The Register reports on the rumored division in Barnes and Noble books and eBooks.
Apr 27
eBook Revolution Update.
Warren Adler for the Huffington Post tells us to disregard the hype about an eBook Monopoly. (It ain’t gonna happen…)
PCMag suggests publishers clean up their eBooks (typos, etc.) now that digital publishing is here to stay.
Channel7News says eBook prices may drop for the short term.
GalleyCat posted on Sony’s offer of a free Harry Potter eBook with a Sony eReader purchase.
Apr 26
Digital Rights Management dying with the Agency Model.
Some fallout from the Department of Justice’s anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and the big six co-conspirators. And it isn’t all bad…some adjustment sure, but…
Hypergrid explains why Tor Books has dropped digital rights management (DRM) on its eBook titles.
Gizmodo offers the case against DRM on eBooks in a post by Charlie Stross.
Apr 25
eBook Readers Reviewed
PCMag reviews the new Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight. (An E Ink device you can read in the dark.)
And Pocket-Lint offers an Amazon Kindle Touch 3G Review.
Apr 24
Kindle Touch Reviewed
MSNTech&Gadgets reviews the latest addition to eReading in the UK – the Amazon Kindle Touch.
Apr 23
Reading alternate file formats on Kindle Fire.
TidBITS has a post for Kindle Fire owners who want to read EPUB, PDF and Mobipocket format eBooks on their Android (os) device.
Apr 22
The Future for eBooks!
TechCrunch offers an entertaining and optimistic view of the eBook Revolution and the future to come.
Apr 20
eBook News Update
TheStar.com says that Canadian lawyers have now joined in the suit against price-fixer Apple and publishing co-conspirators.
Our friend Jorgen dropped by with a link to Rocket Bomber where writer Matt Blind outlines some of the reasons that a bricks and mortar store beats Amazon’s digital might.
According to the Financial Post Apple wants to go to court to defend itself against U.S. Justice Department charges that it was involved with a price-fixing conspiracy.
Apr 19
The parties to the eBook price-fixing law-suit take their positions.
Prospectus News updates us on the early positioning in the U.S. Department of Justice anti-trust lawsuit for price-fixing against Apple and publishers Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, the Hachette Book Group, Pearson and Macmillan.
Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have agreed to settle with the JOD. Hachette and HarperCollins is prepared to pay back about $51-million from the estimated $100-million crime. Simon and Schuster is negotiating restitution with the states.
Apple and the others appear to be willing to fight.
Apr 18
Are eBook Wars Ahead? Maybe but there will be affordable eBooks too.
The Atlantic predicts the eBook Revolution may be headed toward a Book War as a result of the U.S. Justice Department’s anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and its price-fixing co-conspirators.
While it may get rough for a time it is only going to get better for the consumer. Even with the dirty dealings and artificially high prices, the eBook Revolution has been and continues to be a global phenomenon. We’re bound to see some real fireworks now as the mainstream is finally offered fair and affordable eBooks and the devices to read them on.
Is it good for readers? You bet. Just ask anyone who has joined the revolution and you’ll find another happy consumer who is reading more than ever before.
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