GoodeReader reports that the battle for market domination continues with Amazon’s desire to own new domain names (“.book,” “.author,” etc.) that opponents say will lead to the Internet giant’s total monopoly in eBook and book sales.
Mar 10
Amazon and Apple to double dip with eBook resales.
GoodeReader reports that both Amazon and Apple have filed patents to sell used eBooks. (Already sounds greedy, doesn’t it?)
Instead of keeping the eBook cover price low and encouraging new purchases, they’re going to create a resale market. I suppose it works as long as they put a cap on the number of times an eBook can be resold.
Since eBooks do not wear out, each title could be resold forever without such a cap, which would represent the main threat to author royalties.
Mar 08
eBook Revolution Update
Digital Book World says that Barnes and Noble Nook will now offer content from Paramount and other major studios in their video catalog.
Comic Book Resources reports that Marvel has moved Unlimited Digital to iPads and iPhones.
TimesUnion updates us on the shift in schools from paper text books to digital.
GoodeReader reviews the “untethered” Google Nexus 7 tablet. (Untethered = device is not locked into any digital content ecosystem. You can download and read in Google Play or purchase from Amazon or B&N through their available apps.)
Mar 07
ComiXology launches Indie platform for digital comics.
Digital Book World posted on a new Indie digital publishing portal offered by Digital Comics Platform ComiXology.
Mar 06
What’s a fair price for an eBook?
Forbes tries to figure out the fair price for an eBook now that the Apple price-fixing conspiracy is moving off the stage, and true competition can begin.
Mar 05
Ectaco Jetbook Color 2 with E Ink Triton 2 Technology.
GoodeReader reports that Ectaco continues to quietly develop color E Ink eReaders as demonstrated by the release of their Ectaco Jetbook Color 2 that uses E Ink Triton 2, the next generation color display screen. Video at the link.
Mar 04
New machine from HP to print while you wait.
GoodeReader has a story about HP getting into the print-while-you wait business.
Mar 03
Print and eBook editions bundled.
GoodeReader has a story about publishers playing the best of both worlds offering print and eBook edition bundles.
Mar 01
Digital Publishing Update
Reuters says Barnes and Noble’s Nook and eBook sales disappointed for the holiday quarter.
BusinessWeek reports that Pearson’s Penguin Unit will have to participate in Apple’s June anti-trust trial.
The eBook Revolution may have doomed another traditional publishing icon, says the Economist, with digital developments pushing the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) into extinction.
GoodeReader posts that Amazon is sponsoring a family reading experience program.
Digital Book World gives a report on digital adoption in the school system.
Feb 28
Tablets and Dedicated eReaders struggle for supremacy.
CNN has a story suggesting that dedicated eBook Readers are feeling the heat from Tablets. There is no doubt that tablets might be outselling dedicated eBook Readers like Nook, Kobo and Kindle, but they will never replace them. While it is true that tablets offer multimedia performance, including eBook reading–eBook reading is one thing that tablets do not do well.
Great for the kids, and plenty of adopters have gone for tablets for that “all in one” experience, but the real readers in the pack will come blinking and squinting back to E Ink. It is true, tablets display magazines and large format, illustrated publications superbly, but you would rarely read either of those for hours at a time.
“Tech Gurus” have been trying to read the last rites for dedicated eReaders since the first Nook Color eReader (tablet) hit the market. Unless the displays on tablets offer E Ink options, then both devices will be on the market for a long time to come.
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