Kobo eReader, sets the bar for low cost ebook ereader

Kobo books  Hands on with the Kobo eReader, setting the bar for low cost ebook..

Barnes and Noble Nook e-reader

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  Barnes & Noble Updates E-Reader to Fix Frozen Screen (Update1)...

Easy readers: Kindle, iPads more than novel ideas

E-books lure fans by the volumes

By Matt Frassica • mfrassica@courier-journal.com • April 19, 2010

Sarah Ruml has already given up on paper books. The Kindle is all she needs.“They're better than regular books,” Ruml, 38, said of e-readers like Amazon's Kindle. “They're lighter, and if you're trying to get under your covers to read, you can just use one hand. The page doesn't have that gutter (the space between the edge of the text and the page binding). You can read faster.”
Also: the bookstore is always open, and what you buy doesn't stack up in the house.

DRM and Copyright

Can You Survive a Benevolent Dictatorship?

The press loves the iPad, but beware Apple's attempt to shackle your readers to its hardware
By Cory Doctorow -- Publishers Weekly, 4/19/2010

Family tech: In with the e-reader, out with the bookshelf

By Mark Stout For the News & Messenger

Published: April 17, 2010 » 0 Comments | Post a Comment

Children today might find a vinyl record in the attic and ask, "What's this?" Their children are likely to hold up a book and ask the same question.

E-books are wildly gaining in popularity.

Australia and eBooks

• Australia and eBooks 
  
  
  Kim Carr’s eBook working group is a joke By Renai LeMay There is an enormous amount of effort going on in the Australian technology community and the book publishing industry as both sides of the game work out how to transition to the new digital reality — as Delimiter’s recent feature article on the topic made clear.
  Take Central Book Services, which has launched its ECO Reader device in Australia to stimulate demand, or the recent launch of the BeBook readers.
• Australia and eBooks 
  
  
  DRM is clouding Australia’s eBook market By Renai LeMay retailers who sell eBooks.
  
  So, in order to read an eBook, I am forced to choose an eBook platform, and then look for a retailer who will support the platform.
• Australia and eBooks 
  
  
  Keeping the magic alive: Australia and eBooks Tags: amazon, author...
• Apple iPad Apps 
  
  
  5 amazing iPad e-books for kids by Rick Broida

Apple iPad Alice in Wonderland a hit with reviewers

Digitalbook - recent changes

• Apple iPad Apps Today 2:12 pm
  'Alice' app for iPad points the way toward a new generation of pop-up books
  A video clip depicting some of app's features, posted April 12, has garnered more than 22,000 views on YouTube. Among reviews of the app, Ipadmodo calls it "clearly one of the must buy apps for the iPad platform," while Mashable says it "Shows Why E-Books Are Cool," and Gizmodo calls it "The Cleverest iPad Book Yet.... For the first time in my life, I'm blown away by an interactive book design."
  Alice for the iPad is available in a free "lite" version or in a full version for $8.99.
• Apple iPad released Today 2:10 pm
  Apple delays iPad worldwide release April 15, 2010 
• ebooks, technology, in the future... Today 3:19 am
  Basics of HTML5...Seven concrete areas of opportunity: New semantics
• ebooks, technology, in the future... Today 3:02 am
  Enhanced Opportunites for Publishers via HTML5 
• Barnes and Noble Nook e-reader Yesterday 2:25 pm
  Best Buy to sell B&N’s Nook e-reader from April 18 Submitted ..