Jun 14

eBook Revolution News

GoodeReader has a few rare words from Sony about the future of the Reader Store.

The Montreal Gazette says the U.S. DOJ antitrust lawsuit has reached a crucial stage with Apple executive Eddy Cue giving testimony vital to the defense’s playbook.

More on Eddy Cue’s testimony here at CNET.

Business Day wonders if reading eBooks is better or worse for your eyes than reading ink on paper.

MediaBistro says that pirated copies of Stephen King’s new book Joyland are already being circulated online. This after the king of horror fiction had inexplicably decided against releasing an official eBook version of the book. (He was trying to force people to go to book stores to buy a copy. Did anyone not see this pirated response coming?)

Jun 13

Kindle Paperwhite available in India

NDTVGadgets says Amazon has launched its Kindle Paperwhite eReader in India where it will be available in major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore, etc.

Jun 12

Apple claims 20% of U.S. eBook market.

PaidContent reports on a claim by Apple that it owns 20% of the U.S. eBook market.

Jun 11

Students and professors reluctant to go digital.

Digital Book World says that according to Bowker Market Research students and professors are not ready to adopt digital text books.

Jun 10

Kobo Aura HD eReader Reviewed at Geek Dad

Geek Dad calls the new Kobo Aura HD eReader the “ultimate” for eBook lovers in a review of this cream of the E Ink crop device.

Jun 09

DOJ suit against Apple unlikely to change eBook prices.

The Standard-Examiner says that the U.S. Department of Justice’s price-fixing lawsuit against Apple is unlikely to change eBook prices in the long run, however fair competition is likely to have an impact.

Jun 07

Digital Publishing Update

According to CNNMoney, lawyers for Apple are using the “Devil made us do it” defense citing Amazon’s pricing behavior as their motivation to bilk consumers out of millions in the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit against the iPad designer.

GoodeReader posted on the House of Fiction “Family Tree” launch at Sony eBook Store designed to help readers find titles that are best for them. (Not sure what to think of this one.)

And on the Indie Publishing front…

MothersBoy_3Author G. Wells Taylor has added to his growing list of horror fiction with the release of Mother’s Boy.

SCOTT KEYES returns to his hometown of Sydenham after 20 years away eager to explore the darkness that surrounds his forgotten childhood. His adoptive parents moved him away for his own good, but never explained the circumstances. He soon unlocks a mystery steeped in black magic and written in blood that lures him to a cursed old home where something is waiting and watching for Mother’s Boy.

Haunted horror available for $3.99 at Amazon.com and in multi-format at Smashwords.

Jun 06

Apple made publishers an offer they couldn’t refuse.

More from the U.S. Department of Justice’s anti-trust lawsuit against Apple, this time from CNET.

Publishing executives testified at the ongoing trial that Apple gave them no options when it came to joining the tech-giant’s price-fixing scheme.

Jun 05

Jobs already confident price fixing underway at iPad launch.

CNNMoney has video evidence of Apple’s Steve Jobs talking about eBook pricing after the iPad launch. Looks like the Apple iBooks price fix was already in.

Jun 04

Will lawsuit mean lower eBook prices?

CNBC posts on the U.S. Department of Justice and Apple’s court battle and wonders if it will lead to cheaper eBooks. (The prices have already been plummeting since the suit was first filed…)