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.

Jan 24

Apple sabotage in eBook Revolution

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,  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?