Online Media Daily at Media Post News reports US eBook unit sales will leap from the estimated $313 million tallied in 2009 to an whopping $2.7-billion in 2013. This Yankee Group prediction also suggest eBook downloads will surpass paid mobile Apps for the same period. And why do they suggest this change is coming? Lower …
Category: eBook Software
Feb 01
Calibre eBook Management Software
Ghacks.net (how do you like that name?) has a post on the FREE Calibre eBook Management Software. The post includes an extensive breakdown of Calibre’s abilities, and should help you streamline your approach to eBook management. Calibre provides lots of flexibility for enjoying your digital library between platforms. I’ve used this software myself, and found …
Jan 25
Digital Book World Conference 2011 Begins and the eBook Revolution Trundles on Regardless…
The Digital Book World Conference & Expo 2011 opened Monday and runs until January 26th. The Los Angeles Times has a post on it. I’ve looked around the DBW site but see no mention of Indie authors. I guess they will have no impact on the Digital Book World. Actually, it isn’t surprising that they’ve …
Dec 13
eBooks for Christmas? Might require some research…
With new technology comes new challenges. Okay, so you always give books for Christmas, but all of your friends who read have already purchased eBook Readers, or they’re expecting a Kindle or Nook under the tree. This story at MarketWire will get you started in the right direction. It’s going to be seem more complicated …
Dec 02
Google Editions set to Rock the eBook Revolution!
And Google Editions is bound to cause some major waves in the eBook Revolution when it arrives later this month as it’s described in TechCrunch’s post. The actual ‘shape’ of this new net-wide eBook Store is still nebulous but we’re told it will decentralize eBook sales and make any eBook-related site an eBook store. We’re …
Nov 11
The New York Times to Offer eBook Elitism
Excuse my cynicism, but what has The New York Times ‘Best-Seller’ list done for the vast majority of writers out there but create a false elitist, New York-centered view of publishing? Anyway, MarketWatch reports The New York Times will publish eBook fiction and nonfiction Best-Seller Lists beginning early 2011. This after a decade of the …
Oct 21
eBook Piracy Shifts into High Gear!
Many thanks to Jorgen for dropping by with a link to the Telegraph.co.uk and a chilling story by Adrian Hon about the current state of eBook Piracy. (At least in his opinion. I, for one, think the wider public is less comfortable with piracy than Hon speculates.) I do agree, however, that the reasons for …
Oct 04
Brave New Digital World for Libraries
Thanks Jorgen for a link to a MetroWest Daily News story about the impact of the eBook Revolution on the future of libraries. Borrowing rates are increasing with traditional paper and audio books, but with new numbers showing eBook usage spiking at 949%, it is clear that the new media is going to have a …
Sep 24
The Future of the Book by IDEO
Ok. Many thanks to Jorgen for this video from IDEO. It’s an interesting look at (possible) futures of the book. The Future of the Book. from IDEO on Vimeo.
Sep 08
William Gibson and the future of the book…
Thanks to our friend Jorgen for this Wall Street Journal – Speakeasy snippet from an interview with Cyberpunk-founding-father William Gibson (author of Neuromancer) in which he gives his take on the eBook and the future of traditional paper book publishing. I think we’re all on the same page.
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