The Christian Science Monitor offers a recap of the Department of Justice’s case against Apple in the eBook price-fixing trial that started today.
Jun 02
Kobo has international aspirations.
GoodeReader offers a story where Kobo goes into detail on its new Aura HD eReader and explains its aspirations regarding the international eBook market.
May 31
eBook Revolution Update
CNET reports that the U.S. Department of Justice and Apple are gearing up for the trial that starts next week to determine whether the iPad creator colluded with publishers to fix eBook prices.
Digital Book World says Indie publishing has lowered the average eBook price across the board. (That’s a good thing, isn’t it?)
Publishers Weekly posted about the publishing industry debate on the impact of eBooks on the marketplace.
The Examiner shines a light on the disinformation put out there by the traditional publishing industry. Traditional publishers claim that sales of eBook and eBook Readers have plateaued because the world needs traditional publishing. The truth is the eBook Revolution is not slowing down–traditional publishing is going extinct. (At least those elements of the traditional publishing fold that refuse to evolve.)
And Digital Book World says Kobo’s international sales eclipse domestic.
May 30
Indie route irresistible to authors.
Digital Book World says that creative control, ease of digital publishing and potential for profits makes the Indie route irresistible to authors.
May 29
Dedicated eReaders still in the game. Kobo Aura HD surges.
ITProPortal reports that Kobo has announced Q1 results showing gains with their Kobo Aura HD eReader driving the growth. (27% of all Kobo devices sold were the Kobo HD Aura.)
This comes on the heels of doom-sayers predicting the end of dedicated eReaders in favor of tablets. Looks like book lovers know what they want.
May 28
Not everyone is happy with Kindle Worlds
The Christian Science Monitor has a post on industry reaction to Amazon’s recent creation of Kindle Worlds and its plans to monetize Fan Fiction. Not everyone is pleased.
May 27
US Publishing Industry to infect eBook Pirates with Malware…
GoodeReader has a frightening story about plans by some in the publishing industry to plant malware in eBooks to catch eBook Pirates by disabling their computer systems.
It’s a disturbing story because you just know these things will find their way onto the computers of law abiding citizens… It would just be a matter of time.
The only way to defeat eBook Pirates is by selling DRM-free eBooks at a reasonable price.
May 25
Toshiba BookPlace Mono eReader Reviewed
GoodeReader has a review and video of the new Toshiba BookPlace Mono eReader.
May 24
Federal Judge sides with U.S. Department of Justice in Apple price-fixing conspiracy case.
DailyTech says a Federal Judge has sided with the U.S. Department of Justice at a preliminary hearing for the Apple Price-fixing Conspiracy law-suit.
May 23
Fan Fiction to live in Kindle Worlds
CNNMoney reports on Amazon’s plan to monetize Fan Fiction via their new “Kindle Worlds” platform. It will be interesting to see if this works, or if it will become a legal nightmare as non-affiliated “writers” use copyrighted characters and story lines for their own ends.
The idea “sounds” good, but it also has the familiar ring of Google’s constant/ongoing/infinite battles with copyright holders over their efforts to sell scanned Google Books. I cannot see this going smoothly.
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