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- The iPad, five months later8 September 2010, 12:15 pm
Wayne MacPhail, a Canadian online media professor, has written a piece for the Globe and Mail about how much of a part of his life his iPad remains five months on from its introduction. He talks about all aspects of its use, how when he takes it out at coffee shops people inevitably notice. In [...]...
- Murdoch’s Times paywall continues to be controversial8 September 2010, 11:15 am
It’s no secret I’m not terribly keen on paywalls for Internet newspaper content. I think they don’t work, and they break the hyperlinking that is fundamental to the Internet. So I’m watching the London Times’s paywall experiment with interest. This story from the Independent provides an update of what is known about the project’s success [...]... - Is this the time to take the plunge? New reading devices appear7 September 2010, 4:08 pm
Within the last 60 days there has been a bevy of announcements of new ereading devices. Amazon announced what is popularly called the Kindle 3 and Sony has announced 3 new models — the 350, 650, and 950. How far behind other makers will be is hard to tell, but the upcoming holiday season should [...]... - Seven reasons why you are now the boss7 September 2010, 2:49 pm
Author Scott Nicholson has a guest post over at Zoe Winters’ blog with this title. He says: … the digital era means you are now running the publishing industry. No, not that publishing industry, the one in New York that so many frustrated writers are happy to see in trouble. Though, in truth, it’s sort [...]... - PW Discussion Series: Know your ebook rights7 September 2010, 2:03 pm
Publishers Weekly will be holding a seminar on this topic on September 28. It looks pretty interesting. The panelists are: Jim Milliot, VP Publishers Weekly, moderator; Paul Aiken, Executive Director, Authors Guild; Neil de Young, Executive Director, Hachette Digital; Lloyd Jassin, copyright lawyer; and Scott Waxman, Waxman Literary Agency. Unfortunately I won’t be able to [...]... - Quick Note: new Nook coming? Best Buy offering discount coupons7 September 2010, 1:52 pm
Best Buy is offering a$25 ebook gift card with Nook purchases from today ’till September 11. Ireaderreview thinks that past history shows that this means that the Nook 2 is on the way. They feel that this would fit in well with the launch of B&N’s new Nook mini-stores which are supposed to go into [...]... - Taiwanese boffin lets the blind “see” photos7 September 2010, 1:36 pm
TechEye has an article by TeleRead contributor Dan Bloom about this new development from Taiwanese doctoral student Yu-shuan Peng. He developed Android software to let blind people use a cellphone camera to take flat images and transmit the image, via bluetooth, to a tactile board that will allow the image to take on a three-dimensional [...]... - An Independent Author and an Idea – by Paul Story7 September 2010, 1:17 pm
In writing the following article for Teleread, I followed the example of others; providing facts and figures, links and information that fellow writers might find useful or interesting. When I started researching the subject, reliable data was scarce or obscured by misinformation. Throughout the journey, I will reveal what works and what does not – [...]... - Mike Shatzkin: Publishing moves from B2B toward B2C focus7 September 2010, 1:15 pm
Publishing industry consultant Mike Shatzkin, whose columns are always worth reading even when I don’t mention them here, has a piece looking at new Random House CEO Markus Dohle’s contention that the publishing business (and Random House in particular) will be shifting from a B2B (“Business to Business”) emphasis to a more B2C (“Business to [...]... - Andy Ihnatko: EPUB to come to Kindle in apps?7 September 2010, 12:15 pm
“switch11” on iReader Review quotes tech pundit Andy Ihnatko in an appearance on a podcast saying that there are EPUB reader apps in development for the Kindle: I believe now that there’s an actual app development kit for Kindle .. I have talked to a couple of people who have said that they want to [...]...
- Video: PocketBook IFA 2010 Press Conference (30-minute video)6 September 2010, 9:49 pm
Here is the full PocketBook press conference with Q&A at the IFA 2010 trade show in Berlin. At about 14:00 you can see a live demo of the PB 902. It now has a desktop with widgets that you can swap out. At about 17:00 they demo the TTS. Q&A begins at about 27:00. ywRQV218vsA Source: http://armdevices.net/2010/09/03/pocketbook-ifa-2010-press-conference/... - Video: Sony PRS-650, showing awesome touch screen5 September 2010, 9:29 pm
I filmed this video at IFA here in Berlin: 35yB4qRLcXQ http://armdevices.net/2010/09/05/sony-reader-prs-650-touch-edition/ I tried to show the screen up close and to show its nice features.... - Seriousness Tragic news about Patricia5 September 2010, 8:03 pm
http://cdn0.4dots.com/upload/news/2010-09/avatar8654_1.gifThis is certainly the hardest thing I've ever had to write, and my heart is very heavy trying to find the words. I am very sad to have to tell you that Patricia has died after 2 weeks in hospital. Her partner requested that this be kept private while she was ill, but he has given me permission to share this news now and I felt that her friends would want to know. She was loved by so many of us for her kindness, intelligence, humour, wi... - MobileRead Week in Review: 08/28 - 09/044 September 2010, 10:00 am
It was the week that was. Here's what MobileRead's been talking about since last Sunday: *E-Book General - News* * 3 New Sony Readers announced today, apps coming this fall (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96859) *E-Book Readers - Sony Reader* * New readers: shops, manuals and other offical links (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96878)... - New readers: shops, manuals and other offical links1 September 2010, 2:28 pm
Pocket Edition, PRS-350 Marketing specs: Silver (http://www.docs.sony.com/release/specs/PRS350SC_mksp.pdf), Pink (http://www.docs.sony.com/release/specs/PRS350PC_mksp.pdf) User Guide: English (http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/4257507112.pdf), French (http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/4257507212.pdf), German (http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/4257507312.pdf), Dutch (http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/4257507412.pdf), Spanish (http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/4257507512.pdf), Italian (http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/4257507612.pd... - 3 New Sony Readers announced today, apps coming this fall1 September 2010, 10:48 am
http://cdn0.4dots.com/upload/news/2010-09/Sochi_Black_Front_F-233x300.jpgA couple of blogs have broken the embargo, so I got permission to post this now. Here's the highlights: Sony have updated all 3 current models. All 3 models have the new Pearl screen with an improved touch screen component. They also have 12 dictionaries now (2 English, 10 translation). The Pocket and Touch now has 2GB Flash. The Daily Edition now has Wifi, 4GB Flash. Prices haven't changed ($299, $229, $179). The Android... - MobileRead Week in Review: 08/21 - 08/2828 August 2010, 10:00 am
If you've been a bit too busy to keep up, here are a few of our favorite stories from the past week. *E-Book General - News* * Pandigital Novel (black) review roundup (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95594) *E-Book General - Reading Recommendations* * September 2010 Book Club Nominations (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95451) * September 2010 Mobile Read Book Club Vote (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96039)... - Book Club September 2010 Mobile Read Book Club Vote26 August 2010, 2:42 pm
http://cdn0.4dots.com/upload/news/2009-05/1241317186.jpgHelp up choose a book as the September 2010 eBook for the Mobile Read Book Club. The poll will be open for 5 days. We will start the discussion thread for this book on September 20th. Select from the following books. *The Moonstone* by Wilkie Collins Harry T says: "The Moonstone", published in 1868, is widely regarded as the precursor of the modern mystery and suspense novels. T. S. Eliot called it "the first, the longest, and the best of ...
- Free Giveaway: Get Your Pre-Release Copy of 'Empowered' Exclusively on Kindle7 September 2010, 8:48 pm
Before the book is released to the public on September 14th, download your free copy of Empowered by Josh Bernoff and Ted Schadler of Forrester Research, the organization that brought you Groundswell--a definitive book on leveraging social technologies in your business. It's the new normal. Customers are armed with smartphones,...... - Guest Blogger: Barbara Delinsky7 September 2010, 6:12 pm
Until September 26th, you can download Barbara Delinsky's Family Tree at a discounted price. Here she is, talking about the inspiration for her books: Where do I get the ideas for my books? I am asked that question more than any other, and usually the answer is simple. Current events--the...... - Best of September3 September 2010, 8:47 pm
We debate long and hard every month to decide what books to call best, but September (and October!) are always the heavyweights. It's all about the fiction this month, and a wide range of it too, with Scarlett Thomas's Our Tragic Universe in the spotlight. Have a look at our...... - Cleo: The Cat Who Mended a Family3 September 2010, 6:18 pm
"We're just going to look." Helen Brown had no intention of adopting a pet when she brought her sons, Sam and Rob, to visit a friend's new kittens. But the runt of the litter was irresistible. When Cleo was delivered weeks later, she had no way of knowing that her...... - An Exclusive, New Story from Joyce Carol Oates in 'The Atlantic' Fiction for Kindle Series2 September 2010, 7:36 pm
We're thrilled to announce that the second story featured this month as part of The Atlantic Fiction for Kindle series is by literary great, Joyce Carol Oates. Oates was the 2010 recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. She's also been honored with the...... - The Latest from 'The Atlantic' Fiction for Kindle Series1 September 2010, 4:59 pm
In 2009 we introduced you to The Atlantic Fiction for Kindle series--never-before-published short stories, written by both well-known and up-and-coming authors, that go on sale at the beginning of each month. This month we're featuring stories by Vanessa Hua and Joyce Carol Oates. Vanessa Hua is an award-winning journalist who...... - Slate: Gmail's New Priority Inbox31 August 2010, 10:36 pm
In Slate magazine's recent article "Sorted Affair", Farhad Manjoo explains the new Priority Inbox that will be released into Google's Gmail application today. Essentially, it's a reversed spam filter. Although companies have successfully blocked spam from entering our inboxes, it still manages to become cluttered with legitimate email, says Manjoo....... - 5 Tips for an Eco-Friendly Visit to the National Parks of the West this Fall31 August 2010, 4:47 pm
With school back in session and temperatures cooling off, fall is the perfect time to enjoy an uncrowded trip to one of the national parks of the West. To simplify the planning process and lighten your load on your fall trip to the parks, Fodor’s Travel has just published four...... - What the Kindle Team Is Reading, Part 230 August 2010, 7:20 pm
Uncanny Tales by F. Marion Crawford Seven classic Stories of Ghosts, Vampires, and Witches: This is one of the all-time classic collections of ghost stories by American author F. Marion Crawford. Crawford wrote dozens of novels (many set in Ancient Rome), but today he is best remembered for his classic...... - What the Kindle Team Is Reading, Part 127 August 2010, 7:21 pm
Just finished a Kindle title and looking for your next read? Why not peek into the digital shelves of the people closest to the source--the Kindle Books team themselves. I’m not going to pretend that we’re “experts” on eBooks. I mean, why pretend when you actually *are* an expert? It’s......
- TKC 111 Richard Nash4 September 2010, 12:56 am
News – 1) Scattered reports of Kindle 3 freeze-ups and crashes echo my own experience. Late-breaking news from Abhi indicates Amazon may be working on a software fix soon. 2) Sony announces three new Readers. 3) Staples to begin selling Kindles. Tech Tip – Via A Kindle World, I learn about an easy way to [...]... - TKC Video: K3 Speed Test in Ocean Park28 August 2010, 6:39 pm
In this video, I compare the speed of 3G v. WiFi on a pair of Kindle 3s set up with identical configuration except for the wireless connection. Both are set to enable Java and Images, and cookies and history were cleared before the test. WiFi here at the cottage in Ocean Park, Maine, where the [...]... - TKC 110 Darlene28 August 2010, 12:23 am
News – 1) Early reviews of the Kindle 3 are uniformly positive, including judgments by David Pogue, Wired Magazine, Fast Company, and The Telegraph. 2) The Jackal backpedals with Random House, putting a premature end to a Kindle exclusive on some great backlist titles. 3) Amazon touts record sales of the Kindle 3 without saying [...]... - TKC Video: A Fireside Chat26 August 2010, 12:33 pm
In this fireside chat on a stormy day at Ocean Park, I compared the WebKit browser in the new Kindle 3 with the browser in the Kindle 2. I looked at the speed with which they both arrived at a web page, and I considered the differing views of the web page by each. I [...]... - TKC Video Extra: K3 Review23 August 2010, 3:57 am
I’ve been reading on and exploring a new Kindle Free 3G +WiFi for three days now, using an Amazon review copy that arrived here in Maine on August 18. This video presents what I think is so great about the Kindle 3, as well as one disappointment I have in it. I had already pre-ordered [...]... - TKC 109 Craig Findlay21 August 2010, 4:18 am
News - 1. Blogger Keith Peters takes a VERY close look at the Kindle and iPad screens. 2) Amazon updates its Kindle for PC app. Andrys Basten comments. 3) The expected shipping date for new Kindles slips again, to September 17. 4) Stephen Windwalker is finishing up his latest Kindle Nation survey. 5) The IRS gives unusually fast approval to the 501(c)(3) application of E-Books for Troops, making it official that donations to the nonprofit are tax-deductible. Also, we launch Kindle 2 for Troo... - TKC 108 Russ Grandinetti14 August 2010, 4:17 am
News - 1. Will Amazon make it possible to give Kindle books straight to your Kindle? Is that a good idea? 2. Plastic Logic abandons the Que ProReader before launch. Click here for the interview I did with Maureen Mellon at the Que's booth at CES in January. 3. The National Federation of the Blind commends Amazon for the accessibility improvements included in the next generation of Kindles. 4. Blogger Mike Cane urges Jeff Bezos to pounce on the opportunity to buy Barnes & Noble. Tech Tip -... - TKC 107 Baratunde Thurston6 August 2010, 4:01 am
News - 1: The next-generation Kindles are temporarily sold out, and the ship date has slipped from August 27 to September 4. Andrys Basten details more features of the Kindle 3. 2: Amazon updates the Kindle for iPad/iPhone/Touch app. 3: Jeff Bezos explains to Charlie Rose the difference between an iPad and a Kindle. Hint: one of them is not used to play Angry Birds. 4: Are Shuffled Row and Every Word the first two Kindle Apps? 5: I receive direct confirmation from the Google Books Team that th... - TKC 106 Stephen Windwalker30 July 2010, 2:00 pm
In this abbreviated episode, I share impressions of the new Kindle with the only other person I know who saw one during previews conducted in Boston by Amazon. Stephen Windwalker, creator of the Kindle Nation blog, took time out from his on-deadline authoring to explain why he believes Amazon has once again managed to hit "the sweet spot" with a host of new features and design improvements to the six-inch Kindle, available now for pre-order, with deliveries beginning August 27.... - TKC Extra – Preview of the New Kindle!29 July 2010, 3:00 am
Aboard Amtrak's Downeaster to See the New Kindle I had a chance to check out the brand-new Kindle six-inch on Monday, July 26, 2010, which happened to be the two-year anniversary of the first episode of the podcast. So it was a good day to take the Amtrak Downeaster from Old Orchard Beach to North Station for a rendezvous at the Fifteen Beacon Hotel with Jay Marine, Director of Product Development for the Kindle, and Stephanie Mantello, Senior PR Manager for the Kindle. This episode comprises ...
- Why Is It So Hard to Cite a Passage on the Kindle?26 August 2010, 2:31 pm
Since the first days of the Kindle, readers have been somewhat undone by the absence of page numbers in the text of their Kindle “books.” Reactions range from bemused to outraged. Some purchasers claim to have sent their Kindles back because of this formatting peculiarity, er, innovation. Others say, no big deal; they seem to [...]... - Four Ways the Kindle Browser Helps Educators20 August 2010, 3:10 pm
For today’s students who are acclimated to high speed browsing, the experimental Kindle browser will seem impossibly awkward and slow. Longer web pages are displayed and accessed using the “next page” button, and sites with sidebars or any kind of fancy formatting will display in a seemingly helter skelter way on the Kindle browser. (It [...]... - The Graphing Calculator and the Kindle29 July 2010, 6:06 pm
Few pieces of educational equipment have achieved the kind of rapid and widespread adoption in schools from middle school to college as the graphing calculator. Introduced by Casio in 1985, the device has been showing up on school supply lists for quite some time, and as a parent I have personally purchased several for my [...]... - Buying Your Kindles Using a Purchase Order13 July 2010, 2:28 pm
The first hint of the problem started popping up at the end of the school year in May. Kathy Burnette, a member of the Kindle Educators Group over at the Ning, summed up her problem in a post: ARGH! We are not allowed to purchase gift cards using our purchase order accounts and that means [...]... - Kindle Phone Home: Getting 80 Kindles Ready for Kids, Part 25 July 2010, 3:15 pm
Once Kathy’s helper-husband Steve had all the Kindles out of their boxes, numbered with stickies, and charging peacefully, the time had come for Kathy to swing into action. It was time to reconnect each Kindle with the Amazon software that would allow Kathy to manage content for each of the Kindles online. Unlike you or [...]... - Getting 80 Kindles Ready for Kids3 July 2010, 2:05 pm
I had the pleasure of spending a day with Kathy Parker last week to learn how she sets up all the Kindles the district purchased for Seneca Grade School’s entire eighth class for the coming school year. It is quite a process! I have noted in many previous posts that the Amazon Kindle is first [...]... - More Research Says Bigger Fonts Help Kids Read15 June 2010, 2:40 pm
Once I started digging in to why everyone seems to crank up the font size on the Kindle, more and more evidence has been sent my way. I want to thank Kerrie Smith, the Australian teacher and LEO at Education.au, for pointing out another significant research compilation on the importance of variable text size. This [...]... - It’s Not the Kindle, Stupid! It’s the Text…21 May 2010, 3:51 pm
As a blogger on a topic tied to a specific device, the Kindle, it has been easy to overlook the real hero of the ebook revolution, and that is the digital text itself. The virtues of ebooks for schools reside not in the features and benefits of a specific reading device, despite what the pundits [...]... - Should You De-Synchronize Your Kindle?23 April 2010, 2:44 pm
Should you de-synchronize your Kindle? As my lawyer might say, it depends. Let me explain. Amazon makes it possible for you to read a book that you have purchased on whatever reading device that you happen to have with you at any time, as long as two requirements are fulfilled: Requirement 1: Amazon software must [...]... - Distribution Inefficiency and the Kindle31 March 2010, 5:49 pm
There are some very important abbreviations in the print publishing industry that I have learned in the past few years. These are OS, OSI, and OP. The terms are related, with OS often leading to OSI, and OSI often a harbinger of OP. In booksellers parlance, these abbreviations stand for “out of stock,” “out of [...]...
- Get Off My Planet!8 September 2010, 1:13 pm
Facebook updates from the Tribe of Stupid: just heard they wana build a mosk at ground zero..see thats wot you get for avn a black president..aint no body watched plannet of the apes ffs… No, that’s not an extraordinary quote. Just one of the shortest that also keenly illustrates what else is to be found [...]... - Writer Donna Moore: Hazards Of Research8 September 2010, 1:06 pm
“Honest, officer, it’s only research,” by Donna Moore Research can get you into a lot of trouble. And it’s fraught with danger if you are a writer of comic crime fiction. If you write a serious police procedural series, you can telephone your local police station with worthy questions such as ‘can you tell me [...]... - Best Ken Bruen Interview EVAR!8 September 2010, 12:52 pm
Ray Banks, a tough must-read writer himself, grills writer Ken Bruen in one of the best sessions ever done not just with Ken, but with any writer! A taste: RB: Yours is a signature style. How did it evolve? KB: I like to strip everything to the bone, see if it stands up by itself. [...]... - Bryant & May Return!8 September 2010, 12:23 pm
Twitter brings great news: Bryant & May back on for a further mystery, ‘The Memory Of Blood’ – phew! Thank you for your encouragement and pleas to US publisher.Wed Sep 08 08:25:44 via webChristopher FowlerPeculiar Christopher Fowler’s Bryant & May series is on its way to the immortality it deserves. Publishers keep trying to shut [...]... - Fairfax Media loses copyright battle | News.com.au7 September 2010, 11:56 pm
However, Justice Bennett found that none of the 10 headlines selected by Fairfax for the case “are capable of being literary works in which copyright can subsist”. via Fairfax Media loses copyright battle | News.com.au A Fair Use win in Australia. Filed under: Quoted, Reference, Rights... - Murray Gold’s Doctor Who Music7 September 2010, 11:35 pm
So, I ran across a listing, ahem, for something called Doctor Who at the Proms. Wikipedia clarifies. Google showed video hits and I clicked on this, which happens to be one of the best pieces of Murray Gold music from the recent season: The fellow who uploaded it recorded it from that strange thing still [...]... - Biblioholic Review: The Bucolic Plague « Boston Book Bums7 September 2010, 5:17 pm
Biblioholic Review: The Bucolic Plague « Boston Book Bums Filed under: Books To Check... - Apple – Products – iPod History7 September 2010, 5:12 pm
Apple – Products – iPod History Filed under: Apple: The Company, Reference... - Conventions: Another day at the office for celebs – CNN.com7 September 2010, 3:07 pm
But the reality is that conventions like Dragon*Con can help make or break an actor’s career. We are no longer living in the age of Hollywood executives determining who the stars will be, Gray said. We are living in an age of social media, where the fans have a louder voice than ever before. For [...]... - Kobo Reader Promo Video7 September 2010, 2:27 pm
I cringed at the tactility of printed books being mentioned, have a quibble about them showing a pure white eInk screen, but otherwise this is a very good promo video. Filed under: Kobo Reader, Video...
- iBooks only have 33k titles, and other embarrassing facts8 September 2010, 1:23 pm
An interesting article was posted on Monday about the relative sizes of the various ebookstores. It took me a couple days to think about and double check his methodology. I’m now confident that I can tell you the data is not valid and I can show you why. The author didn’t go far enough. I found [...] Related posts:Shmoop released 1000 new titles for iBooks, Android apps The Kindle Store still has the best prices in the post agency market 46k titles in iBooks, 24% from Penguin Kindl... - Hanvon to expand to Taiwan7 September 2010, 10:49 pm
I don’t know about you, but this story caught me off guard. Hanvon are already active in Europe, USA, Japan, and China; I’m a littl surprised to find out that they don’t already operate in Taiwan. From english.Cri.com: The Chinese mainland’s biggest e-book maker Hanvon is set to open a branch in Taiwan at the end [...] Related posts:Wenhui-xinmin United Press Group signs deal with Hanvon Walmart now sell Hanvon e-readers Japanese ebooks added to the Hanvon ebookstore H... - Interview: Peter Rukavina on paper e-books7 September 2010, 10:38 pm
Nora Young Interviewed Peter Rukavina last week on his rather unorthodox ebook solution. You see, he doesn’t have an e-reader. Instead he has a guy named Shawn (who runs a local copy shop). Here’s his e-reading solution: Find book in Google Books. Download PDF. Email PDF to Shawn. Pick up printed and bound copy of book at Kwik Kopy a few hours later. Okay, so [...] Related posts:95% of Brits prefer paper books over ebooks Infographic – price of ebooks vs paper books Wikipe... - Serioux DigiBook E10 e-reader (video)7 September 2010, 2:58 pm
Mike Cane found this oddity on Youtube. It’s a basic 6″ e-reader from Serioux, a consumer electronics company based in Europe. There’s no mention of price or availability. Here are the specs: • CPU : SAMSUNG 400MHz • Screen : 6 inch, E-Ink Resolution: 800(H)*600(V) • 4 level grayscale • Format support: TXT, PDF, JPG, BMP, MP3 • Operation System : Linux [...] Related posts:Introducing the Bebook Club e-reader (video) Viewpad hands on video Oppo Enjoy hands on video M... - Docs2Go for WebOS canceled, developer got bought out by RIM7 September 2010, 2:21 pm
I’ve been hearing the rumor about RIM buying DataViz for about a week now. Crackberry found some evidence that made up my mind that this almost certainly happened: DataViz, makers of the popular Documents To Go application, announced sad news today for Palm fans. Though the company started out developing for Palm, they are not [...] Related posts:HP to release WebOS tablets WebOS tablet coming in October RIM just bought Blackpad.com – Is this their new tablet? iWave bought Enigmat... - Textbook Publishing vs. Lifelong Learning Publishing7 September 2010, 1:41 pm
by Joe Wilkert The textbook publishing industry certainly has its share of challenges. It’s hard telling whether upstarts like Flatworld Knowledge will ever fully disrupt this sector but as the textbook-buying parent of two college students I admit I’m pulling for underdogs like Flatworld. Everyone knows textbooks are ridiculously expensive but I’m not [...] Related posts:Borders are making a push into textbook market California’s Digital Textbook Initiative, Phase 2... - Product placement in 19th Century British novels (humor)7 September 2010, 1:25 pm
Normally I’d just link to an aritcle like this ,but I’ve already seen this reported as fact. The following is a joke, but the satire is subtle. I don’t want you to think I’m taking this seriously. There’s an article in today’s Seattle PI about the first in-book advertisements: What is little known is just how far [...] Related posts:The British Library to put 65k first editions online – FREE Humor: Book vs Ebook (3 videos) Humor: David Pogue reviews th... - Ebooks.com now have an iOS app7 September 2010, 12:29 pm
Ebooks.com are one of the ebookstores I have bought from occasionally. They’ve been quietly developing their own reading apps. The iOS app came out a couple weeks ago. It’s an okay app, but it only works with Epub. The one ebook I bought from ebooks.com is in PDF, and I’m a little disappointed that [...] Related posts:Ebooks.com updated their first app – Amigo Reader Kobo iOS app updated Download a Borders reading app, get 5 free ebooks Kobo releases iPad app ... - Good News for Readers: Amazon Might be Winning Its Battle with Traditional Publishers Over Prices7 September 2010, 12:01 pm
by Stephen Windwalker While it has been increasingly clear over the past year that Amazon is dominating the market share and price wars among dedicated ebook reader devices, it is now clear that Amazon is also winning its tug of war with traditional book publishers over ebook pricing. Amazon is succeeding dramatically in its efforts [...] Related posts:Amazon Cuts Prices in Tiff With Penguin The Kindle Store still has the best prices in the post agency market When Will eBook Prices Start Goi... - Is This the Time to Take the Plunge? New Reading Devices Appear7 September 2010, 10:30 am
by Rich Adin Within the last 60 days there has been a bevy of announcements of new ereading devices. Amazon announced what is popularly called the Kindle 3 and Sony has announced 3 new models — the 350, 650, and 950. How far behind other makers will be is hard to tell, but [...] Related posts:eReader Economics: Buying a Reading Device Is Economical Nielsen’s Kindle reading speeds study was flawed A Perspective on Generic Devices (from China) versus Mass Production Devices Sony, Sony...
- Bestselling eBooks8 September 2010, 11:23 am
A few years back, Philippa Gregory told us that she set out to write “a new sort of historical fiction: more realistic, more radical, more sexy, and harder edged. That's how I see the world, so I never wrote for a market, I always wrote to reflect my own view of the period, and it has been phenomenally successful." Successful indeed and with books like the Wideacre Trilogy and The Other Boleyn Girl, Gregory has created a market all her own. Gregory’s latest masterpiece, which pubbed l... - New eRelease7 September 2010, 8:23 am
I’d wager that if you were asked to name a dozen or so of the biggest and bestselling books that have been published in the past decade, Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants would appear on your list. It’s almost unbelievable to think that the three year wait for “what is Gruen going to do next?” is over! In her new novel, which was released today, Sara seamlessly shifts from elephants to primates and relates a compassionate, page-turning tale of a unique tribe of bonobo apes, and I... - eBook Showcase6 September 2010, 11:33 am
It was 18 years ago today that Christopher McCandless a.k.a. Alexander Supertramp’s body was discovered in an abandoned bus in remote Alaska. A couple of weeks ago a fan of the book died trying to reach the McCandless bus which speaks volumes of the hypnotic allure of Krakauer’s book and of McCandless himself, a well-to-do boy who reinvented himself and refused conformity to follow his unquenchable wanderlust. Into the Wild is not only one of the greatest pieces of non-fiction ... - Free Fridays!3 September 2010, 9:56 pm
Many thanks to community member, spec, for bringing the first book in Steven James’ Bowers Files series to my attention. This installment introduces the eponymous Patrick Bowers, an FBI agent trained in Environmental Criminology; the science of solving cases by using the time and place of the crime as a compass to the criminal. Brought in to catch a killer who is victimizing women in and around Asheville, N.C.; Bowers is confronted by a crafty connoisseur of death who may have ties to a... - eBook Offers2 September 2010, 8:30 am
Covering 1000 years of Roman history and running over 500 plus pages, Steven Saylor’s Roma is historical fiction at its very best. From its founding by Romulus and Remus through the trials and tribulations of Coriolanus – who I actually once played (badly!) in a high school play -- and ending with the bloody coup on Caesar, Saylor’s vision of Rome is a monumental and moving tale of the Empire and its Eternal City. Download it now for $2.99 – a price that, like the great Rep... - More In Store1 September 2010, 8:31 am
Last year in our Letter Blocks Blog, Joyce Maynard wrote about her lasting affection for Maud Hart Lovelace’s Betsy-Tacy books stating “I still love the story of those two little girls growing up, best friends, in their side-by-side houses-and the simple, wonderful adventures they had there”. Subconscious or not, Joyce’s new novel, The Good Daughters could very well be a take on those two little girls’ lives as they grow from innocence to experience. Told both from Ruth and Dana... - eBook Showcase31 August 2010, 8:29 am
James Rollins told us a few years back that the founders of "scientific thrillers … Jules Verne, H. Rider Haggard, and H. G. Wells” had a great impact on his writing and it clearly shows as his books are homage to the great adventure stories of yesteryear. Map of Bones -- which is $1.99 for an extremely limited time -- details a plot against the Vatican where polar opposites, science and religion, come together to form a potent mix that has the potential to rewrite the past, present, ... - Win Barnsie the Noble Bear®30 August 2010, 8:31 am
Barnsie is a bear who simply loves to lose himself in literature. With his cool hoodie and handy messenger bag, this book-loving and extremely huggable bear is always on the go – but nothing makes him happier than to slow down and snuggle up with you and your NOOK! Send a private message to Barnsie with your name and address to enter for a chance to win the adorable bear and a NOOK t-shirt. If you are not a registered book club user, you can create an account by clicking on the r... - Free Fridays!27 August 2010, 8:45 am
My father’s been pushing J.A. Jance on me for years and, like most prodigal sons, I’ve continually ignored his advice. Until now… Jance’s Hour of the Hunter – which follows a cross-dressing convict who is hell bent on revenge -- is described as a “novel of suspense” and if that isn’t the understatement of the year, I’ll eat my keyboard. Download the book, which contains an excerpt from the recently released Queen of Night, for FREE for a very limited time and if y... - eBook Offers26 August 2010, 8:31 am
Tess Gerritsen, the creator of Rizzoli and Isles – now a mega hit TNT series – is a suspense superstar and while these two novels pre-date the dazzling duo, Tess’ ability to pen a strong female lead is abundantly evident. Both Beryl (In Their Footsteps) and Clea (Thief of Hearts) find themselves in decidedly dangerous situations where they’ll need cunning and a whole lot of luck if they hope to live to see another day. Both books are collected here and priced at $5.76 – a...
- How to Locate Other Kindle Users on Google Maps8 September 2010, 8:10 am
I didn’t know this was possible, but Google offers an interactive map of the world which shows the location of other Kindle users. Sort of… A computer consultant in Croatia created the “Kindler’s Pincushion,” a collaborative version of Google Maps where other Kindle users can add a blue pin to show where they’re located. Nearly [...]... - The End of the Book as Seen by Regis Philbin7 September 2010, 7:52 am
I think this is a milestone. Friday, 79-year-old Regis Philbin discussed the end of the printed book on his morning daytime television talk show. It began when co-host Kelly Ripa brought out a new children’s picture book titled “It’s a Book.” She read its dialogue between a technology-loving jackass, and a monkey who still loves [...]... - Five More of My Best Kindle Tips and Tricks3 September 2010, 9:12 am
I went looking for more Kindle tips and tricks — and discovered the mother lode. When the Kindle was first released, a hacker named Igor Skochinsky poked around through the Kindle’s hardware, and discovered some undocumented features. For example, he posted instructions on how to create a book on your home page which is actually [...]... - What’s the Best Music for your Kindle?2 September 2010, 7:07 am
It all started when I’d asked, “Do You Listen to Music on Your Kindle?” A surprising number of people said no. Some were just storing their music on a different device instead. But some people didn’t like to listen to background music at all, preferring instead to read in quiet. Is there a perfect song [...]... - The Free eBook that Barnes and Noble is Afraid of31 August 2010, 11:40 am
It’s been an exciting week. A division of Readers Digest linked to a blog post by my girlfriend about The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. (She’d reported it was Amazon’s most popular free mystery ebook). And then another blogger noted that she’d also shown up the head of Barnes and Noble. Len Riggio, who actually founded [...]... - Is the Kindle Killing Barnes and Noble?30 August 2010, 12:05 pm
As the Kindle soars in popularity, at least one bookstore is already in trouble. Barnes and Noble put itself up for sale, and New York Magazine just ran a touching profile of the company’s founder, 69-year-old Leonard Riggio. “I still like books,” he said, though it didn’t really need saying. All around him, in a [...]... - Amazon’s Secrets: What eBook is in that Kindle Ad?27 August 2010, 7:14 am
She’s reading an ebook on her Kindle, and then the camera pans back to reveal she’s reading it at the beach. (“Silver moons and paper chains,” the background music sings. “Faded maps and shiny things…)” The camera pulls back before you can read the whole page, as though Amazon’s trying to tease you. But one [...]... - Are Publishers Lying about the cost of eBooks?26 August 2010, 6:59 am
Last week the Wall Street Journal ran a controversial opinion piece about ebooks. A former book editor and a business professor argued that publishers needed to sell advertisements in ebooks in order to offset their shrinking profit margins. “[A] digital book is far less profitable than its hardcover cousin priced at $25,” their article argued. [...]... - My Favorite Trashy eBook25 August 2010, 1:07 am
It’s one of my all-time favorite trashy novels — and it’s based on a true story. In 2004, 26-year-old Jessica Cutler worked for Republican Senator Mike Dewine. But at night she’d drink and get romantic with the men of Washington D.C. — and, unfortunately, kept an online blog about it (which she’d meant to share [...]... - Stieg Larsson vs. the Biography Pirates?23 August 2010, 6:10 pm
He’s written Amazon’s #1 best-selling ebook — and its #2 and #3 best-selling ebooks! In fact, he became one of the best-selling authors in the world — two years after his death — and he wrote the first ebook ever to sell one million copies. Yet apparently there’s another strange twist to his story. There’s [...]...
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