CNN reports that efforts by the Open Book Alliance (which includes Google Book’s biggest rivals, Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon) are starting to pay off as the U.S. Justice Department urged a federal court judge to reject the settlement that would allow Google Books to scan vast numbers of books, entire libraries and install them online. …
September 2009 archive
Sep 19
Amazon claims Dan Brown’s new Kindle release is outselling the hardcover…
I always take facts and figures with a grain of salt when they’re coming from an ambitious corporate giant like dear Amazon. But we’ve all heard the news about Dan Brown’s Davinci Code sequel, The Lost Symbol, being released this week. Now Amazon is claiming their Kindle version is outselling the hard copy. Read about …
Sep 18
We’ve been expecting this to happen…
There’ll soon be open battle in the eBook Revolution. This update from Jorgen. PCWorld, much like the rest of us, is predicting the outbreak of an eBook Reader war. Read the article here. They’re warning us to be cautious when making an eBook reader purchase since the next year is going to see a wide variety of …
Sep 17
The Video in Entertainment Weekly Magazine.
We mentioned this story back in August about the world’s first video commercial in an actual magazine, a September issue of Entertainment Weekly. It’s now available. Read about it  and watch some video here at BBC. Remember, this is only excitig to me because it suggests publishers might find a way to make money from advertising that …
Sep 16
eBook Readers, formats and everything in between…
Okay, yet another great contribution from the intrepid Jorgen.  Here we’re presented a detailed list of eBook readers in a chart indexed with readable eBook formats. Oh, Jorgen also suggested that maybe some of you could improve it. I took a look around and have to say some of the information regarding formats needs to be updated. It’s at Wikipedia, with photos …
Sep 15
Astonishing Adventures Magazine – FREE Online Reading
I found an interesting online magazine while I was out cruising the web researching other ways of doing the publishing thing digitally–it can’t all be about the eBooks, can it? Anyway, this one impressed me. Astonishing Adventures Magazine is an interactive ‘virtual’ publication uploaded to issuu.com. Issuu.com is an online clearinghouse for digital content from …
Sep 14
Google Books versus Amazon
Amazon and Google Books continue to trade blows in an article at InformationWeek about the ongoing battle for control of the eBook world. It’s important, in this argument, for all of us to remember that this is one corporate giant versus another. Their mandate has nothing to do with protecting individual rights and freedoms. They …
Sep 13
Just the Facts, Please.
Jorgen continues to wow us over at eBook Rumors by digging up excellent and thought provoking articles. Make sure you check out Jorgen’s World to show your appreciation. We do. That said, today’s offering is perfect for a Sunday read, something to think about over your coffee or tea and toast. An article at More …
Sep 12
3-G Envy for the United Kingdom
Jorgen came to the rescue as eBook Rumors struggled with tech issues by pointing us to this story at the Ethiopian Review Science and Technology News Forum. Apparently, Sony does not think that the United Kingdom is ready for the much anticipated 3G ‘Daily Edition’ eBook Reader that is coming onto the market in the …
Sep 11
Beware Device Convergence
Mary-Jo Foley at Zdnet.com offers a humorous but thought-provoking article about the fabled all-in-one device that can read eBooks, play movies and cruise the Internet for recipes, all while you’re using it to trim your nose hairs. The truth is, designers have to be careful they don’t assume that consumers are as wild about technology …
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