PublishersWeekly posted on the impact of proprietary formatting and digital rights management (DRM) on the eBook Revolution, and wonders whether a unified format is the best future for digital publishing.
Feb 03
eBook Revolution News for Friday
MarketWatch has a story about “Sesame Street” releasing a series of books for Nook Tablet and NookColor.
BesteReaderReview gives the lowdown on the Kindle Fire.
GoodeReader says Graphicly is offering cross-platform eBook distribution to streamline publishing for Indie authors.
PublishersWeekly reports that Random House will commit to eBook Lending if libraries pay a higher price.
Feb 02
Who stopped SOPA and helped save the eBook Revolution
Many thanks to our friend Jorgen who sent us this link to an in-depth TechFreedom article that tells us what the January 18th Internet Blackout was all about, why SOPA and PIPA had to be defeated, and who was responsible for the Internet Victory.
It’s a long article, but worth your time. The eBook Revolution will only flourish on a free Internet.
Feb 01
6 Best eBook Readers!
Northern Voices News offers a list of the 6 Best eBook Readers that are out there waiting for you. Â It’s time to adopt!
Jan 31
eBook Revolution Notes
A note over at BoyGeniusReport says that Barnes and Noble is holding off the release of its new Nook eReader until the spring.
The Telegraph has a report on author Jonathan Franzen’s dislike (is it hatred?) for eBooks. He doesn’t like them and he’ll tell you why. (Though I’m sure he’s enjoying the interest his statement has drawn.)
GoodeReader posted on eReaders expanding the sale of erotic literature.
And read a post at DailyTech that says the traditional publishing industry sees Barnes and Noble’s bricks and mortar stores as their salvation in the digital age.
Jan 30
Transmedia and eBooks a good fit.
Transmedia? This has been in the works for years now, with eBook trailers, images and audio appearing online to promote titles as far back as 2000. But, this BBC video suggests that the diverse promotional media options are coming of age at the same time that eBooks are.
Jan 29
More from Digital Book World
More from last week’s Digital Book World. GoodeReader posted on Amazon sharing some statistics on the Kindle Lending Library and chatting up its new Fire tablet-friendly Kindle Format 8.
Jan 27
Digital Book World ends. Indie Author success stories continue!
PublishersWeekly offers this wrap-up of the Digital Book World conference held this week in New York.
And PublishersWeekly gives us this story from Digital Book World that makes no secret of the fact that the best time to be a writer is NOW. (We’ve been saying that for a while!)
The Verge posted on Toshiba’s announcement that its Android-based eReader, the BookPlace DB50 will hit the Japanese marketplace in February.
A post at Ghacks.net highlights the GonVisor software, ideally suited to viewing comic books, ebooks, or image series on your computer or laptop (and I’m assuming tablet).
Jan 26
What motivates an eBook Pirate?
GoodeReader speculates on the types of people who take part in eBook Piracy, and offers some solutions to the underground movement of digital editions.
I still think the price of eBooks is the biggest motivation for eBook Piracy and illegal file sharing. It’s too easy to justify downloading pirated content when the easily copied, stored and manufactured item is priced similar to its real-world equivalent. (In this case hard covers and paperbacks.)
Jan 25
The eBook Revolution Continues
GoodeReader is on hand for the opening of the major publishing conference Digital Book World 2012 in New York.
Business Standard warns students to prepare for the eBook Revolution after Apple’s recent leap into the eText business.
The Columbia Tribune Daily has more on the battle for eReader supremacy, and the dangerous adoption of proprietary formats.
PCAuthority updates us on the latest book emulators available for iPad. It’s meant to mimic the actual book-reading experience.
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