Jun 29
According to GoodeReader Smashwords is partnering with libraries to turn them into publishers.
ValueWalk tells you how to read Kindle books on other eReaders and hand-held devices.
The Globe and Mail reports on Indigo’s CEO saying that books are still giving eBooks a run for the money.
MediaBistro passes along the rumor that Google is working on a 10″ tablet.
Jun 28
CNNMoney has information and video on Google’s release of its $199 Nexus 7 tablet. The machine seems primed as direct competition for Amazon’s Kindle Fire and boasts similar, if improved, features.
I think that with the plodding start and presence of Google eBooks in an rapidly expanding marketplace, we were all expecting to see a more dynamic response to the eBook Revolution from the search engine giant . I think the $199 Nexus 7 qualifies.
Jun 27
MediaShift reports on the impact that the eBook Revolution is having on old business relationships as libraries race to adopt the new technology but find themselves blocked by inflexible publishers.
Jun 26
OverDrive says that student adoption of eBooks is on the rise at schools.
GoodeReader says Amazon has its sights set on creating its own retail stores.
According to the Washtington Post, Apple and its gang of price-fixing publishers have taken the position in the DOJ anti-trust lawsuit that they were just forcing the price of eBooks up so that they could maintain a fair marketplace and to keep Amazon from eventually forcing the price up. (Weird logic there…)
And the CBC says the paper industry is taking a hit as people adopt electronic (and therefore paperless) media.
Jun 24
BloombergBusinessWeek says the U.S. Justice Department has set a 2013 court date for the Apple anti-trust lawsuit.
Jun 22
The Christian Science Monitor says Penguin is finally returning its eBooks to the library.
GoodeReader says the Reading Rainbow is coming to iPad.
The DroidGuy reports that Samsung will upgrade its Readers Hub app by offering its own eBook service.
Also according to GoodeReader Random House is merging top Canadian publishing houses McClelland & Stewart and Doubleday into one entity.
Jun 21
GoodeReader goes into some detail on the new Microsoft Surface, and tells us how it will function as an eReader. (Also, remember Microsoft’s recent $300-million ante into Barnes and Noble’s Nook eBook Reader and tablet division. There is much more going on here than meets the eye.)
Jun 20
GoodeReader offers specifics and video on  the new Surface Tablet from Microsoft rumored to be a real challenger to market leader Apple iPad.
Jun 19
Zdnet reports that The Association of American Publishers says adult eBook sales are up $282.3-million in 2012 and adult hard cover sales fell short at $229.6 million.
This is a first for the publishing industry and suggests good times are ahead for the eBook Revolution. The reason for the switch? The AAP suggests it’s the trade and mass-market paperback audience shifting to digital.
Jun 17
We’ve been sent a link to an excellent feature at the Nation called “The Amazon Effect” that provides some background on the giant that has supercharged the eBook Revolution.
