Digital Book World reports on departing Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch leading the management changes that are occurring eerily in conjunction with the bookseller’s recent move out of eBook Reader Nook Device manufacturing. (Though B&N will continue selling the profitable Nook eBooks.)
Jul 08
Kobo Aura HD reviewed at PC Advisor
Kobo’s premium E Ink eReader the Aura HD with front light continues to get excellent reviews. PC Advisor has its say at the link.
Jul 07
eBooks impact textbook publishers.
USA Today posts on the eBook Revolution’s impact on the textbook industry.
Jul 05
eBook News Update
Oregon Live says a deal between the Oregon Department of Education and myON will give kids FREE access to thousands of eBooks.
Comic Book Resources posted that Image Comics will ditch DRM for its digital comics.
According to a Mobile Commerce News story Edutainment Systems has announced that an augmented reality service for its digital book app (that includes 3D animation) is ready and available to the public.
KCCU.org says that authors have lost their class-action status in their ongoing case against Google.
Jul 04
eBooks won’t drive paper books to extinction.
ECommerce Times updates us on the eBook Revolution and describes some of the long-term impact it’s having on traditional publishing.
Jul 03
Amazon awarded patent for eBooks DVD extras.
Wired.co.uk says Amazon has been awarded a long-awaited patent (first applied for in 2010) for DVD extras for eBooks.
The additional material could come from publishers or from trusted sources, and consist of interviews, various media clips with related information (maps, character portraits, etc.) or alternate story lines.
An interesting and much anticipated development that will require a full-color Kindle Fire to enjoy.
Jul 02
eBook Bestseller prices fall.
Digital Book World has posted that after several weeks on the rise there has been a sudden drop in eBook bestseller prices. Discounts and lower-priced Indie eBooks are named as the cause.
Jul 01
eBook “shorts” or “singles” are on the rise.
The Wall Street Journal says that eBook “shorts” (or “singles“) are on the rise.
Jun 30
Tech coming to connect authors and readers.
Publishers Weekly reports on tech developments that will allow authors to reach out to readers in a “customized online social experience.”
Jun 28
eBook Revolution Update
NDTV Gadgets says the Kindle Paperwhite eBook reader and Kindle Fire HD tablets are now available at Amazon.in.
Digital Book World reports that American publishing revenues are rising abroad thanks to the eBook.
Wired says big publishers think genre fiction is the future for eBooks. (A publisher no-brainer since genre titles, a lot of them Indie, have fueled the eBook Revolution from the start.)
The San Francisco Business Times says digital publishing software maker Inkling has raised $16-million in venture funding.
The Bookseller focuses on the eBook royalty debate. (Authors are suddenly waking up to what most of the eBook Revolution has been aware of since day one. Publishers stand to make a lot more money selling eBooks than they did selling paperbacks and hard covers… The same publishers who swore they’d go broke because of eBooks.)
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