Liza Daly of Threepress Consulting just announced the Ibis Reader, a new online Epub reader here at TOC. You can find it here. I’ve tried it, and I think it’s simply not usable on a laptop. It displayed a page of text that was larger than my browser window. But the target audience is mobile [...]
Entries from February 23rd, 2010
Ibis Reader is now up and running
February 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off · conferences & trade shows, software news
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Wattpad signs deal with Sony eBookstore
February 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news
From the press release: Wattpad, the world’s most popular ebook community, today announces an ebook distribution agreement with Sony Electronics. A selection of top unique Wattpad titles will be available on Sony’s Reader Store starting today. … Titles available immediately include award-winning “Dinner with a vampire. Did I mention I’m vegetarian?” by Canse12, “Destined To [...]
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Foxit Offers PDF Publishing Solution at O’Reilly Tools of Change
February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · conferences & trade shows, software news
From the press release: Foxit Corporation, www.foxitsoftware.com, today announced plans to provide an overview of a complete PDF publishing solution for providers of electronic content as part of its presentation at the O’Reilly Tools of Change conference, February 22-24, in New York. Foxit Corporation, a leading provider of solutions for reading, editing, creating, organizing, securing [...]
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Alibris buys Monsoon
February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
From the press release: Alibris Holdings, Inc, owner of Alibris, Inc., the premier online marketplace for sellers of new and used books, music, and movies, announced today that it is acquiring Monsoon, Inc., an Oregon-based marketplace selling solutions company, for a combination of cash and stock in Alibris Holdings. Oak Hill Capital, a private equity [...]
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New touchscreen technology – zForce Pad
February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
You might recall from a couple weeks ago that Neonode’s new screen tech is going to be used in an ebook reader sold in the Asian market. Today Neonode announced that it has a reference design. From the press release: Neonode, Inc. (OTCBB:NEON), the Swedish Optical Touchscreen Technology Company, today announced the launch of zForce [...]
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Qualcomm Mirasol screen
February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
I finally got my chance to see the new Mirasol screen. Unfortunately, it’s not set up to do anything other than the demo video that you’ve seen on Youtube. Still, it presents some interesting possibilities. The Qualcomm rep did confirm that the 5.7″ screen will be used by a major manufacturer, and it will be [...]
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Unibook now sells Bebook, Onyx, Cool-ER, and Opus
February 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news
Unibook.com has now added ebook reader sales to its POD, self publishing, and ebookstore. They’re selling 5 models: Bebook & Bebook Mini, Onyx Boox, Cybook Opus, and Cool-ER reader. So far as I know that makes them the most diverse device retailer in Europe. Prices range from €199 for the Bebook mini, to €355.82 for [...]
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S&S claims double-digit profit growth
February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
From the BookSeller: Simon & Schuster UK saw “double digit profit growth” in 2009, according to managing director Ian Chapman. According to figures from Nielsen BookScan, the publisher’s sales grew 6.9% in 2009 to £27.2m. Market share grew from 1.4% to 1.6%. Chapman refused to strip out profits but said that total sales growth through [...]
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Hands on video of the Astri dual screen reader
February 23rd, 2010 · 12 Comments · hardware reviews
Update: The Astri rep just told me that I had pricing details wrong. I’ve removed the information. I spent some time with the Astri rep last night, and he had Astri’s new My Internet Device to show off. I have a number of photos and (at the end of this post) a new hands on [...]
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More & stricter copyright law won’t save publishing industry
February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · conferences & trade shows
I’m listening to William Paltry, Google’s Senior Copyright Counsel, and frankly I’m surprised. Hearing a lawyer speak against more laws is like hearing Bill Gates speak nice about Apple. Pardon me a moment; I want to see if hell froze over. He’s presenting a cogent argument on how some are trying to use laws to [...]
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