Fri August 09 2013
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03:20 PM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | News
Kobo shows that it could have been done differently. As Publishers Weekly notes today:
Which is not really a surprise given that Kobo has invested quite some time and money lately in renovating their online book store. The PW article cites some convincing numbers showing how Kobo suffered from plummeted sales after Apple introduced its in-app store rules. |
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01:05 PM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | News
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08:44 AM by fjtorres in E-Book General | News
Some interesting numbers:
B&N's numbers include *their* online and ebook sales so it sounds as if the Indies are cumulatively the equivalent to B&N's storefronts. Which suggests that lots of smaller stores at more sites *is* a viable strategy for a chain. It certainly seems to work for Half-Price books. (Though I'm not sure I'd count them as indie as the report does. They're family owned but... 116 stores/16 states...) A trend worth watching. (image by secretlondon123 via Flickr) |
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07:54 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | News
If you're interested in more details in how this works, you can download the research paper over here (PDF). |
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07:21 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | News
More at Publishing Perspectives (via Goodereader) [image by David Dennis via Flickr] |
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06:29 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | News
You can purchase textbooks from Play at full price or rent them for six months at up to 80% off, and read them either on your desktop or with the Google Play Books app (available on Android and iOS). More at Android Police (via Digital Reader). |
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03:49 AM by jackastor in E-Book Readers | Kobo Reader
What Change do you think would make a big improvement over all to 2.8.1? How would you suggest they implement the Home screen? Tiles or Old School? Or choice of Home Screens? What major advantage/disadvantage did you find in 2.8.1? What would your ideal kobo interface be? Have fun and be honest share your pros/cons and likes and dislikes. regards JAck |
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03:43 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book Readers | Amazon Kindle
From the guide:
Links on Kindlets: |
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