Our intrepid friend Jorgen has dropped off yet another link, this time to an excellent Daily Finance post by Sarah Weinman that lists the results of eBook related surveys. You’ll be surprised by some of the numbers and encouraged that all the evidence points to an eBook Revolution shifting into high gear.
Category: Publishers
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 …
Oct 01
An Article that Kills the Lies that want to Kill the eBook Revolution.
Many, many thanks to Jorgen for a link to an excellent piece by Marion Maneker at BNET.com called “Are E-Books Killing the Literary Novel? Nonsense.” Read this article because it cuts right through publishing industry lies against digital publishing, and shows us the essential truth of the eBook Revolution. If you’re a writer, small publisher …
Sep 29
The Future of eBooks Now.
A great link here from Jorgen to a FutureBook.net post called: “We’ll all lose money. And then we’ll learn.” An informative piece that updates the constantly updating eBook marketplace as it relates to pricing, author profits and piracy. I think the goal is clear when dealing with piracy and file-sharing: “Affordable pricing is the key.” …
Sep 25
eBooks Lighten the Load for Students
The Western Front Online offers some words of wisdom here about the future of eBooks and gives some compelling reasons why textbook publishers should get into the game.
Sep 23
eBooks and Agency Pricing
Thanks to Jorgen for this link to FutureBook.com and a story that explains the negative impact of the agency model for pricing eBooks, and how it’s set to help publishers and nobody else. Hey, that just leaves readers and writers out in the cold, which is a setup that dragged traditional publishing into the sewer. …
Sep 20
Tablets, Printers, eBooks and Bandits!
Hewlett-Packard is taking things to a new level offering a $399 all-in-one Photosmart eStation that includes a web-browsing tablet. The tablet comes with WiFi and 7-inch diagonal screen pre-loaded with Barnes and Noble eBookstore, Facebook and music player among other Apps. Read the Seattle Times post for pictures and video here. And, our friend Jorgen …
Sep 18
Barnes and Noble Shareholder Drama
The BookSeller.com reports on Barnes & Noble C.E.O. William J. Lynch urging shareholders to reject a bid by billionaire investor Ron Burkle to take controlling interest in the retail book giant’s business, a move deemed unnecessary with expectations of $1-billion in eBook sales projected by 2013. Read the full story here.
Sep 12
New Kindle 3 Update Now Available
GoodeReader.com reports an update to the Amazon Kindle 3 software now available will make it possible for users to create accounts through the eBook Reading device. Kindle owners can get their updates here.
Aug 25
Is an App by any other name still a book?
Many thanks to Jorgen for dropping off this link to a thought-provoking story over at futureofthebook.org entitled: “the future of the app.” It’s easy at first pass to see this discussion as mere semantics until you really open yourself to the developments that are piling up around and in front of us. We’re entering strange territory …
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