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October 21, 2013

Monday News: Tap dancing cover; Ill strikes down internet tax; tablet and ereader ownership on the rise

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / ereader device / Multifunction-Device / sales tax8 Comments

SpecFic 2013 – Thea and Ana are the editors of the 2013 edition of the Speculative Fiction: The Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary.  This will collect the best reviews, essays and commentaries on speculative fiction and all profits go to Room to Read. our goals are as follows: We ... more >

December 17, 2012

Monday News: Algorithm based fiction writing aims for the romance genre; Amazon Select payments decline; Nooks on Sale

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / ereader device / Multifunction-Device / Nook Tablet5 Comments

Nook HD, HD+ Now on Sale at Staples, Target – Nate from the Digital Reader noticed that several stores are discounting the nook devices. Staples, for example, is selling the Nook HD+ for $200. That’s the device with the 9″ screen. The subtext, Nate suggests, is that these stores are ... more >

December 10, 2012

Monday News: Three down, three to go in agency pricing; Mugshot websites under fire; Paywalls increase; FCC urges broader in flight e-device usage

JanePublishing Newsereader device / First-Amendment10 Comments

As of this past weekend, all the settling publishers appear to have abandoned agency agreements with Amazon. Hopefully new deals will be struck between retailers like All Romance eBooks, Books on Board, Kobo and the like so that readers have true opportunity to shop around. [hr color=”light-gray” width=”50%” border_width=”5px” ] ... more >

November 13, 2012

Tuesday News: New retail revenue models for publishing

JanePublishing Newsereader device / subscriptions9 Comments

Bookboard tries Netflix-like model for kids’ ebooks – Bookboard (not to be confused with Books on Board like I initially did upon reading this story) is a new digital retailer designed to deliver Netflix like access to children’s books. It is currently free during the public beta, but the commercial ... more >

October 11, 2012

Thursday News: Bent Objects; Apple destroys secrecy; Questionable free speech issue

JaneUncategorizedAgency pricing / Amazon / ereader device / Free Speech12 Comments

Yesterday around 3-4 pm CST, Amazon engaged in some weird pricing shenanigans with several books (who knows how many) getting a 31% off treatment. Initially some on the Amazon boards thought it signaled the end of agency for Simon & Schuster but after investigating, I noticed that several Macmillan books ... more >

Kindle Paperwhite
October 7, 2012

REVIEW: Kindle Paperwhite

JaneEbooksereader device / Kindle47 Comments

I’ve been reading mostly on my iPhone and iPad having sold my Kindle 3G on Craigslist this past spring. I just wasn’t using it enough.  But when the Kindle Paperwhite went on sale, I had to buy one. There are two versions of the Kindle Paperwhite – one with wifi ... more >

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