By Dan Eldridge from Teleread The increasingly heated national debate surrounding the use of personal electronic devices on airplanes has been chugging along steadily for years now. And yet thanks to the laudable effortsof the New York Times‘ Nick Bilton, the conversation has once again become news. As many of you are undoubtedly aware, a now-legendary Bilton piece appearing in the Times in late March—in which he criticized the F.A.A.’s rules against using e-readers… (more…)
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Why do people pirate e-books
Teleread‘s Julie Moore tried to answer that one: Piracy is an endlessly debated topic. Views on it range from “don’t worry about it too much” to“it has a huge impact on sales.” What is often ignored are the reasons why people pirate and, from there, what publishers could do about it. I’ve hung out in forums with e-book pirates. I’ve read… (more…)
The best places for DRM-free e-books – part 2 of 2
By Joanna Cabot From Part 1: I love DRM-free books! I know that for most people, DRM is an issue they might not think about often; if their books work, they’re happy. But for many more experienced e-book users, it’s an issue to care about. Unless, that is, you buy and read books that are DRM-free. The books referenced and linked to below… (more…)
The best places for DRM-free e-books – part 1 of 2
As found on Teleread: By Joanna Cabot I love DRM-free books! I know that for most people, DRM is an issue they might not think about often; if their books work, they’re happy. But for many more experienced e-book users, it’s an issue to care about. If you acquire 100 Amazon e-books and then you buy a Kobo, how are you… (more…)
Kobo tutorial on e-books
Dear reader, In case you are still hesitant about e-books, let me introduce you to a short video about these things, and the machinery one needs to read those. This video is created by Kobobooks, but of course the same goes for a Sony e-reader, a Kindle or a B&N Nook. Kobotorial: What is an eReader and why should I… (more…)
New Study Shows eBooks Don’t Cannabalize Print Sales
October 11th, 2012 by Nate Hoffelder · No Comments · surveys & polls One common justification for high ebook prices is the claim that ebook sales tend to increase at the cost of sales of paper books. While that is certainly true in my case, a study which was recently released by the University of Hamburg suggests that I might be an outlier. This study,… (more…)
E-reading devices compared
Dear reader, More and more signals appear that the E-ink technology that is used in many popular e-reading devices is getting beating upon beating from the realm of the tablets. Not very surprising, as tablets become more and more affordable and offer more versatility compared to e-readers that you can ‘only’ use to read. ♦ So what is the difference of… (more…)
Macmillan Reportedly Ready to Test Library eBook Pilot
Via TheDigitalReader: Macmillan has long been on one the major publishers who has completely refused to sell ebooks to libraries but it looks like that might have changed. News is breaking today that the publisher is working on some type of pilot program which will finally bring Macmillan ebooks to US public libraries. Details are vague, but that will not… (more…)
Booksellers say they are dying, but refuse to sell books
By Paul Biba from Teleread: How dumb is this! When your market is diminishing, and your revenues are diminishing, just go ahead and refuse opportunities to make money. The booksellers won’t hurt Amazon, they will only hurt themselves. From Publishers Weekly: Earlier this year when Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced a licensing agreement with Amazon to publish and distribute all adult titles from Amazon… (more…)
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