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Ebook Buyer’s Guide: Know When to Buy an eReader and When to Wait

Ebook Buyer’s Guide: Know When to Buy an eReader and When to Wait

Updated: April 12, 2012 Mac Rumors has an awesome site that collects rumors around the internet to help people decide whether should buy a Mac product or when they should Wait. I figured we needed one for ebook readers. The following is a list of the most popular ebook readers on the market with my(…)

Wednesday Midday Links: New Ereading Devices

Wednesday Midday Links: New Ereading Devices

  Kobo and BN debuted new Touch devices and Kindle popped in to say that its Kindle with special offers is now available in the 3G version. The Kobo at $129. Uses infrared touch technology which means that there are infrared sensors that perceive your finger (or other object) within the sensory field (the screen)(…)

Dear Jane:  What’s Coming Next for eBooks?

Dear Jane: What’s Coming Next for eBooks?

This post is inspired by Mike Cane’s post about what we are waiting for in ebooks. Blio:   Blio is the brain child of Ray Kurzweil and everyone was super excited about it when it was first announced.   I had my own ebook tingles which waned as the software platform became more nebulous and when I(…)

Monday Midday Links: UK Retailers and Publishers Begin Pricing Battle

Monday Midday Links: UK Retailers and Publishers Begin Pricing Battle

When Amazon opened its Kindle store earlier this year, a huge price war broke out amongst the major chains forcing ebook prices down to 50% or lower than the retail price. Hachette is the first publisher to push back and institute “agency” pricing. The UK retailers, however, have reacted by removing Hachette from the online(…)

Wednesday Midday Links: Kristan Higgins’ All I Ever Wanted Digital Edition Makes Bestseller List

Wednesday Midday Links: Kristan Higgins’ All I Ever Wanted Digital Edition Makes Bestseller List

USA Today bestseller list is now counting ebook sales when compiling the list.   Harlequin Books tweeted that Kristan Higgins made the USAToday list today at #102 for her ebook edition.   It’s the ebook edition because of the (E) notation and the $6.99 price point (the paperbook is $7.99).   There are other (E) editions on the(…)

Author Alert: Are Publishers Requiring Authors to “Opt In” to Google Book Settlement

According to the Alliance for Arts in Canada, publishers are rewriting contracts to require authors to “opt in” to the Google Book Settlement.   Is anyone seeing this in the US, UK or other publishers? Please check in (you can do so anonymously). In other Google Book Settlement news, the Department of Justice is sending out(…)

Google Enters the Ebook Market

Google Enters the Ebook Market

The idea of ownership of ebooks is quite ephemeral. There is no resale. No return. No sharing. Essentially a reader’s right of first sale is totally obliterated by a digital book. I joked with someone the other day that you really only have a leasehold interest in the digital book for your life or the(…)