Here’s a link to a NYDailyNews.com story that successfully argues the case (to me anyway) in favor of school boards supplying eBook readers to students. On the practical side, the kids won’t have to lug those big textbooks around, but by employing digital technology, the textbooks could be constantly updated and kept current. (So the …
Category: Affordable eBooks
Online book sellers and authors offering affordable options for eBook readers.
Aug 15
FREE eBOOK! and a Popular One by the Look…The Variant Effect!
Okay. This G. Wells Taylor’s been a favorite of mine for a while, first with his free Wildclown novel and now this. He’s been online forever (inked a deal to distribute all his titles with Smashwords) and always trying the angles. Looks like he’s finished The Variant Effect Serial started last October, and now he’s …
Aug 09
A Writer Looks at the eBook Revolution
Gigaom.com has a post by author Simon Wood on the writer’s view of digital publishing. I’d have to say I’m in complete agreement with Wood and can only see an upside for the content creator and reader. eBooks are here to stay, but so are their paper progenitors–albeit the paperback might be relegated to a …
Jun 26
Que ProReader Missing in Action?
eWeek has a post that suggests the long-awaited Plastic Logic Que ProReader may be held back from release once again. (Actually, it’s taking so long to launch that pre-orders are starting to cancel out.) I agree with the article and think that this is a response to a brand new marketplace, the arrival of the …
Jun 25
eBook Revolution the New Normal?
Rafi Mohammed, Ph.D. of The Huffington Post has declared eBooks the official future of digital publishing. Read his article here to judge for yourself if his reasoning is sound. It’s been a whirlwind year, and the recent developments are very promising, but do you think it’s too early to declare a win for eBooks? I’m …
Jun 17
Barnes and Noble eBook Market Share Rises
Authorlink News is carrying a story touting Barnes and Noble’s new CEO William Lynch as the main reason B&N is making huge gains in the eBook Market. I’ve got to agree, whoever is calling the shots is sure making up for ground the company lost after briefly shutting down its eBook Store in 2008. Since …
Jun 11
Dark Valentine Magazine – Volume 1, Issue 1 – NOW AVAILABLE!
Volume 1, Issue 1 of Dark Valentine Magazine, a new on-line quarterly devoted to dark fiction, is now available for free download at DarkValentine.net The joint venture of Katherine Tomlinson (publisher), Joy Sillesen (Editor/Design Director); and Joanne Renaud (art director), the collaboration was born when the three women met while working on John Donald Carlucci’s …
Jun 04
Independent Authors and the eBook Revolution
Here’s a link to an excellent article at the Wall Street Journal that investigates the impact of the eBook Revolution on independent authors, publishers and the traditional publishing industry. The accessibility of digital publishing has allowed the vast army of independent authors to circumvent the traditional “member’s only” mindset and publish their work directly for …
May 17
eText Books Arrive for California Schools…
The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin has a post updating last year’s story about California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Digital Textbook Initiative and the state’s cash-strapped school districts’ efforts to find ways to utilize the 30 standards-aligned textbooks now available for high school classrooms. Schwarzenegger should be applauded for his hi-tech maneuvering. At $105 for an English printed textbook …
May 13
The State of eBook Sales
The New York Times’ writer Bob Tedeschi’s article in Personal Tech: “E-Reader Applications for Today, and Beyond” describes the current state of buying eBooks and makes some predictions about the future for the eBook Revolution. As we’ve been saying since the start, one of the main things holding mainstream adoption back is the publisher and distributor …
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