Wed October 02 2013
A report on the global e-book market 2013 |
06:14 AM by owly in E-Book General | News From the Library Journal "The newest edition of Global eBook: A Report on Market Trends and Developments has been published by Rudiger Wischenbart Content & Consulting. First released in fall 2011, the new edition features the most recent market developments in countries with well-established e-book businesses such as the U.S. and U.K. as well as in countries with newer e-book operations including Germany, China, Brazil, India and Russia. The Global eBook report documents and analyses how ebook markets emerge in the US, UK, continental Europe, Brazil, China, India, Russia and the Arab world. It combines the best available data and references to specialized local actors, with thematic chapters, focusing on critical policy debates and on key driving forces, notably ebook bestsellers and pricing strategies across European markets, self-publishing, government regulation, piracy, and the expanding impact of global players." Free through october 2013 |
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HarperCollins Pursues E-Book Subscription Service With Scribd |
06:02 AM by kennyc in E-Book General | News
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Mon September 30 2013
(Sweden) Adlibris launches new ebook web site |
05:54 AM by owly in E-Book General | News Adlibris (Sweden's largest online bookstore) has launched a new ebook site called Adlibris Mondo https://www.adlibris.com/mondo/ It also sells audiobook and they now have an audiobook subscription service for I-products (like iPhone). |
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Sat September 28 2013
MobileRead Week in Review: 09/21 - 09/28 |
06:00 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Week in Review Is it really Saturday again? Hoorah! Time to dig in to another digest of MobileRead delectables E-Book General - News
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Thu September 26 2013
Nook glowlight at £49 in UK |
07:19 AM by iamosam in E-Book General | News Nook simple touch with glowlight is discounted to £49 in UK (While supplies last). Details here:http://uk.nook.com/. This time, it seems that the retailers have them in stock. Since I am not in UK anymore, I guess, I will have to bump my friends. After getting Nook simlpe touch for £29 pounds and realising how great a deal it was, I am not going to let this go by. Also, after installing coolreader and goldendict into NST, I am not going to go with anything other than an android (at least hackable/installable) ereader. So, this is perfect for me. |
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Wed September 25 2013
Amazon introduces 2013 FIRE tablets |
11:03 AM by fjtorres in E-Book General | News Starting at $139: http://reviews.cnet.com/tablets/amaz...-35828167.html
The new origami covers can be folded to serve as stands in either portrait or landscape orientation. Looks like they're serious about this tablet business of theirs: tops in audio since last year and now in resolution. Oh, and their forked OS now has a Name of its own: Mojito. More details: Photos: http://reviews.cnet.com/2300-3126_7-10018369.html FireHD: http://reviews.cnet.com/tablets/amaz...-35828166.html FireHDX 8.9: http://reviews.cnet.com/tablets/amaz...-35828168.html Oh, one more thing: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-576...e-hdx-tablets/
Edit: NBC has added details about the new cloud services and X-Ray for movies and for music. |
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Tue September 24 2013
FAA may allow use of some Electronic Devices |
01:05 PM by MovieBird in E-Book General | News
Begin the gnashing of teeth. |
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BookONO wants to be a Calibre alternative |
09:08 AM by Katsunami in E-Book General | News Has anybody looked into this? I've not seen any topics on the forums about this new software. Google Translate (Not perfect, but quite readable.)
A more open approach than being open source, running on about every existing platform in the world and having a plugin-structure to extend functionality? Hard to imagine. The author himself posted in the thread (real English):
- Not open source. Big disadvantage. I for one, am very sceptical that any e-book manager started today can ever catch up to Calibre, let alone overtake it, assuming Calibre stays in development. True, Calibre is not a pretty program to look at, but that is probably its only disadvantage. For everything else, at this point in time, Calibre is to e-books what Photoshop is to image editing: if you need the options, the kitchen AND the sink to get stuff done, it's the only option. |
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