Apr 14
You can see by a MarketWatch.com article that Barnes and Noble continues to think ‘off the shelf.’ In this case, the eBook and book retailer is utilizing its bricks and mortar locations to encourage nook owners to interact with in-store features, exclusive digital-content and specials. Read the post here. I’ve personally seen how eBook reading devices …
Apr 13
Ok. Now we’ve got a post at CrunchGear that says Sharp has announced the upcoming release of a 10.6-inch 3-D LCD display that can be experienced without 3-D glasses. The 3-DÂ touch-screen is still at the prototype stage, but Sharp says it’s perfect for eBook readers, tablet PCs and digital photo frames. I get the tablet …
Apr 12
Here’s an interesting if somewhat pessimistic article over at TechCrunch called “NSFW: I Admit It, The iPad Is A Kindle Killer. I Just Wish It Weren’t Going To Kill Reading Too.” The author is afraid the iPad’s multifunction features will not just make it a more popular device than Kindle, but will make ‘reading’ a …
Apr 10
Looks like the eBook Revolution is in full swing for romance lovers too! Fringe Benefits by Christine Pope is now available as multi-format eBook at Pink Petal Books. Mick Jagger was right. You can’t always get what you want. Katherine Wheeler is finding that out the hard way, after spending six months in Los Angeles …
Apr 09
iSlate.com has a post on Nokia’s plans to bring a Windows 7 touch-screen tablet to the market. With a predicted Autumn release, the plans are for a tablet that will do everything iPad can and cannot do. (Basically all of iPad 2.0’s upgraded functions.) Read the full story here. If Apple’s assertion is correct that they can’t …
Apr 08
BusinessWeek posted some book and eBook sales figures that bode well for the eBook Revolution while suggesting alarming trends for the traditional publishing industry. With eBook sales rising rapidly, the pressure is on the traditional publishing houses to get with the program and develop business models that suit the technological advances. It looks like the …
Apr 07
Remember about a year ago when all we talked about was the Amazon KINDLE? Well, now we’re going on about the iPAD. I guess it’s still exciting so what the heck? (And at least we’re not saying ‘rumored Apple Tablet’ anymore… I was starting to gag on that one.) Here’s a very detailed post at Gizmodo.com.au called …
Apr 06
The good news is in for independent authors and publishers. Smashwords‘ eBook titles have been shipped and can now be purchased through iPad at the Apple iBookstore. Read the release here. This is the latest distribution deal for the independent author and publisher platform that caps off a fantastic run where Smashwords founder Mark Coker …
Apr 05
Here’s the first tally at CNNMoney. An impressive 300,000 iPads went to early adopters on the first day of sales. That’s a lot of potential readers suddenly joining the eBook Revolution. So far, the iBookstore is off limits to all but iPad owners. I look forward to the PC version, when they get around to …
Apr 04
Thanks Jorgen for a link to an article at the Arizona Republic that outlines some of the changes and challenges facing publishers and authors in the eBook Revolution. An informative read on this Easter Sunday.
