by Chris Walters “I think what leads to rampant piracy is not meeting emergent demands.” – Brian O’Leary That is the most concise statement I’ve read so far about an...Continue reading
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Kobo’s iPad app is the best ereader app on the market
by Chris Walters If you have an iPad, you should download the free Kobo ereader app and check it out. Whether it offers a better basic reading experience than the...Continue reading
Kindle users already forming community lending libraries
by Chris Walters There are days when I love the Internet. It’s been less than 24 hours since Amazon rolled out ebook lending, and already there are at least four...Continue reading
Amazon’s new lending feature is probably going to anger some publishers
by Chris Walters When it comes to Kindle features, Amazon tends to follow the aphorism that it’s easier to ask forgiveness than permission. This strategy doesn’t always work–see the text-to-speech...Continue reading
Apple disses ebook developers at its peril
by Liz Castro I’m feeling really grumpy today, and I’ve traced it back to a Twitter conversation last night in which I discovered that Apple has been giving support and...Continue reading
Why are big publishers ignoring interactive picture books?
by Chris Walters Yesterday Scholastic listed 10 trends in children’s lit for 2010, and #6 is in alignment with an October New York Times article on the decline in picture...Continue reading
Google eBookstore came to set us free. Here’s why it didn’t
by Piotr Kowalczyk Everybody is now writing an article using a random combination of words “Google”, “Amazon” and “killer”. I’ll touch something much more important for an e-book reader. I’ll...Continue reading
Feedbooks eBookstore Opens
by Mike Cane They’ve had one for French-language eBooks for a few weeks and today the English-language store opened. It’s early days, so there are many gaps (no Ken Bruen,...Continue reading
“Which ereader device should I buy?”
by Chris Walters of Booksprung The Kindle will likely be the big ereader champ this year, but that doesn’t mean it’s the right choice for every reader. Here’s a quick...Continue reading
Why DRM is a distraction
by Chris Walters of BookSprung There are bigger problems in the ebook marketplace than individual piracy. You may not feel that way if you’re an author or publisher with a...Continue reading
That Amazon Android Tablet May be a Reality
by Andrys Basten In a column I overlooked yesterday because the title wasn’t designed to grab you by the throat, Computerworld’s Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, aka cybercinic, writes that “The forthcoming...Continue reading
Amazon UK Switches to Agency Plan with 3 Publishers
by Andrys Basten As mentioned here on Oct. 15, Amazon told its UK customers about its battles to avoid the ‘Agency Plan’ created by Apple with the larger publishers and...Continue reading
Three misperceptions about the ebook business
by Chris Walters of Booksprung You can pretty much always find outspoken, passionate diatribes about ebooks online. I’ve written several myself, but in my defense I had to, or else...Continue reading
How Coffee Will Save the Magazine Industy
by Ted Striphas I’ve long been a reader of magazines, and so for several months now I’ve been intrigued to see lots of pro-magazine advertisements appearing in some of my...Continue reading
The Future of Ebook Apps (Today)
by Joe Wikert I’m in the process of reading Nick Bilton’s excellent book, I Live in the Future and Here’s How it Works. I highly recommend it, btw; look for...Continue reading