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 …
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eBook formats listed and discussed.
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 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 …
Feb 01
Calibre eBook Management Software
Ghacks.net (how do you like that name?) has a post on the FREE Calibre eBook Management Software. The post includes an extensive breakdown of Calibre’s abilities, and should help you streamline your approach to eBook management. Calibre provides lots of flexibility for enjoying your digital library between platforms. I’ve used this software myself, and found …
Jan 31
Amazon Kindle Book sales beat Paperbacks!
PCWorld has a post on Amazon’s report that its eBook sales are outpacing paperbacks. (115 eBooks for every 100 paperbacks sold.) While they don’t divulge the actual number of Kindles they’ve sold, the figures are unlikely to correlate anyway. As the article points out, Amazon’s Free Kindle App is available for purchasing and reading eBooks …
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