ZDNet’s Ed Bott tells us how Apple is attempting to sabotage the eBook Revolution by introducing a new proprietary format that locks out the open standard ePub they had previously claimed to fully support.
Jan 23
eReader and Tablet ownership almost doubles!
According to CNN the eBook Revolution continues its conquest of the mainstream marketplace with the gift giving season almost doubling the number of eReader and Tablet owners.
With ownership by adults jumping from 10% in December 2011 to 19% in January 2012, Â you can bet we’ll see half the adult population in possession of an eReader or Tablet by Christmas 2012.
Jan 22
Class-action lawsuit against Apple updated.
The AppleInsider updates us on the class-action lawsuit that says Apple and publishers engaged in a ‘price-fixing conspiracy’ and teamed up to display ‘antagonism’ toward Amazon’s pricing scheme.
(Is it just me or is it hard to feel sorry for any of these guys?)
Jan 20
Friday eBook Revolution Headlines
According to Reuters the American Congress has postponed the Monday vote on flawed anti-piracy legislation (SOPA & PIPA) that provoked the Internet to strike. (Us too…) The shelved legislation could have seriously hampered the Internet’s architecture and freedoms, and started a shift of power back to the old status quo. (It would have impacted the eBook Revolution too.)
eBookMagazine has the scoop on Apple’s iBooks Author publishing tool released yesterday at an ‘Education Event’ in the Guggenheim.
The Daily Beast wonders if tablet Apps and eBooks mean extinction for Pop-Up books.
And check out this MarketWatch video that speculates on the future of Enhanced eBooks. Are they the future or a passing fancy?
Jan 19
eBook Market update.
Apple is holding an “Education Event” at the Guggenheim rumored to center around eBook publishing software for iPad and an iBookstore redesign. Time has a link here.
EContent gives us a short review of the eBook Revolution in 2011.
MarketWatch says eBook ‘discovery’ and sample downloading are booming at public libraries.
eBookNewser posted a list of the top 20 free eBook Apps of the week.
Jan 18
The Internet Goes on Strike!
eBookRumors.com was proud to join thousands of other web sites today in a global strike to protest the flawed American legislation: Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA).
It is an obvious power grab facilitated by connected politicos buckling under pressure from industries that have tried to control digital content since its inception.
Early reports suggest that those responsible for the legislation are now reconsidering if not outright abandoning it. It isn’t over, but they’ll know we’re ready when they try again.
Learn more about it here.
Jan 17
E Ink eReaders are faster than they look…
Here’s a very interesting story and video at Liliputing where a ‘hacked’ Sony PRS-T1 Reader running Google Android shows the true potential of E Ink displays.
Jan 16
Libraries struggle with eBook success…
The Washington Post reports that the eBook Revolution is having a major impact on the public library system.
It’s a case of being too successful for your own good. With limited digital editions to loan, the library waiting lists are growing insanely long for readers willing to wait. And could any wait feel justified if you’re ordering it on your eBook Reader, a device designed to allow you instant access to any published material you want…even without leaving the comfort of your bedroom?
These are growing pains that will eventually be solved as more publishers get aboard the digital revolution, and libraries determine the perfect mix of digital and paper to order on their budgets.
In the meantime, people will just have to be patient (or go buy the title you want).
Jan 15
Kobo Vox eReader/Tablet Reviewed
The Kobo Vox full color tablet is reviewed at TheRightClick.
Jan 13
Publishers less optimistic about eBooks in 2012
PaidContent has a post about a recent poll suggesting publishers are not as optimistic about digital publishing as they were a year ago.
That’s a blast from the past. Remember when publishers vocally denounced eBooks? Well, they’re feeling a little bit nostalgic now that the writing is on the wall. They’re going to have to change the way they do business to remain competitive in the eBook Revolution. First step: Lower the price of eBook titles. (Which means, your profit structure is going to take a hit.)
Just suck it up, publishers. Adapt or die.
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