Fierce Wireless is reporting: Zinio is in early beta testing with a version of its ereader platform for the Android operating system, which should ultimately be suitable for use in any Linux-based ereader, said Jeanniey Mullen, Zinio’s global executive vice president and chief marketing officer. The Android-compatible version is a follow-up to Zinio’s January launch [...]
Entries from March 26th, 2010
The Times will add Paywall in June
March 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
For those who don’t know, this means they’re going to make you start paying to read the news on their website. Fine by me; I’ll just get my news elsewhere. From the announcement: News International today announces that The Times and The Sunday Times will start charging for access to their digital journalism in June [...]
Sneak Peek: Kobo on the iPad
March 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · software news, video
Kobo just posted this video on their blog. It looks but interesting. I’d recommend that you turn off the sound. The background music is annoying. We had originally planned to take our existing iPhone application and ’scale it up’, but as we began to see the richness of the interface and interactions that are capable [...]
Ohio calls for More Digital Textbooks
March 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
There is a bill being considered by the Ohio state legislature which would require all universities in the state to make digital textbooks available. From The Columbus Dispatch: Saying it could save more than 50 percent on the cost of textbooks, some House Democrats want to give Ohio college students the chance to trade in [...]
B&N eReader now out for Windows Mobile (sorta)
March 25th, 2010 · No Comments · software news
Epub! Adobe! Oh my! There is no official release yet, but a hacked version of B&N eReader (v1.0 for Windows Mobile) is now available. It was pulled from a working device by David K of Mobility Digest. He created a cab file, so it should be possible to install on any Windows Mobile device. I [...]
Will the Apple iPad Be a Netbook Killer?
March 25th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Apple, surveys & polls
I think this is going to be the last time I post on iPad surveys. This one doesn’t really tell us anything, but what caught my attention was that Morpace asked about netbooks, not just e-readers. From the press release: According to the Morpace study, approximately 75 percent of consumers are aware of the iPad [...]
Direct Textbook Launches New eBook Search Tool
March 25th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
From the press release (minus the hype): Direct Texbook’s ebook search tool searches more than 200 online bookstores, including eBooks.com, eCampus.com, Cengagebrain.com, Coursesmart.com and Textbooks.com. Users can search by ISBN, author, title or relevant keywords and within seconds have immediate access to book descriptions, reviews and edition details. In one click, users can save the [...]
Amazon UK Now Requires Price Parity
March 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news
Starting 31 March, Amazon is going to require that all third party sellers on Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, and Amazon.fr sell a product at the same price as a seller’s other channels. For example, if someone sold on Amazon.co.uk and Ebay, the prices on Amazon.co.uk have to be below the selling price on Ebay. The policy includes [...]
31 Japanese publishers launch digital publisher’s association
March 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news
From The Mainichi Daily News: Thirty-one publishers in Japan, including giants Kodansha and Shinchosha, launched an electronic book publishers association on Wednesday, responding to gaining momentum in the electronic publishing industry. Members of the new organization, the Electronic Book Publishers Association of Japan, will research and collect information on the industry. The move comes ahead [...]
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