The Atlantic offers a feature updating us on the latest twist and turns of the ongoing debate between publishers, libraries and eBook sellers. For some reason since the start of the eBook Revolution publishers have begun to doubt their relationships with libraries (and others) citing security concerns. Again, we can see an opportunity for these …
December 2011 archive
Dec 06
eBook News and the Holiday Countdown
GoodeReader speculates about eBooks receiving mainstream acceptance in the post “eBooks Finally Getting the Love they Deserve?” The Register reports on the probe into Apple helping 5 publishers breach competition rules. SecondAct offers a guide for shoppers on the hunt for the best eBook Reader.
Dec 05
Publishers must adapt or become irrelevant.
TechnoBuffalo gives us an update on the eBook Revolution’s impact on the publishing status quo. The publishers cite concerns over retailers selling eBooks to readers without the publisher as part of the deal. This wouldn’t have been the same concern if the publishers had embraced the revolution at its start. Instead, they fought the flow …
Dec 04
More eBook News
The Mother Nature Network posts their list of best eBook Readers on the market. (For holiday giving, no doubt.) Productopia supplies their suggestions for protective  eReader and tablet cases. InternetRetailer reports on the impact of eBooks on Barnes and Noble’s bottom line.
Dec 02
eBook Revolution Headlines.
Amazon.com has opened its Spanish and Italian Kindle Stores according to the AFP. FierceMobileContent cites a Juniper Research forecast that says by 2016 eBook sales to mobile devices will reach $9.7-billion. Lilliputing reports that the Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet is breaking records as the fastest selling Nook so far.
Dec 01
Library usage jumps over eBooks
The Grande Bibliotheque in Montreal, Quebec, Canada claims that eBooks are responsible for a 45% increase in library usage. A GoodeReader story says the Montreal library has added 200,000 new Book titles to facilitate the growth.
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