From the Wall Street Journal: Two major book publishers have struck new electronic-book pricing deals with Amazon.com Inc., just days before the launch of Apple Inc.’s much anticipated iPad tablet device. The agreements, with CBS Corp.’s Simon & Schuster and News Corp.’s HarperCollins Publishers, will enable both publishers to set their own e-book prices. The [...]
Entries from March 31st, 2010
Amazon Strikes Book-Pricing Deals with Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins
March 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news
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Dell + Sony Reader = Not a Good Deal
March 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news
I don’t usually follow the herd, but I decided to make an exception in this case. Dell is having a 2 day sale where if you buy a Sony Pocket Edition with certain models of Dell laptops and desktops you’re supposed to save money. The problem here is that you don’t actually save any money. [...]
A Brief Review of the SmartQ V7, pt 1
March 31st, 2010 · 6 Comments · hardware reviews, smartq
My SmartQ V7 just arrived in the mail, and I thought I’d post some thoughts. I’m going to compare the V7 with my SmartQ 7, which is the previous generation. I’ll post a more extensive review later, and this will cover all 3 OS options that come on the SmartQ V7. Both models are available [...]
University of Maryland Announces New Reading App for iPad
March 31st, 2010 · No Comments · software news
From the press release: As the much anticipated April 3 release date for the Apple iPad nears, the University of Maryland and the International Children’s Digital Library (ICDL) Foundation have unveiled a new children’s reading and library application, ICDL for iPad. ICDL for iPad brings to Apple’s iPad access to the world’s largest freely available [...]
Sipix signs deal with mainland publisher
March 31st, 2010 · No Comments · software news
Digitimes is reporting: SiPix Technology, an EPD subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), on March 30 signed an agreement of strategic cooperation with China-based Shanghai Century Publishing Group in Shanghai to promote e-book readers in the China market, with the latter unveiling an own-brand e-book reader model, according to industry sources in Taiwan. continued here
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No one knows what they’ll use the iPad for according PriceGrabber Survey
March 31st, 2010 · No Comments · surveys & polls
PriceGrabber just released the results of a survey of 1,631 American consumers. It’s an interesting read, but I’m not sure how much it can be relied on. I’m looking at the methodology now, and I’m not so sure that I trust the data. They sent out nearly 2m survey request, basically to anyone who had [...]
Tags:ipad·pricegrabber·survey
Kobo E-reader Videos
March 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news, video
Kobo just posted 2 new videos on Youtube. (BTW, they also uploaded the Kobo on iPad video.) One video is a teaser, the other a demo. Enjoy.
Fictionwise Ends Buywise Club
March 30th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
I just heard that Fictionwise has ended their Buywise Club, but that’s not completely accurate. It appears that Fictionwise is no longer selling new memberships or renewals, but existing members can still take advantage of current sales. I’m waiting to hear from Fictionwise about what is going to happen to existing memberships. There was no [...]
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Bloomsbury to Reissue Harry Potter
March 30th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
Bloomsbury’s profits have dropped so much in the past year that they’re going to reprint the series with new covers. I give it 18 months before Rowling is bullied into allowing ebooks. The Guardian is reporting: Harry Potter is getting a makeover. The boy wizard’s seven adventures, penned by the world’s first billionaire novelist, JK [...]
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OLPC & Pixel Qi Announce cross-license deal
March 30th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
From the press release: The One Laptop per Child Foundation (OLPC), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help provide every child in the world access to a modern education, and Pixel Qi Corporation, an innovator in high-performance, low-power displays, have signed a permanent and royalty-free cross-licensing agreement that will allow both organizations to deliver [...]
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