The HuffingtonPost has a detailed feature by Robert J. Elisberg that looks at the newest crop of competitors in the eBook Revolution. He talks Amazon Kindle(s), Barnes and Noble Nook(s) and the Pandigital Nova.
Oct 19
The Kobo Vox for $199
eBookNewser has the story on the Kobo Vox Tablet now on sale for $199. (The same price as Kindle Fire. Can anybody say tablet war? Or Price War?)
The Vox has a 7-inch color touch screen with Android and is ready to play eBooks, apps, video games, music and just about everything other than movies.
The Vox has a October 28th shipping date, a good two weeks earlier than the Kindle Fire’s November 15th.
One wonders what Barnes and Noble is cooking up?
Oct 18
Amazon leaves agents and publishers out of the loop.
The New York Times has this story about Amazon.com skipping past agents and publishers and approaching authors directly with offers of lucrative publishing deals.
This is something that the publishing status quo has long feared, and the rest of us know is overdue.
While the old power brokers lament this development, one wonders what they are doing to stay relevant and current? Forcing eBook prices up, and clinging to their old stables of authors?
It’s time for them to think outside the box and start looking for dark horses in the long list of Indie authors who are publishing and selling at Amazon. (I’m sure they’d all consider a book deal… if the status quo remembers how to publish an unknown author…)
Oct 17
British Library irks British booksellers for Amazon deal.
The BBC reports on a recent dispute between the British Library and British booksellers over a recent move by the institution to allow links from its list of 13-million titles to Amazon where readers can order the books for purchase.
The booksellers say that the British Library has a responsibility to support the independent bookseller instead of a “aggressively commercial organization.”
While the story doesn’t specify ‘Kindle‘ sales, one can imagine it will just be a matter of time.
Oct 16
A $189 tablet from Epesitec.
Liliputing says tech company Epesitec is releasing a 7-inch, full color tablet priced to sell at $189.
This price is clearly intended as a shot across the bow of Amazon’s new $199 Kindle Fire tablet.
It remains to be seen if Epesitec’s android device can compete.
Oct 15
The Evolution of the eBook Revolution
Many thanks to our friend Jorgen who dropped in with a link to a New York Times feature on the evolution of the eBook Revolution.
Here the writer Alexandra Horowitz laments the questionable future of the old standard: the footnote.
Oct 14
WH Smith adopts the Kobo eReader
The guardian.co.uk reports on the WH Smith announcement that it will join the eBook Revolution by signing a distribution deal with Kobo.
The book retailer will sell two versions of the popular Kobo eReader in an effort to support its list of traditional book titles.
The move will expose WH Smith patrons who adopt the technology to 2.2 million titles and 1 million free eBooks.
Oct 12
Barnes and Noble scraps with DC over Amazon deal.
Techdirt has a post on a recent spat between Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com regarding the sale of DC comic books that ended with B&N removing 100 DC comic titles.
This over a deal DC signed to give Amazon exclusive ePublishing rights to the digital versions of those comics.
Sounds like the pressure is getting to Barnes and Noble. They should focus on getting the next nook onto the market.
Oct 11
Download a library book to your Kindle.
ars technica offers this step by step (hands on) review/how-to on checking out a library book using the Amazon Kindle. The service is still relatively new so it may not be available in your area, but it is rather exciting just the same.
Oct 10
Google eBook Store opens in the UK. Canada and Australia later…
The BookSeller says that Google has launched its long-awaited UK eBook Store and will open storefronts in Canada and Australia… soon.
Read more at the link.
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