Technocrati speculates on the future of the eBook Revolution and ponders the past in a post looking forward to an eBook marketplace unfettered by the restrictive (and illegal) agency model of price fixing. With cheaper eBooks comes a great future for readers, writers and publishers alike.
September 2012 archive
Sep 18
Gardners to launch color tablet in the UK.
According to GoodeReader Gardners Books will launch its own affordable (£59) color eReading tablet in the UK. Look for it in October.
Sep 17
It will be 2013 before eBook settlement reaches your pocket.
PaidContent updates us on the eBook settlement between states and offending publishers (Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster) but says the personal payback will be delayed until 2013 when a February hearing concludes.
Sep 16
Kobo moves into Brazil eBook market
PaidContent reports on Kobo’s deal with Brazilian bookstore chain Livraria Cultura that will bring Kobo eBook Readers and eBooks to the Brazilian eBook market this fall.
Sep 14
Digital Publishing Update
PublishersWeekly reports that the majority of young adult books are purchased by 30-44 year olds. GoodeReader says that print-on-demand technology is now available in retail locations. TheIrishTimes posted on the publishing challenges in the eBook Revolution. Macleans.ca has a story on the coming eBook Boom to be precipitated by lower prices for eBook titles and …
Sep 13
Newspapers struggle to adapt. Did they delay too long?
GoodeReader offers us a post on the struggling newspaper industry in the days of digital publishing. While they seem shocked that print ad revenues are down, they should not be disheartened that digital ad revenues fell short of expectations, too. Like the book publishing industry, the newspaper industry has to rethink its bottom line and …
Sep 12
Time reviews Amazon Kindle Fire HD
Time reviews the Amazon Kindle Fire HD and while the hands-on experience was positive, changes are predicted before the affordable tablet ships.
Sep 11
eBook prices begin to drop.
It has started. The prices are coming down. GoodeReader posted on HarperCollins being one of the  first publishers to sign new deals with eBook sellers Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc., and already the prices are starting to drop.
Sep 10
A dollar back = meh. Lower eBook Prices = YAY!
Technabob shows us that the Department of Justice brokered eBook settlement with publishers (who are not admitting guilt for their involvement in Apple price-fixing scam) doesn’t look like much of a punishment. The dollar back on eBook purchases will not feel as satisfying as the drop in eBook prices that is heralded by the settlement. …
Sep 09
CNN compares Kindle HD and Apple iPad.
CNN offers the first of many Amazon Kindle HD – Apple iPad comparisons that are soon to clog the information highway. Time offers a list of 21 Questions about Amazon’s new Kindle devices.
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