GoodeReader reports on developments over at US bricks and mortar book giant Borders. Rumor has it that they’re preparing to file for bankruptcy. Anyone who watched the general economic meltdown over the last couple of years knows that ‘bankrupt’ rarely means ‘the end’ for large corporations. It will be interesting to see whether a new …
Category: eReaders
Machines that read eBooks, Business eDocuments, ePapers, etc.
Feb 12
Saturday eBook Revolution Reading
PRWeb has an update from BooksForNooks.com announcing the successful launch of their BooksForMyKindle site. (All to take advantage of the devices’ eBook lending features.) BusinessInsider asks 10 HUGE Questions about the Apple iPad 2. PCWorld provides some insight into the pitfalls of buying eBooks in the early days of the eBook Revolution. (The Growing Pains …
Feb 11
Valentine’s Day and the eBook Revolution
TechShout says Barnes and Noble announced that the Nook is in stock and ready to ship for Valentine’s Day. Suite101 posted on retailers putting a romantic spin on eBook Readers. And the Daily Mail is saying authors are giving themselves a Valentine’s gift by publishing independently to bypass agents and publishers.
Feb 10
eBook Revolution Goes Mainstream Across the Pond
InternetRetailing reports on the arrival of the £52 View Quest Mediabox 5in Media Tablet at the Asda Direct website. That £52(US $84) price tag is intended to entice the British ‘mid-market’ consumer to join the eBook Revolution. At half the price of the least expensive Kindle, it’s likely to prove a winner. Our friend Jorgen …
Feb 08
Apple App story continued…
We mentioned a change to Apple Apps that apparently signaled either the end to Kindle for iPad, or a much diminished profit for Amazon. AppleInsider has Apple’s response to these charges. Apparently, they have made changes to their App policy that got Sony’s Reader App rejected (to start the whole story), but are insisting on …
Feb 07
New Apple iPad Apps Eat Third Party Profits
PCWorld reports on Apple’s recent changes to its Apps policy that saw the rejection of the Sony Reader App, and now might imperil Amazon’s Kindle presence on the iPad. The changes will only allow eReader Apps that support in-App purchases that amount to 30% of the cover price going to Apple. Since the agency model …
Feb 05
More eBook Revolution News
BBC offers a news story and video that give five arguments for and against libraries in a digital age. ABC.net.au talks relevance and adaptation for comic books in an interview with David Steinberger – CEO of digital comic site, comiXology. CultofMac posts on iPad’s impact in Japan where space is a premium so tablets and …
Feb 04
eBook Revolution Headlines
BetaNews reports Apple’s recent changes to the way they allow third-party eBook Apps to operate on the iPad is creating an unfair business environment for publishers that will stifle the burgeoning eBook market. BusinessWeek says Indie authors might be held liable if eBook distributors go bankrupt and delete their customers’ accounts. (Tempest in a teapot …
Feb 03
10 Reasons eBooks are Better than Books. (According to Shadowlocked.com)
Shadowlocked.com offers a somewhat tongue-in-cheek list of reasons why eBooks are better than their paper equivalents. While I may not agree with all the points, the list does contain some amusing truths about books.
Feb 02
eBook Unit Sales to hit $2.7 Billion in 2013
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 …