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Yesterday someone expressed sorrow about forgetting to pack books when he moved to a new city and I felt my heart break on his behalf. I can't imagine life without being surrounded by shelves of books. But should I? Globe and Mail's Russell Smith wrote a ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Though they could've fooled me, Barnes & Noble apparently isn't content to let ebooks and digital mags be a two-horse race between Amazon and Apple. They just made a big hire in Jonathan Shar, from Time, who's going to be running their "Digital Newsstand ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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The silicon inside 90 percent of ereaders out there is made by Freescale, and their new chip, the i.MX508—based on a ARM Cortex A8 (sorta like the iPad!)—will make them cheaper, and page turns 4x faster. The chip's a custom SoC that integrates... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Don't expect to read a book on 'em, but Western Digital's latest My Passport Studio hard drives feature a customizable e-paper display that stays on even when the drive is unplugged.(e-paper is all the rage in external drives lately, and we've already see... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Ebooks negate the most obvious costs of hardcover books: No dead trees, ink, warehouse or shelf storage, so of course they're cheaper. In fact, isn't $12.99 for an ebook just a little bit pricey? Wellll, the NYT breaks it down. Here's a chart using the da... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Every man and his dog is aware that Condé Nast has been working on iPad magazine apps for their popular titles such as Wired and GQ, but apparently we'll see GQ's April issue available (presumably) this month. According to the NY Times, they're expected t... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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The half ereader/half netbook from enTourage eDGe was one of the best gadgets CES threw up in my opinion. While the sale date has been pushed back by a month to March, some more details have been drip-fed to us. In an interview with e-reader-info, enToura... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Let's not turn everything with a screen into an ebook reader, pleeeease? The DSi XL is launching in North America on March 28, and Nintendo's putting that gorgeous 256x192 display to use with 100 Classic Books June 14. Dear Christ. The 100-book package fe... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Textbook publisher Macmillan is hip the ways of the internet, see! They're rolling out a new product/concept/news item called DynamicBooks, which lets instructors change the content of online textbooks, even if they didn't write them. And why not?The prac... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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It was threatened, and thus now available. Hit up the BlackBerry App World to download the free Kindle app now—but only if you live in the US. And are happy paying up to a tenner to read a book on a 2.44" screen. [THINQ] 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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More details coming out about Apple's deals with book publishers, and it looks like Apple might have more leverage over prices than expected. The NYT says that "Apple inserted provisions requiring publishers to discount e-book prices on best sellers." Thr... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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With the era of the tablet upon us, eBook readers were the gadget du jour in a technological moment that is about to pass, if it hasn't already. But your kids don't know that, now do they? The VTech FLiP, an eBook Reader geared towards preschoolers, is de... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Right now, the best eBook readers are from the big guys—B&N and Amazon—in terms of both the hardware and the convenience of use. But what it someone else developed a killer feature, like multitouch? What then?The Bookeen Orizon eBook reader, d... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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It feels a bit obvious that Apple would want to include some sort of DRM on iPad books purchased through the iTunes store. The interesting bit is that it appears that publishers will have the option of choosing whether to use Apple's FairPlay DRM technolo... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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It feels a bit obvious that Apple would want to include some sort of DRM on iPad books purchased through the iTunes store. The interesting bit is that it appears that publishers will have the option of choosing whether to use Apple's FairPlay DRM technolo... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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In today's Remainders: the unfun. Wait! Don't go. The items themselves are fun! They just involve unfun. We have a no fun WiFi school bus; a no fun eBook from the White House, an unspectacular Samsung smartphone reveal, and more. Boring Bus I recently too... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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The NYT published an interesting piece on display technologies, allowing doctors and professors to attack the age old question, are LCDs worse for your eyes than eReaders. The answer? It depends.As Michael Bove, director of the Consumer Electronics Labora... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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TechCrunch has run a dubious-sounding piece, quoting sources as saying Amazon's working on a scheme to give each Amazon Prime user a free Kindle. With an annual membership to Prime costing $79 for extra-fast shipping, they'd be losing $120 from the retail... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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A shocking revelation from Warner Bros. earnings call this morning: Since they bumped prices on a bunch of iTunes music, growth has slowed down! Digital track growth dropped from 10 percent in the fall quarter to just 5 percent for this past quarter, whic... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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The vision of ebooks Google has presented to publishers: allowing people to print copies, cut and paste portions, and paying publishers 63 percent of the revenue. The vision the publishers presented in return: Go eff yourself. That's right, Google's final... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Hey, that Nook reader thing? From Barnes & Noble? You can actually buy one now. At least, starting this week. Probably! You can check here starting Wed. to see if your local store's got it. BTW, I do know for a fact they've shipped at least two, since th... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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After buying that little multitouch company Touchco last week and merging it with Lab126—their Kindle division—Amazon's now got job listings looking for a Hardware Display manager that knows LCDs, and a Wi-Fi specialist. You do the math.Okay! ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Amazon is still sleeping on Macmillan's couch, but at least they're talking again. Rumor has it Amazon quietly started restocking hardcover and paperback copies of the publisher's books—but not the eBook ones. Updated. Both companies declined to com... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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A few weeks ago Amazon announced they were opening up the Kindle for development, and as of today they are accepting requests for the Kindle Development Kit in limited beta. Head over to Amazon to sign up to be a beta developer and to request the KDK. The... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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If you saw the iPad and said "Yes!" but then heard that it had an LCD screen and said "No!," Yinlips is making the clone for you: their iPad lookalike has an E-Ink screen. Okay, it's not color and it won't run any of those apps you cherish so much, but if... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Publishers joining Apple's iBooks store are turning their back on Amazon and its vision of the flat $9.99 ebook. Apple forced the music industry to charge 99 cents per song, so why are they helping publishers set their own prices? To screw Amazon. The dif... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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The company that supplies Amazon with its Kindle displays is working on touchscreen electrophoretic panels according to Digitimes. This doesn't necessarily mean Amazon will be using them, considering their recent snap-up of Touchco. Scott Liu, chairman of... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Pre-ordered Nooks have only just started arriving on people's doorsteps, but already Barnes & Noble is planning firmware update 1.2 for new units, with already-bought models having to wait a little while longer. No clues on what 1.2 will hold for the eboo... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Amazon's ebook pricing structure has crumbled. Hachette's the third major publisher to push for the agency model, following MacMillan and HarperCollins: They'll set the ebook prices (higher, natch) and the bookseller takes a cut. The $9.99 ebook? Poof. It... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Ker-BOOM. That's the thundering explosion of Amazon purchasing Touchco, a little company that makes incredibly cheap, infinitely multitouchable displays, and merging it into their Kindle division. Kindle Touch. It actually sounds kind of nice. Touchco's t... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Ker-BOOM. That's the thundering explosion of Amazon purchasing Touchco, a little company that makes incredibly cheap, infinitely multitouchable displays, and merging it into their Kindle division. Kindle Touch. It actually sounds kind of nice. Touchco's t... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Amazon has given in to Macmillan, and will switch to a pricing model that sees bestseller and new hardcover releases offered to customers at $12.99 to $14.99. The official statement is as follows:Dear Customers: Macmillan, one of the "big six" publishers,... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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The writing was on the wall as recently as 2 a.m. this morning, and an open letter from Macmillan CEO John Sargent has confirmed everything we suspected: Macmillan books were pulled from Amazon store as part of a strong-arm tactic in the coming eBook pric... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Books published by Macmillan mysteriously poofed from Amazon yesterday. The reason, according to the NYT, is that Amazon is punishing the publisher for arguing that the price of Kindle books should go up to $15. This won't end well. It feels like a repeat... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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If only Apple had recreated its app wall from WWDC last year, but with iPads! The 300 iPads used in this concept wall from Austraian architects would cost $149,700 if it was real. Apple could've afforded it, I'm sure. ClarkeHopkinsClarke, the Aussie archi... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Walt Mossberg was able to get a moment with Steve Jobs immediately after Wednesday's iPad event, and was able to get some great unscripted commentary from the Apple honcho on the iPad and its competition. The interview portion starts at 1:55. Most impress... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Now that we've seen the iPad in the light of day, there's a lot of chatter about what it can't do. But Apple is now a massive threat to anything not a PC or smartphone. Here's why: Generally speaking, the iPad's goal is not to replace your netbook, assumi... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Amazon Kindle, meet your Voldemort. iPad has an ebook store and it's called "iBooks". Picture of the store interface after the jump. Publishers include Penguin, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Hachette—the big boys. [Apple iPad] Doe... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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We said it long ago: The Apple iPad will redefine newspapers, textbooks, magazines. Were we right? Is Apple bringing a media revolution? Oh, it'll get there. Books, Books, iBooks We've had an iTunes store and now we've got an iBook store with content fro... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Now that we've seen the iPad in the light of day, there's a lot of chatter about what it can't do. But Apple is now a massive threat to netbooks and ebook readers. Here's why: Generally speaking, the iPad's goal is not to replace your netbook, assuming yo... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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We said it long ago: The Apple iPad will redefine newspapers, textbooks, magazines. Were we right? Is Apple bringing a media revolution? Oh, it'll get there. Books, Books, iBooks We've had an iTunes store and now we've got an iBook store with content fro... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Amazon Kindle, meet your Voldemort. iPad has an ebook store and it's called "iBooks". Picture of the store interface after the jump. Publishers include Penguin, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Hachette—the big boys. [Apple iPad] Doe... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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We said it long ago: The Apple tablet will redefine newspapers, textbooks, magazines. Were we right? Is Apple bringing a media revolution? Oh, it's coming. Books, Books, iBooks We've had an iTunes store and now we've got an iBook store with content from ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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The Apple tablet could change everything. That's what people are hoping for, revolution. But revolutions don't actually happen overnight, especially if you're talking about turning around an entire diseased, lumbering industry, like publishing. The medium... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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The DR-950 and DR-570 weren't expected to go on sale until the very end of the year, but Digitimes is quoting sources as placing the two ereaders on a second quarter release schedule. Asus has commented they haven't yet started producing enough of the ere... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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It's a pun that works on every level. Plus, it will be compatible with kinds of eReaders—not just the Kindle thanks to a WideLip grip. Also features double pivoting arms and 2 LED light source. [Amazon via The Gadgeteer] 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Yesterday Amazon surprised us a bit with news of a Kindle app store, but there's a change they haven't mentioned: Publishers are now being allowed to skip adding DRM to Kindle books. According to Nieman Lab, several publishers noticed the change around Ja... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Amazon just announced that the Kindle will have its own app store, with partners ranging from publishers like Zagat to, believe it or not, game makers like EA. E-ink gaming? What? Says Amazon's vice president for Kindle: We knew from the earliest days of... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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WSJ says Apple's been researching e-textbooks, as well as newspapers and magazines. Welcome to 2009 when we broke this story with 6 sources. But to credit, there's a lot more. And it's interesting. Apple's been talking to CBS and Disney to get a monthly T... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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The hype, and hope, on the Apple Tablet is ridiculous right now, and the WSJ is just piling it on with talk about it revolutionizing television, textbooks and newspapers like the iPod changed music. Let's all just calm down here. WSJ says Apple's been res... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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