Digitimes is reporting: Qisda currently ships more than 10,000 e-book readers per month and expects shipments to increase significantly starting in June-July to enable a yearly volume of 400,000 units in 2010, according to Qisda president and CEO Hsiung Hui. Hsiung, who now also heads SiPix, said e-book reader prices may drop below US$200 or [...]
Entries from April 29th, 2010
New firmware out for Iriver Story
April 29th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Iriver very quietly released an update for their e-reader a couple weeks ago.The new firmware adds support for DJVU files and fixed several errors including DOC support, shortcut keys, & page turn response time. You can download the v1.7 firmware here. via The-eBook
YUDU Media launches cross-platform publishing solution
April 29th, 2010 · No Comments · software news
From the press release: YUDU Media announced today that it has launched the first cross-platform self-publishing solution, enabling its YUDU Pro customers to create their own digital publications that are viewable on the web, iPad and iPhone via custom-built branded apps. This is the first stage towards YUDU’s “publish once, view everywhere” approach, which represents [...]
WeFound F630 e-reader
April 29th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news, YAKC-yet another kindle clone
I’ve just come across another e-reader out of China. There’s not much that’s new about this one, but I do think it’s rather pretty. You might want to check out the photo gallery. Specs: 6″ E-ink screen keyboard 3G Chinese-English dictionary MP3 TTS weight: 300g 14 days standby zol.com.cn
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Packt Publishing announces 2 new imprints, offers 2 free ebooks
April 29th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
From the press release: Packt Publishing, a fast-growing publisher specializing in focused IT books for developers and professionals, has announced the release of two free eBooks in celebration of the launch of two new brands, Packt Open Source and Packt Enterprise. Packt has released Microsoft Office Live Small Business: Beginners’ Guide, and Qmail Quickstarter: Install, [...]
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Cengage Learning signs exclusive deal for OWL
April 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
From the press release: Cengage Learning, a leading global provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions, today announced an agreement with the University of Massachusetts, developer of Online Web-based Learning™ (OWL), the leading online chemistry homework solutions tool. Building on a long-established relationship with the University’s Amherst campus, Cengage Learning has now acquired the [...]
Amazon announces Kindle firmware v2.5
April 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news
Amazon just updated the help page. The firmware isn’t available for download yet (it’s in a limited beta), but it’s expected to be out by the end of May. Here is a list of the improvements: Collections: Organize your books and documents into one or more collections.
NewspaperDirect adds support for the Nook
April 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news
From the press release: EReaders and tablets have been making headlines over the last few weeks, culminating in the recent media frenzy over Apple’s iPad. While some publishers spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to develop ‘native’ applications for a limited number of devices, NewspaperDirect Inc., the world leader in multi-channel newspaper and magazine content [...]
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BookMasters now offers digital distribution
April 28th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
From the press release: The BookMasters Group has announced the launch of a new digital conversion and distribution alternative for publishers called CONVERSO. With the launch of CONVERSO, the company has created a competitive global service to make the digital production and distribution process simple and more accessible for small and mid-sized publishers. CONVERSO offers: Publishers a better [...]
MediaNet Launches eBook Catalog and Distribution Service
April 28th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
From the press release: MediaNet, the leading service provider for the distribution of premium digital media, introduced today a comprehensive eBook catalog and product offering. The advanced MN Open platform that MediaNet has successfully built for digital music will now support the integration of eBooks using an intuitive API that has been widely adopted by [...]
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