Current news items related to eBooks and the eBook publishing industry.
At Amazon, eBook sales have crossed a major milestone: They are outselling hardcover books. The future is here, and the rate of acceptance is accelerating. But some people still cling to their dead-tree versions. See author David Carnoy’s “tongue-in-cheek” look at this: Top 10 Reasons Hardbacks are “Better” Than eBooks 1. Spilling a drink on [...]
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What do you think about this? Goldman Sachs seems to believe the iPad is all that: Apple’s iPad Is Going To Destroy The Netbook Market, Says Goldman (Sorry, Microsoft). Actually they present some pretty valid reasons for their certainty on the iPad’s ability to dominate the market. It’s all based on these five Cs: Consumption, [...]
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As per my previous post, my feeds were no longer functioning. It turns out it was a server/hosting issue, after all. The feeds have been restored, but I have lost my original subscriptions in all the confusion. I will contact the email subscribers to let them know, but I’m afraid my RSS subscribers are gone, [...]
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Some people just have to show off, don’t they: iPad un(chocolate)boxing An iPad was inevitable for her birthday, but I knew that if I just delivered a wrapped box, there wouldn’t be much of a surprise. Where’s the fun in that? So I rang my friends James and Paul, who happens to run the finest [...]
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No, this isn’t a cookbook for cannibals. This is an example of a major proofreading error: Pasta Cookbook pulped over ‘freshly ground black people’ misprint An Australian publisher is reprinting 7,000 cookbooks over a recipe for pasta with ‘salt and freshly ground black people.’ Penguin Australia’s head of publishing, Bob Sessions, acknowledged the proofreader for [...]
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Like I’ve said before, forget the Kindle and its eReader imitators, forget the iPad — Get a netbook.
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I don’t own an eReader, I’ve never used an eReader, and I won’t be buying an eReader any time in the foreseeable future. Don’t get me wrong – I really thought I wanted one of these handy little portable devices – but I’m completely fed up with that whole industry. Why? Well, where do I [...]
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The Kama Sutra… My own feeling, from deep beneath my T-shirt, is that the “Kama Sutra” and “Adobe Photoshop Secrets” have largely been downloaded by the same people for entirely related purposes.
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We all get tired of the mountains of junk mail we receive, especially around the holidays. Constant advertising breaks interrupt our favourite television shows. Yet, advertising is how we find out about the latest products and when they’re on sale. But, how would you feel about advertisements appearing in the books you buy? It probably [...]
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The publishing industry news is all abuzz with word that several major publishing houses have announced that they will be delaying the release of their eBook versions until four months after the release of hardcover books. I don’t think I’m alone in thinking this: What are they smoking? Seriously, do they really hate their customers [...]
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Great news! GalleyCat, dedicated to reporting on the book publishing industry, has launched eBookNewser — a site blog for covering anything eBook related. This site will cover eBooks, digital reading devices, publishing technology, smartphone reading applications, digital self-publishing, and the rapidly evolving future of digital publishing.
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That really is the eReader purchase question. I know in the past I’ve said, “Wait!” But perhaps I need to rethink my position. Should we be holding out for better eReaders? Should we wait until dual colour screens are available? I know there’s better selection coming, but is waiting really worth it? What’s got me [...]
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For the reading enthusiast on your shopping list: The New York Times Book Review has made its selection of 100 Notable Books for 2009.
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