Jorgen sent us a link to a story at PCWorld that reports iPad will adopt a DRM lock on the ePub format eBooks it will sell at its iBook store. That’s part of the stupid deal they inked with some large and greedy publishers (Penguin, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Hachette) that wanted to raise …
Category: eReaders
Machines that read eBooks, Business eDocuments, ePapers, etc.
Feb 16
The White House Does eBooks
This from our friend Jorgen. A story at arstechnica.com about the White House releasing the 400 page (yawn) Annual Economic Report of the President in PDF, Amazon Kindle and ePub formats for eBook Readers. That development adds an environmental spin, and certainly puts a bit of tech-gloss on a President who just kicked the hell out …
Feb 14
Will eBooks Replace Paperbacks?
“So will the eReader replace the paperback?” That question and many others are answered in a Net4Now.com post directed at the eReader generation. (Already, it’s a generation…) The author Jade offers an in-depth, well-researched replay of the basics and ponders the future as we pause to collect our thoughts in the post-iPad-Release eBook Revolution. A great Sunday read …
Feb 12
A Valentine’s Day Gift for those of us who…well, left it to the last minute.
eBook Rumors has been such a serious little blog lately, I thought I’d take a breath and direct the Valentine’s Day procrastinators in the crowd to something a little lighter at Ubergizmo.com where they’ll find a post about a cool gift that Sony’s offering. Check out the specifics at the link.
Feb 11
And then the eBook Readers said:
So, I talked yesterday about a missing voice in the eBook pricing debate. Well, Jorgen dropped off a link to an article in The New York Times by Motoko Rich and Brad Stone where that voice is heard loud and clear. Read the article “E-Book Price Increase May Stir Readers’ Passions” here. This is a …
Feb 08
A New eBook Reader on the Block with an iPad Look…
Yinlips? Not sure about that name. Certainly unforgettable. Honestly, say it: Yinlips. Now shut your eyes and repeat it. See what I mean? Yinlips. Sure it’s the company name, but would you call their device an eBook reader if you could call it a Yinlips? Read the ubergizmo.com story about the new eBook Reader from Yinlips. …
Feb 07
Amazon versus Macmillan from a different perspective.
Here’s a different take on the Amazon and Macmillan showdown. Nathan Bransford, literary agent, offers a post called The Kindle Missile Crisis. Excellent read. I think the moral to the story is the consumer will ultimately dictate prices. (After the pirates have filled their pockets on the illicit sale of overpriced digital booty!) We also …
Feb 04
Sony Readers, Kindles, iPads and Nooks aside…
Just so we don’t lose sight of what this is really all about. Here is an excellent and detailed article posted by publicola.com’s Glenn Fleishman entitled: “How Many eBooks, Ultimately?” Lots of information about the past and future of book titles. An excellent read. Imagine having access to the history and future of books. Literally …
Feb 02
Will iPad’s Color make Kindle’s E Ink Obsolete? Not likely…
Thanks to our friend Jorgen for a link to a Huffington Post article that makes some predictions based on wild assumptions about a marketplace and technology that is barely off the drawing board. I wonder why everyone rushes to make predictions on emerging and relatively rare technology. As much as first adopters are integral to technological developments, …
Feb 01
Amazon and Macmillan Struggle over Pricing
Take this link from Jorgen to an article at the Wall Street Journal about some nasty market moves that were made by Amazon.com and Macmillan Publishing over the last few days. Macmillan balked at Amazon’s pricing and was rewarded by Amazon removing all Macmillan titles from their sales lists. Then, following a high level exchange AMAZON …
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