Feb 15

eBook Revolution Update

YahooNews says Amazon shares are climbing on optimism over growing Kindle eBook sales that show digital publishing is more popular than earlier projections suggested.

Reuters reports that Apple stands to lose BIG if it goes it alone against the US Department of Justice after all of its accomplices in the price-fixing scheme have already jumped ship.

GoodeReader wonders whether the digital publishing world is ready for a NETFLIX for eBooks.

and GoodeReader offers another post about publishers becoming booksellers.

Feb 14

Doctorow’s problem-versus-fact scenario.

Author and Indie-publishing expert Cory Doctorow had some interesting things to say about eBook Piracy in this GoodeReader post.

Feb 13

Inkling Habitat software to upstage Amazon and Apple.

Bloomberg Businessweek says software developer and eBook seller Inkling has created a Habitat software platform that will make better eBooks than Amazon and Apple.

Feb 12

Tablets slow to catch on in class.

Digital Book World outlines the top three obstacles to tablets being adopted in the classroom. (Obstacle #1 is the usual suspect. Publishers are still over-pricing digital content.)

Feb 11

Overdrive offers free eBook trial to schools.

GoodeReader reports that the eBook lending service provider Overdrive is launching a free eBook trial for schools.

Feb 10

Last of price-fixing publishers settles with DOJ

The Seattle Times reports that the last of Apple’s price-fixing co-conspirators, Macmillan, has agreed to a settlement with the US Department of Justice.

Feb 08

Digital Publishing Update

GoodeReader reports that seniors are re-discovering their love of literature through the adoption of eBook Readers.

DigitalBookWorld says that students are not embracing e-Texts as expected.

Forbes has one of those “not sure what to think of it” stories where Amazon is contemplating the sale of second-hand eBooks. Really?

Feb 06

Microsoft Surface Pro tablet compared.

CNet compares the new Microsoft Surface Pro to the competition in the tablet marketplace.

I think it still fits the definition of an eBook reading device, though it is clearly slanted toward other media.

Feb 05

Librarians and the future of eBooks.

The Atlantic Cities posted on what Librarians can expect in an increasingly digital world.

Feb 04

Digital content on the way from GEN Manga

GoodeReader reports that Free eBooks and Korean comics magazines are coming soon from GEN Manga.