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Kindle Fire
July 17, 2011

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

JaneEbooksereader device / Google eBooks / Kindle / Kobo / nook color / Nookcolor / Sony Reader40 Comments

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 ... more >

Kobo touch backs
May 25, 2011

Wednesday Midday Links: New Ereading Devices

JanePublishing Newsdigital rights management / Google eBooks / Kindle32 Comments

  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 ... more >

Blio
September 26, 2010

Dear Jane: What’s Coming Next for eBooks?

JaneDear JaneBlio / Copia / Google eBooks11 Comments

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 >

The Book Depository
September 20, 2010

Monday Midday Links: UK Retailers and Publishers Begin Pricing Battle

JanePublishing NewsAgency pricing / book prices / Google eBooks / Kobo / Mills & Boon17 Comments

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 ... more >

June 10, 2009

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

JaneBook ReviewsGoogle Book Settlement / Google eBooks / lawsuits12 Comments

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 ... more >

June 7, 2009

Google Enters the Ebook Market

JaneEbooksEbooks / Google / Google eBooks13 Comments

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 ... more >

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