Author: Chris Meadows

Chris Meadows, Editor of TeleRead, has been writing about e-books and mobile devices since 1999: first for ThemeStream, later for Jeff Kirvin's Writing on Your Palm, and then for TeleRead starting in 2006. He has also contributed a few articles to The Digital Reader along the way. Chris has bought e-books from Peanut Press/eReader, Fictionwise, Baen, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, the Humble Bundle, and others. He is a strong believer in using Calibre to keep his library organized.

Authors Guild Wants $750 Per Book Google Scanned

8 August, 20129 June, 2018Google, Google Books, Lawsuit, The Authors Guild3 Comments

Last week, the Authors Guild requested that a judge order Google to pay $750 per book in penalties for illegal copying of the works it had...

Best Buy Stores Mark Down Refurbished Kindles; WSJ Covers Amazon Lockers

7 August, 201210 May, 2017Amazon, KindleLeave a comment

Remember that sale Amazon was running the other day on Kindles for people who had Amazon Rewards Visa Cards? I’ve found one that might just be...

Is There a Future for Illustrated E-Books?

7 August, 20127 August, 2012FormatsOne Comment

I always find Mike Shatzkin’s blog posts interesting even if I don’t agree with him, and he’s just posted one about the problems that illustrated books...

Google, Amazon, Apple Security Flaws Could Mean Vulnerability for All Their Users – Including E-Book Buyers

6 August, 20126 September, 2015Amazon, Apple, Google, Web Publishing4 Comments

This last week, Gizmodo reporter Mat Honan was hacked, and had all the data from his iPhone, iPad, and laptop computer erased—including irreplaceable baby photos of...

Department of Justice Asks Judge to Approve Agency Pricing Settlement

6 August, 20129 June, 2018Apple, Lawsuit, Publishing, The Authors Guild6 Comments

The process moves on. Publishers Weekly reports that the Department of Justice filed a motion (PDF, 19 pages) on Friday officially requesting Judge Denise Cote to...

Amazon Takes Down More Pedophile Content … But Is This Really a Story?

4 August, 20125 May, 2017Amazon, eBookstore, Self-PubLeave a comment

Folks who’ve been following Amazon for a while might be forgiven for double-taking at a Huffington Post article noting Amazon just took down a pedophilia guide...

New York Times Usage and Tablets’ New E-Reading Paradigm

3 August, 20124 August, 2012iDevice, NewspaperLeave a comment

Poynter has a post looking at some Nielsen figures on New York Times use over the last few years, finding that time spent with the website...

Can StoryBundle Do for E-Books What the Humble Bundle Has for Games?

2 August, 201210 May, 2017eBookstore, Self-PubOne Comment

I received an email this morning from StoryBundle, a site that seeks to do for independent e-books what the “Humble Indie Bundle” does for independent games...

Is David Pogue Bourne to be Wild, or a Bourne Loser?

2 August, 201210 May, 2017Piracy17 Comments

Columnist David Pogue has just posted a brief but sure-to-be controversial entry to his New York Times blog. Wanting to give his son some good e-books...

Amazon is Busy: Kindle Discounts, iOS Video App, and Sales Tax Implications

1 August, 20127 May, 2017Amazon, Kindle10 Comments

It’s that time of year: Through August 15th, Amazon is offering a 40% discount on the current entry-level non-touch Kindle to holders of its Amazon.com Rewards...

My E-Reading Life: Greetings from New Contributor

1 August, 20125 May, 2017Aggregators, Amazon, Apple, Blast from the Past, iDevice, Kindle7 Comments

Hello, everyone. Those of you who’ve been following e-reading for a while might know me as former Senior Writer for TeleRead.com, where I’ve been for the...