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.
Category: eBook Stores
A growing list of web sites that sell eBooks. Pros and Cons...
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 …
Nov 14
High eBook prices drive eBook Piracy.
CanadianBusiness offers a story on unreasonable eBook pricing. It’s something we’ve talked about since the beginning of the revolution. The big publishers have to drop their prices or encourage eBook Piracy. Nobody buys their story that an eBook costs just as much to produce as a paperback.
Nov 12
Stanza Returns!
Jorgen dropped by with a link to a ZDNet story that invokes the name Stanza for those who read on their iOS hand-held devices. Purchased by Amazon in 2009, the eReading software by Lexcycle seemed to be headed for the rubbish heap. Now, Amazon has released an updated version of the App.
Nov 11
Amazon orders more Kindle Fires
RegHardware says Amazon has increased its order for the 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet from 3.5-million units to 5-million. The devices are to be manufactured and shipped before the end of 2011. The $199 tablet is touted as the first major threat to Apple’s iPad, though industry insiders say that it’s the Fire’s price and not …
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