments, ePapers, etc.
Nov 30
The (sch)Nook!
I’m sorry to keep harping about this, but it’s embarrassing for people like myself who have long supported competition in the eBook Revolution. The whole idea is choice creates a stable marketplace with better prices and selection for consumers. And then these ninnies at B&NÂ failed to build enough machines to suit the demand they created! …
Nov 29
eBook Readers are Here to Stay!
Thanks to Jorgen for a link to this enjoyable article at the Thaindian News that pretty much sets it all out there for us to see. It’s pretty obvious that eBooks are here to stay. What’s interesting is they were considered to be the way of the future but with the speed of their widespread …
Nov 28
eBook Price War Approaching
A story over at Unthinkable has analysts predicting an eBook price war between Borders and Barnes & Noble as the two latecomers vie for position in the eBook Revolution. This will also come down to a battle of the gear, because Barnes & Noble has its own Nook while Borders stocks Sony’s eReader. Get the …
Nov 24
Smashwords Charges Ahead
Well this is a smart move by Amazon.com. What was starting to look like a coalition of Davids formed to compete directly with the eBook retail Goliath has suddenly turned into a love-in. (I’m just being a smartass here. I really couldn’t be happier for the eBook Revolution…) Read the press release here. We reported …
Nov 23
Slide format A into eBook Reader B?
Our friend Jorgen dropped off another link to a story at The Register that attempts to sort out the compatibility issues of eBook Selection, Distributors, eBook formats and eBook Readers. Good luck, yah? It’s a good read, but it’s also suggesting that the reliance on proprietary format is going to do anything more that create eBook pirates …
Nov 21
The Nook SOLD OUT
Jorgen dropped off a link to a story at MobileMag.com (a link that since died unfortunately …) about Barnes and Noble’s eBook Reading Device, the Nook. It is out of stock and orders won’t ship until after Christmas. But the same story is available at techradar. The Barnes and Noble site is kind of pathetically …
Nov 18
Kindle Now Available in Canada
Kindle, the actual eBook Reading device, is finally available for sale in Canada. Read the story about the $259 (US) eBook reader in the National Post. I think they missed an opportunity, coming this late, considering the large number of snooty literary types that inhabit the forests up here salivating for the chance to make …
Nov 17
BIG NEWS for INDIE AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS!
Media Bistro’s Galleycat reports digital book service Shortcovers has formed a partnership with Indie Author and Publisher platform Smashwords. On Nov. 18 Smashwords will start sharing titles from its growing 5,000+ stable of eBooks from Independent talent. This is a significant move as Smashwords accesses Shortcovers’ global infrastructure for reading and downloading eBooks across multiple devices (e.g. iPhone, …
Nov 15
The Future of books: Adapt or Die
I’ve said it many times and it’s finally being pounded home by a long continuous explosion in the eBook Revolution. The future of books is eBooks, and anyone in the business: writers, publishers, agents, book sellers and printers will simply be left behind if they don’t accept it. Adaptation will assure that all of the …
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