Jul 05
A special thanks to Jorgen for dropping by with this link to a most excellent article by Nathan Schneider at Open Letters Monthly entitled In Defense of Memory Theatre.
Read it because it’s a fond farewell to the publishing world that was.
Read it because it’s a warm embrace of the publishing world to come.
Read it because it contains this quote:Â “Modern life, if we can still call it that, occurs as a sequence of gleeful apocalypses.”
Just read it.
Jul 04
Top Ten Reviews has a list of the eBook Readers leading the pack halfway through 2010.
They’ve got it pretty well laid out for quick comparison, and while I notice Kobo eReader is conspicuously absent, it’s still worth a glance if you’re planning to enter the eBook Revolution.
Jul 03
I know that $379 is still a big bite for a lot of us, but seeing Amazon drop the price of its larger format Kindle DX from $489 to $379 is an encouraging note following some dramatic price wrangling between the leading eBook Readers: Kobo eReader, nook and Kindle 2…
This story at The Tech Herald goes on to say that the price drop comes with some upgrades to the machine with the 9.7-inch E Ink display. While I think the price could drop a lot more, the move at least shows that Amazon is stepping away from any contest with Apple’s iPad. iPad is a tablet computer that reads books and the Kindle DX (and siblings) is an eBook Reader.
Do what you do best.
Jun 28
Hey there. I’m going to be away from the machines for this week, so I want to apologize in advance if I miss any new development in the exploding eBook Revolution. While I’m gone please feel free to check out the links below.
Thanks for visiting,
J.C.
The Huffington Post says the Wylie Agency has put all eBook Negotiations on hold. Apparently they’re unhappy with the terms publishers have been offering for eBook Rights.
AppScout says you should check out Your Next Read a web service that helps you plan your summer reading.
International Business Times says Superman is soon going to call the iPad home now that DC Comics is offering its own App Store to service Apple products.
MarketWatch says Shutterfly is prepping to deliver instant Photobooks to your desktop.
ZDNet says that iPhone Kindle Reader now gets audio and video playback. What next, yah?
Jun 28
ZDNet’s Jason Perlow gives us a complete rundown of eBook Reading APPs available for Apple’s iPad in a post entitled “Apple iPad Showdown: Battle of the eReader Apps.” A very thorough article and a must-read for iPad or iPhone users. The iBookstore is not the only game in town.
Jun 27
The Los Angeles Times’ Carolyn Kellogg reports on those venerable Internet pioneers, book bloggers, finally getting their day in the sun as their ‘vibrant’ online communities start to catch the eye of traditional publishers eager to use the platform for promoting new releases.
Read the article here.
Jun 26
eWeek has a post that suggests the long-awaited Plastic Logic Que ProReader may be held back from release once again. (Actually, it’s taking so long to launch that pre-orders are starting to cancel out.)
I agree with the article and think that this is a response to a brand new marketplace, the arrival of the multifunction iPad and recent price wars between E Ink readers Kindle, nook, Kobo eReader and soon Sony.
Que is a beautiful machine, and I know there is a place for its larger format E Ink display and sleek executive lines. I just hope its formidable price tag ($600 range) doesn’t make it obsolete and ahead of its time.
Jun 25
Rafi Mohammed, Ph.D. of The Huffington Post has declared eBooks the official future of digital publishing. Read his article here to judge for yourself if his reasoning is sound.
It’s been a whirlwind year, and the recent developments are very promising, but do you think it’s too early to declare a win for eBooks? I’m still waiting for the eBook Reader priced $99 or less. Then we won’t be in Kansas anymore, yah?
Jun 24
Mashable posted that iPad Sales Topped 3 Million units since it first went on the market less than three months ago. I mention this because it stands to reason that this is the likely motivation for the sudden price war between eBook Readers like Kobo, nook and Amazon Kindle. Since there is clearly a healthy market for dedicated eBook Reading devices, why bother opening a multimedia front in the war?
Jun 23
Bloomberg Businessweek posted a story about Borders Group Inc.’s offer of a $20 gift card with the purchase of the Kobo eReader. The device is one of Borders’ Good, Better, Best Selection that includes the Aluratek Libre eBook Reader Pro ($119.99) and two Sony Readers. Kobo eReader’s industry-low $150 price was passed Monday by Barnes and Noble’s economy class nook eBook reader price drop to $149 and threatened yesterday by Amazon Kindle 2’s price plummet to $189.
The Borders gift card is a great value-added hook to get people into buying eBooks in a market where eBook consumers are filling up on millions of FREE titles, but who hesitate to buy eBooks with seller-proprietary formatting.
We’re going to reach that $99 eBook Reader mark sooner than we ever imagined.
