Monthly Archives: February 2010
What Rights Do You have on your Digital Books
Really interesting article in Electronic Frontier Foundation site. The article talks about various rights issues that the user should think about before buying a digital books. Some of the issues covered by author Does it (your e-book reader/service/tool, etc.) protect … Continue reading
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ISBN Agency Issues Guidelines For e-ISBN Assignment
ISBN agency issued some guidelines on how publishers should assign ISBNs to different e-book formats. isbn_agency
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iPad eBooks Priced at $9.99
Interesting news from techcrunch The NYT has a report on ebook pricing for the iPad, saying that Apple may charge $9.99 for popular titles, just like everyone else in the free world. While most prices will be higher – it’s … Continue reading
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HTC To Introduce Their Own eReader
As per sources smartphone maker HTC is soon going to introduce their own e-book reader as part of a new Sense update. This new program will be named as Reader and is said to be an application for showing e-book … Continue reading
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What Stops Users From Buying an Ebook
American Editor recently ran a poll to figure out what stops users from buying an ebook. The results are out and no surprises. 1. 57% of the users feel that they are not comfortable buying ebooks due to DRM restrictions … Continue reading
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What Are Your Thoughts on eBook Prices
Very interesting thoughts from Thomas Nelson Publishers CEO Michael Hyatt on why he does not think the $9.99 price is too high for ebook users. Last week the New York Times published “E-Book Price Increase May Stir Readers’ Passions.” Michael … Continue reading
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O’Reilly sailing along the ebook wave: sells 100K iphone apps
From the Tools of Change for Publishing blog: As of today, we’ve now sold more than 100,000 ebook iPhone apps via the App Store. The geographic breakdown has remained remarkably consistent, with 54% of sales coming from outside the US. The … Continue reading
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Nook for Valentine’s day
Nook should finally be available in Stores for sale starting the Valentine’s day. Go get one for your loved ones I will wait a bit longer for the iPad
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Will Amazon Give Free Kindle to Amazon Prime Members
The book market is buzzed with news that Amazon might hand out free KIndle to all the Amazon Prime members. I believe it will be a very interesting move by Amazon to capture market even before iPad comes as an option for … Continue reading
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