It’s not surprising that one of the book giants suffered a major (if not fatal) blow as DailyFinance illustrates with a detailed account of Borders‘ recent declaration of bankruptcy. It’s really a mess with millions owed and publisher and authors left swinging in the breeze. This while competitors Barnes and Noble, and Amazon register increased …
March 2011 archive
Mar 08
eBook pricing expectations governed by eBook Reader ownership?
Bookseller.com has more on readers in the eBook Revolution. It seems that while half of book buyers polled expect lower prices for eBooks, those who already own eBook Readers are more realistic with their eBook pricing expectations. Could the same be true when lower-priced eBook Readers are made available? Perception shifts noticeably, when one owns …
Mar 07
Will Amazon Kindle eBook Reader be FREE by Christmas 2011?
PCWorld posted on a rumor that Amazon.com will soon be giving its Kindle eBook Reader away FREE. While many feel this is a given regarding Amazon Prime customers, there is a trend in Kindle sales that predicts its relative pricing free fall will end at a FREE eBook Reader by November of 2011. CNN offers …
Mar 06
eBook Consumers ready to spend, but want a fair price.
Many thanks to Jorgen for the link to a FutureBook story that updates us on eBook pricing and reports on how much tech-savvy consumers are willing to pay.
Mar 05
FREE SPRING ISSUE OF DARK VALENTINE MAGAZINE IS HERE
Download the FREE issue here or click the cover. Featuring fifteen stories filled with dark desires, selfish needs and compelling urges, the spring issue of Dark Valentine caps the magazine’s first year of publication with contributors from as far away as Poland. “It’s been a fantastic year for the magazine,†says publisher Katherine Tomlinson. “We …
Mar 04
Librarians Challenge HarperCollins eBook Loan Life
Galleycat offers some video of librarians challenging HarperCollins recent decision to allow libraries a maximum of only 26 eBook loans before HarperCollins titles have to be re-purchased. This is based on HarperCollins estimate that 26 represents the number of times a print book can be loaned before it is worn out. We talked about it …
Mar 03
EU Officials Raid Publishers
Thanks Jorgen for a link to a post at eBookMagazine regarding European Union Officials raiding several publishers because “the Commission has reason to believe that the companies concerned may have violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit cartels and other restrictive business practices.” These raids follow news of the UK Office of Fair Trading’s investigating the …
Mar 02
Apple iPad 2 Launches – Thinner, lighter, faster…
AppleInsider has the details of the new iPad2 announced today by none other than Steve Jobs at a special press event in San Francisco. The tablet market is expecting a hundred-plus new competitors over the next 18 months, so it’s little surprise that Apple has already upgraded their industry leading full-color, multi-function tablet device. iPad2 …
Mar 01
Indie Author Makes Millions in the Kindle Store
Digitaltrends has an encouraging story for authors and readers that should send publishing industry executives (and agents) scrambling back to the drawing board. Contrary to what they’ve been trying to get us to believe, the eBook Revolution has changed things and the old business model cannot be grafted or forced onto digital publishing. Apparently, Indie …
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