From the NYTimes: Apple’s iBookstore on the forthcoming iPad is set to get larger. The company has just signed a deal with the largest distributor of independent publishers to sell electronic versions of it books on the new device. Perseus Books Group, a large independent publisher that also distributes works from 330 other smaller presses [...]
Entries from March 22nd, 2010
Let the E-reader Price War Commence!
March 22nd, 2010 · 5 Comments · hardware news
I wasn’t planning to post sales info, but I think this is a special occasion. The price wars have started. Sony just put the Pocket Edition on sale for $169 (from SonyStyle). And in what is very likely a coincidence, Walmart has the Sony PRS-505 for $199 (in store price only).
iPad Not as Popular as Everyone Thought
March 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · surveys & polls
Do you remember that iPad survey from three weeks back, the one that led everyone to say that the iPad will kill the Kindle? I didn’t trust it because it was conducted only days after the iPad launch. Guess what, I just found a new survey that suggests it was wrong. In a poll of [...]
Malaysian National Library to Launch Online Lending in July
March 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
From the announcement: The National Library will launch its digital library called “UBIQUITOUS” in July where the public can borrow books online. “The books will be delivered by post. We want to change the mindset that books can only be borrowed at libraries and to provide better knowledge services,” director-general Raslin Abu Bakar said at [...]
Dell Aero to get Kindle for Android app?
March 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Android, hardware news
MobileCrunch is reporitng that AT&T will soon offer a new Android smartphone called the Dell Aero. Here is what AT&T said: AT&T also will soon unveil an Android-based smartphone the Dell Aero. This will be Dell’s first smartphone available in the U.S., and will feature a new, beautiful custom user interface developed by Dell and [...]
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UK Copyright Lunacy
March 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · opinion
From the article: The Newspaper Licensing Agency is facing a lengthy battle with press cuttings agency Meltwater over the use of aggregated online headlines after the Copyright Tribunal decided to mount a full investigation. … Meltwater has objected to the charge for the lcence, of £10,000 a year, saying that if all the sources it [...]
Baidu to Enter E-reader Market?
March 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · hardware rumors, software rumors
From Investor’s Business Daily: Chinese-language Internet search giant Baidu Inc. (BIDU) is said to be weighing a plan to enter the e-book market.Sources fluctuated recently that based on the mode of its video portal qiyi.com, the Nasdaq-traded company intended to establish an independent e-book company. In addition to introducing venture capital, it wants to list [...]
B&N eReader app coming to Windows Mobile on 24 March?
March 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · software rumors
B&N has been awful quiet lately about when they are going to release new versions of their eReader app. Ever since the Nook was announced, we’ve been waiting for B&N to update the eReader app for Blackberry, Android, etc, so we could get the latest features (Epub support, for example). So why 24 March? Because [...]
Kindle for Tablets Coming Soon?
March 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · software news
Amazon just posted this teaser over on the Kindle blog: We’re very excited to let customers know that we’ve been working on new Kindle Apps for tablet computers, including the iPad. We wanted to give you a sneak preview. Like all Kindle applications, the Kindle Apps for tablet computers will feature Amazon Whispersync technology that [...]
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