Thanks Jorgen for a link to the Los Angeles Review of Books and a provocative article by Ben Ehrenreich entitled “The Death of the Book.” An excellent Good Friday read.
Category: eReaders
Machines that read eBooks, Business eDocuments, ePapers, etc.
Apr 21
Kindle Library Lending Coming Soon.
DailyTech says Amazon will begin offering a new feature called Kindle Library Lending. (2011 Launch Date Pending.) The service will allow you to visit a participating library and check out an eBook that you can then read at home. The ‘borrowed’ titles will eventually expire but for their duration will allow you to read all …
Apr 20
Writers Charge into the Indie fray…
A GoodeReader story updates us on the explosion of Indie authors taking advantage of the accessibility offered them by the eBook Revolution. There are so many ways for Indie authors to self-publish, that they’ve left the traditional publishers, agents and authors reeling. There’s a new game in town–not so exclusive–and the readers and writers are …
Apr 19
More rumors of an Amazon Kindle Tablet
The rumors continue about a possible Amazon Tablet device designed to take on the Apple iPad head-to-head. Here is a GottaBeMobile.com post that suggests that if Amazon is working toward such a eBook Revolution confrontation, then they’re the only ones capable of taking on the formidable teaming of iPad and iTunes.
Apr 18
More about eBook Piracy
Thanks Jorgen for a link to this Futurebook story that calls into question some of the industry claims about eBook Piracy. In fact, if eBook sales are showing explosive, record growth, how is the rumored “rampant” eBook Piracy impacting it adversely?
Apr 17
Time to embrace the eBook Revolution
The Montgomery Advertiser expands on some of the pros and cons of the eBook Revolution as it enjoys its first year of moving into mainstream dominance.
Apr 16
Weekend eBook Revolution Headlines
LASER launches the EB700 multimedia eBook reader. Read the full PRWire post here. Ghacks.net says Martview is the best PDF eBook Reader. TopComputerTablets.com highlights the Amazon Kindle DX.
Apr 14
eBook Reader Preferences…
GoodeReader.com posted the results of several polls conducted on eBook reader preferences. Some interesting statistics for a slow eBook Revolution news day.
Apr 13
$114 Kindle with Advertising
BBC News (and others) offers a story on Amazon’s launch of a cheaper, ad-subsidized Kindle eBook Reader. This device retails at $114, a full $25 cheaper than the current starter model. Advertisements for product and Amazon specials will be displayed under eBook pages and on the screen saver. I think this (called the “Kindle with …
Apr 11
Enhanced eBooks and Apps Declared Dead
The Bookseller.com offers an interesting story from London Book Fair’s Digital Conference, where Evan Schnittman, Bloomsbury’s m.d. of sales and marketing, caused some debate by declaring enhanced eBooks and Apps dead. Even to the extent of showing a slide with a gravestone saying it: “Enhanced E-books and Apps: 2009 to 2011.” While it was agreed …