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.
Category: eBook Stores
A growing list of web sites that sell eBooks. Pros and Cons...
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.
Nov 30
eBooks don’t burn… is that why Bradbury held out?
Mashable offers a story about Ray Bradbury finally giving the okay for his publisher Simon & Shuster to release a digital version of  his classic novel Fahrenheit 451. Bradbury had previously made no secret of his disdain for eBooks and the Internet, so is this a case of an old dog learning new tricks or …
Nov 29
eBook Gifting Campaign in the works.
PaidContent.org posted on an eBook gifting campaign sponsored by digital publisher Open Road Integrated Media called “The Gift of E.” Linked to a 60% discount, it’s undoubtedly one of many promotions to work us up for the gift giving season.
Nov 28
Amazon Kindle Fire and B&N Nook Tablet Compared
Detroit Free Press’ Mark W. Smith compares Amazon’s Kindle Fire to the Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet. An excellent read to help you make up your mind before the holiday gift giving season. Take the jump to see who comes out on top.
Nov 25
eBook Revolution highlights.
Nothing earth-shattering for the eBook Revolution today, but there are always lots of related stories. GoodeReader offers a tutorial for loading eBooks onto the BeBook Club S eReader. Video at the jump. Also by GoodeReader is a story about Random House being the last of the big six publishers to get on board eBook lending. …
Nov 24
eBook Revolution Mixed Bag…
PCWorld reviews the $199 Kobo Vox Tablet eReader and gives it good marks. ExpertReviews reports on an investigation into eBook Pricing. (Nobody believes the publishers. eBooks can’t be as expensive to make as paperbacks and hard covers!) EContent talks about a new program from OverDrive that allows library patrons to test drive eBook Readers and tablets. …
Nov 18
Barnes and Noble: bricks and mortar + service is the winning formula.
PaidContent reports that Barnes and Noble’s startling growth in eBook sales is responsible for its competitive position in a marketplace dominated by Amazon’s overwhelming online presence, and says they’ve got the advantage because of their bricks and mortar pedigree.  They’re able to offer the human touch and cite service as the key to the eBook Revolution.
Nov 16
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet reviewed.
POPSCI reviews the new $199 Amazon Kindle Fire tablet after the online eBook giant started shipments a day early with hopes of getting the jump on Barnes and Noble’s Nook tablet that is slated to ship later this week.
Nov 15
Amazon stirs publishing pot with lending library
Jorgen dropped by with a link to a Bloomberg story that fills us in on recent developments on the Amazon (Free) Lending Library. The eBook giant announced that it would supply a free lending network to Kindle owners in possession of the $79-per-year Amazon Prime service. This has infuriated the big six publishers that went …
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