Tuesday, September 21, 2010

e-books and the Apple iPad

  • Do we really want to curl up with an e-book? Today 7:02 am
    5 Reasons You Need an Ereader Tuesday - 12:00PM by GeekSugar
  • Apple iPad as e-reader Today 7:00 am
    If iPad Wants to Be All the E-Reader It Can Be ... {http://www.macnewsworld.com/images/rw214547/...
  • Who needs publishers, bookstores or even books? Today 6:47 am
     How to Digitize Your Textbooks {http://s.huffpost.com/contributors/hack-college/headshot.jpg...
  • Barnes and Noble business Yesterday 8:53 pm
    Can Barnes & Noble (BKS) Survive the Kindle, iPad and eReader Push? Kindle's electronic book...
  • Apple iPad Apps Yesterday 7:16 am
    No clear winner among iPad e-reader apps  By WALTER MOSSBERG THE WALL STREET JOURNAL S...
  • Apple iPad Apps Yesterday 7:03 am
    iNewspaper: The Next iPad Service? Paul Suarez, PC World Sep 19, 2010 7:42 am {http://images.pcw...
  • e-reader Sales Figures Monday, 9:43 pm
    ...It's different than the early days of digital music. The first iPod from an electronics standp...
  • e-reader Sales Figures Monday, 9:42 pm
    E-books: A new chapter begins Kobo CEO says... everything in publishing  Lastpublishi...
  • Sony Readers Monday, 8:12 pm
  • Sony e-reader – hands on EVENT REVIEWS, FEATURED, GADGETS & GIZMOS — BY JACK RATCLIFFE ON SE...
  • Apple iPad as e-reader Monday, 6:53 am
    iNewspaper: The Next iPad Service? Paul Suarez, PC World Sep 19, 2010 7:42 am {http://images.pcw..
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Saturday, September 18, 2010

Stephen Fry and Our Transmedia Reading Future

  • ebook Publishing just now
    Stephen Fry and Our Transmedia Reading Future By Tim Carmody ...
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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Sony e-reader has Touch Screen


  • Sony Readers Today 9:07 am
    =SonyHow The Sony Reader’s New E-Ink Touchscreen Works By Nick Bro...
  • Sony Readers Friday, 7:15 am
    =Sony shows Amazon how to do touchscreen ebooks= Takes the shine ...
  • Sony Readers (Reverted to Sep 2, 2010 9:22 pm: New text too narrow) Friday, 7:11 am
    =Sony shows Amazon how to do touchscreen ebooks= Takes the shine ...
  • Sony Readers Friday, 7:09 am
    =Sony shows Amazon how to do touchscreen ebooks= Takes the shine ...
  • ebook availability Friday, 7:06 am
    Fall preview: Publishing || The latest version of the Amazon Kindl...
  • Future of the Book Sep 7, 2010 7:06 am
    September 6, 2010, 12:00 PM ET William Gibson On the Future of Pub...
  • Future of the Book Sep 6, 2010 8:21 pm
    ... Tony Blair... can can these blockbusters... world of books?Asb...
  • Future of the Book Sep 6, 2010 8:18 pm
    Harry Potter, Tony Blair... can these blockbusters save the world ...
  • Bookstore eBook Dilemma Sep 3, 2010 8:06 pm
    ...From my perspective, ebooks and ereaders are an alternative - a...
  • Bookstore eBook Dilemma Sep 3, 2010 8:03 pm
    Are bookstores dead? By Dennis Posadas on September 3, 2010 9:21 ...
  • Bookstore eBook Dilemma Sep 3, 2010 7:59 pm
    Are bookstores dead? By Dennis Posadas on September 3, 2010 9:21 ...
  • Sony Readers Sep 2, 2010 9:22 pm
    Sony's Pocket Edition e-reader is coming to Australia. Sony brings...
  • Future of the Book Sep 2, 2010 9:54 am
    To Self-Publish or Not to Self-Publish Jun. 9 2010 - 9:52 am | Bo...
  • ebook Prices Sep 1, 2010 9:58 pm
    Amazon confirms that Australians will still pay more for eBooks by...
  • Kobo books Sep 1, 2010 9:04 pm
    E-Reader Price Wars: Kobo Tries to Keep Up Borders drops the price...
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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Future of the Book and Self Publishing

  • Amazon.com v. Book publishers just now
    Wylie, Random House settle e-books dispute, but Godin goes his own...
  • Future of the Book 4 minutes ago
    = To Self-Publish or Not to Self-Publish= {http://s.huffpost.com/...
  • Kobo books Yesterday 2:29 pm
    eBooks by Kobo for iPhone and iPad August 26, 2010, 6:24 PM EDT By...
  • Future of the Book Yesterday 7:34 am
    iPadsiWork update enables iBooks self-publishing by Jim Dalrymple ...
  • ebooks and p-books will co-exist Friday, 10:12 pm
    The digital era has not made publishers defunct The services we pr...
  • ebooks and p-books will co-exist Friday, 10:05 pm
    E-books enticing but they can’t go everywhere By GAIL LETHBRIDGE ...
  • Amazon Kindle Friday, 7:35 am
    WANTED: Amazon Kindle, 3rd Generation BY Dan NosowitzTue Aug 24, ...
  • Apple iPad as e-reader Friday, 7:32 am
    iPad quickly adopted as e-reader on Wattpad Smartphones widely use...
  • Future of the Book Friday, 7:25 am
    ...An even better option is to walk to your local library, which ca...
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Thursday, August 26, 2010

E-Readers about to explode the market

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Saturday, May 8, 2010

Google Editions due in June

  • Google's e-books entry unlikely to lower pricesGoogle will open an online bookstore, Editions, in July.Google will open an online bookstore, Editions, in July.

    SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Google Inc.'s entry into the electronic book market is not completely unexpected, as it has been scanning and sparring over digital rights over out-of-print books with publishers and authors for years.
    But with Google now confirming it plans to join the e-book frenzy with Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and others, via a new service this summer called Google Editions, one wonders what advantages will it really have versus its entrenched rivals. See Google news here.
  • Google Books just now
    Oz publishers like Google e-bookstore GORDON FARRER May 6, 2010 {h...
  • Apple iPad Technologies Today 12:03 pm
    As Steve Jobs goes out of his way to badmouth Adobe Flash and keep it off both the iPhone and the iPad, Apple is developing its own Flash alternative. Apple building its own Flash, says rogue Tweeter Coding web apps w...
  • Do we really want to curl up with an e-book? Today 11:59 am
  • The proliferation of digital media and e-reading devices has notappeared to ring a death knell for old-fashioned bound paper and ink.
    Books taking on all comers Hollie Shaw, Financial Post Published:...
  • Apple iPad early progress Yesterday 6:04 pm
  • Tap, tap, tap.
    All the PCs and laptops are basically not being used. All the Macs are not being used. All have been powered off.
    Everyone in the family is waiting for their turn at the iPad.
    What iPads Did To My Family Posted at 02:50 PM in Technology Debat...
  • Borders eBooks Yesterday 5:48 pmTwo significant steps were announced yesterday for the advancement of the eBook phenomenon in Australia -- the imminent launch of Borders eBooks and a move by retail chain Dymocks to make its eBooks available in the DNL and ePub formats. Dymocks e-reader too expensive.
    Two big steps for eBooks in Australia By Renai LeMay Friday, 07 Ma...
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Monday, May 3, 2010

Apple iPad 3G and e-reader rivals Kobo and Nook updated


Apple iPad 3G: Review Roundup

Reviewers are quick to offer tips and workarounds for early buyers of the newest iPad.

The reviews are in: here are our favorite bloggers' early reactions to Apple'smouthfullishly-named iPad with Wi-Fi+3G. In IT Blogwatch, your humble blogwatcher summarizes their verdicts for your reading pleasure. Not to mention an impossible helicopter...
  • Apple iPad Technologies Today 2:22 pm
    The iPad 3G: Is the extra $130 worth it? The new version of Apple'...
  • ebook Publishing Today 2:16 pm
    How to Pair Smashwords and Scribd for Ideal E-Book Strategy {http:...
  • Kobo books Today 2:14 pm
    Kobo ebook reader now in stores Posted by digitalhome on May 3, 20...
  • Barnes and Noble Nook e-reader Today 2:13 pm
    B&N delivers meaty Nook update, teases iPad app by David Carno...
  • ebook Sales Today 2:10 pm
    Rise of the e-book presents major challenges for future of publish...
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**Featured:** Apple iPad Apps:

Browsing the aisles of Apple's iBookstore

E-book store has potential, but there are early missteps
by Kirk McElhearn, Macworld.com

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