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Kindle and iBooks on iPad still have a long way to go. Craig Mod, publishing experimenter, breaks them down, tells us what needs fixing and offers up some future functionality for digital books. More&n... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Assuming the next generation Kindle and Nook stick with E Ink as their display provider, this video highlights what'll be new: Animation and nearly double the contrast ratio. More » ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Developers at KLab have built an NES emulator for the Kindle. It's more awful than you could possibly imagine. More » 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I keep twisting and turning my iPad with childlike wonder while reading the familiar tale of the adventures of a girl named Alice. For the first time in my life, I'm blown away by an interactive book des... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Starting on April 18th, you supposedly won't have to run to a Barnes and Noble to get a Nook because it seems that the ebook reader is starting to pop up in Best Buy's inventory system. [Engadget] More » ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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We wondered about the Kindle iPad app and whether we'd get to purchase ebooks with it despite the competition it poses for Apple's iBooks app and store, but here we are. It's official, purchase options an... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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You may not have the iPad you preordered, but the official iBooks (eBook reader) app, Apple's answer to Amazon and Barnes & Noble, is available now in the App Store. It's free, of course. [iTunes] More... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Publishers HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have signed a deal with Amazon. The arrangements will allow the publishers to choose prices for Kindle versions of their books and according to HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray have left his compa... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Just because most of us bought iPads doesn't mean that any of you should. There are plenty of devices, out now or coming soon, that can do some things as well—or better. Here's a roundup of the best... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I just threw a few ebooks at the iTunes 9.1 update, which brings iBooks support (to get ready for the iPad). Things are not bad, but they're not great. More » 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Like pop-up books from our childhood, South Korean scientists are working on 3D ebooks that animate the stories when tilted— though 3D glasses are a must, so far. It won't be incorporated into the n... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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A major independent publisher, Perseus Books Group, has signed a deal with Apple to provide ebooks for the iPad. According to the NYT, the deal is similar to those which Apple has made with other major publishers: More » ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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The company's departing CEO, Steve Riggio, has been selling books for 30 years. His replacement, William Lynch, has been selling them (online) for about two, following 10 years in e-commerce—and fou... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Amazon is getting serious about getting its way with ebook pricing, threatening to do what they did to Macmillan (pull physical and digital books) unless publishers agree to certain demands. More ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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It's easy to rip your CDs and turn them into easily stored digital files: You pop in a CD, click a few buttons, done. Now try ripping a book into a digital format. Struggling? Here's setup you'll wish you... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Oh hey, the Kindle app for OS X is out. It's free, but you have to buy the books, of course. It doesn't have multitouch, like the Windows app, though. [Amazon via TUAW] More » ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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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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According to ChangeWave, the Kindle is going to have a hard time surviving the incoming iPad wave. In a 3171-people survey on Amazon.com users looking to buy an ebook reader, 40% said they were planning to buy the iPad. Comparatively, 28% wanted to get th... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Amazon started calling publishers before Steve Jobs had even left the stage at the iPad event, according to the NYT. They wanted to know what Apple promised them—and more importantly, what they promised Apple. The deal Amazon's been trying to ink wi... 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Consumerist, as always, is right on top of Barnes & Noble's recent Nook-related failings. Yes, people are still without their Nook, and yes, customer service woes are still running rampant at the fledgling eBook retailer. You see, the $100 gift cards... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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The announcement that Asus was getting into the eBook reader game was a bit of a surprise, but not an unwelcome one. Now that new hands-on pics have hit Flickr, it looks like our initial enthusiasm was founded. What's most alluring about the DR-950 is sti... 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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According to the WSJ, HarperCollins Publishers is in talks with Apple about providing ebooks for Apple's tablet. It's speculated that ebook markets such as Amazon's would seriously suffer if such an arrangement were finalized. Based on explanations by Bri... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Out of nowhere, Asus has announced two promising eBook readers. The first had an OLED screen. And now their second reader, the DR-950, promises less color but still appears to be at least a generation beyond any Kindle. Just look at the screen to case rat... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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There are too damn many ebook readers and it's a struggle to figure out what's worth buying and which reader will even survive the market. To make things easy, here's our guide to the readers that matter—for now. Of course we're skipping some of the... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Pixel Qi's magic transforming displays seemed too good to be true: One screen that's both a bright, full color LCD and a reflective, E-Ink quality display for reading in light. It is pretty damn incredible. It's not hard to see the overall trend with ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I just got a chance to play with the big-screened, touchscreened Skiff Reader, which is targeted at periodicals. It's incredibly thin, incredibly light, and they've even got a color screen prototype—Kindle and Nook should be scared. I should add fir... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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While Plastic Logic's Que reader is intended for business-minded folks and has a focus on schedules, BlackBerry syncs, and documents, it would still make a fantastic reader due to its size and design. If it weren't $650, that is. The Que is the tall and s... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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I just tried out the Fujitsu FLEPia, which has been shown in 2007, talked about in 2008 and finally released in Japan in 2009. It's slow and janky. The FLEPia is still the production color ebook reader available, says Fujitsu. The problem is that it's rea... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Coming from the womb of Philips' Research Labs, Liquavista is working on a full color ereader. Specifications aren't offered as yet, but you can tell by the picture above that it's very much angled at magazine and newspaper reading. Building upon their Li... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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My favorite books have something very special between their pages: Inscriptions and autographs. Unfortunately, that special quality can't be replicated with ebooks or readers. Not exactly, at least, but Danie Ware has an idea that might almost work. Danie... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Cool-er's lineup of readers is getting new models such as the super-small Compact, the Wi-Fi-enabled Connect, and the appropriately named 3G. Based on previous models, it's quite possible that these will find a place in the hearts of bargain shoppers. We'... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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It's bigger than any Kindle or device from B&N. Optimized for magazines and newspapers, the Skiff Reader offers a durable 11.5-inch (1600 x 1200) "Metal Foil" touchscreen display, but it's still just a quarter of an inch thick. Connecting to the upcoming ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Yet another ereader has floated face-up to the surface of the pool, with Owen's E1 being one of the smallest around. The screen is a small 5-inches (compared to say, the Kindle, which is 6-inches). I don't know if you've noticed, but apart from COOL-ER's ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Blio, officially debuting next week at CES, lets you read your ebooks as they're intended to look on paper. Clearly, Kurzweil is signaling his choice of tablets over e-ink, and his first shots are definitely persuasive. With apps planned soon for the iPh... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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Ereaders are still at the point where the price is slightly too high and the functionality is slightly too low to purchase on a whim. Aluratek's LCD-based reader, however, offers a damn low price but sacrifices functionality in return. The Price: $180 The... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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If you've been promised a Nook for Christmas, no worries, it's in the mail. But if you're ordering one now, Barnes & Noble has stated, "Customer demand continues to be strong and new orders will be fulfilled beginning February 1, 2010." And there's no rus... 0 Published 100+ days ago in
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