The Online Journalism Review’s Robert Niles offers us his idea of how a 21st century digital bookstore is going to look and how the bricks and mortar stores we’ve got can remain relevant in the future.
Feb 21
More on eBook Piracy
Personal Finance Bulletin posted on the apparent explosion in eBook Piracy. It seems that Kindle Books, Nookbooks and iPad books are turning up on torrent sites in FREE bundles.
eBook Pirates cannot be stopped by outrage; but, honest eReaders can be encouraged away from the black market by lowering the price of eBooks, removing the DRM and selling the eBooks with as few strings attached as possible.
Feb 20
eBook Piracy continues to flourish.
David Carnoy at CNET Reviews offers an interesting take on eBook Piracy and gives his reaction to finding his own book in the stolen bundle.
Feb 19
NoteSlate Tablet
Ubergizmo posted on the NoteSlate tablet, a 13″ E Ink like device that can be used for writing, drawing and reading.
Check out the NoteSlate website here. The device is expected to ship in June for a low price of $99, so if you can read on it, this is one intriguing development for the eBook Revolution.
Feb 18
Five Reasons eBooks are here to stay.
MinnPost.com offers a list of the Five signs that eBooks are here to stay.
I would add a sixth reason… Any time I tell people over 40 that eBook Readers allow you to adjust font size (e.g. MAKE IT BIGGER), their eyes light up.
Feb 17
Apple Continues to Tighten the Leash.
Jorgen dropped off a link to a post at eBookMagazine that discusses moves Apple is making to control content for iPad and iPhone. Recent updates to Apple’s Apps has put relationships with online eBook retailers like Amazon and Sony in jeopardy. Now they’re going after ‘jail breakers,’ IT savvy users who modify Apple operating systems to suit their needs.
Feb 16
Kindle eBook Reader Updated
ReviewsofElectronics posted on Amazon’s update of the Kindle eBook Reader software. One of the biggest complaints was the difficulty students were having navigating eTexts via the reflowable text available in Kindles and other eBook Readers. It seems the page numbers changed all the time, making Kindle books difficult to use as reference material. More about that and other Kindle updates at the link.
Feb 15
The eBook Revolution in the UK
InternetRetailing has a post outlining the eBook Revolution’s impact in Britain. Looks like things are progressing in the same explosive way they are happening in North America. Mainstream adoption is underway!
Feb 14
Google Books is Strangely Quiet…
So, we mentioned Google purchasing eBook Technologies back in January, not long after the search engine giant opened their online eBook store, Google Books. eBook Technologies specialized in eBook software and held a handful of eBook-related patents.
Since then, the GoogleBooksphere has been kind of quiet. I mean, no discussion of eBook sales, or mention of quarrels with publishers, just relative quiet. This post at GoodeReader suggests that Google is using its new acquisition to build and design a Google eBook Reader.
Feb 13
Borders prepares for the worst.
GoodeReader reports on developments over at US bricks and mortar book giant Borders. Rumor has it that they’re preparing to file for bankruptcy.
Anyone who watched the general economic meltdown over the last couple of years knows that ‘bankrupt’ rarely means ‘the end’ for large corporations.
It will be interesting to see whether a new eBook-friendly Borders can rise out of the ashes.
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