Sony has just announced a partnership with Toppan Printing, KDDI, and The Asahi Shimbun Company to start a joint venture focusing on the eBook distribution business. This ventrue should begin by 1 July 2010, and they expect it to grow into an ebook distribution company with a functioning distribution platform by the end of the [...]
Entries from May 27th, 2010
Acer announces LumiRead e-reader Wifi, 3G, qwerty
May 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news
Now this is a rather odd beast. Acer is late to the e-reader game with this Kindle clone. I has a 6″ E-ink screen, keyboard, Wifi (3G on a later model), 2B GB storage, a browser, and Acer has already signed with the B&N ebookstore in the US, and Libri.de in Germany. It also comes [...]
B&N announces eReader for iPad
May 27th, 2010 · No Comments · bn, ipad app, software news
From the press release: Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today launched its free BN eReader app for iPad(TM), offering the most personalized and easy-to-use eReading experience for Apple iPad owners. BN eReader for iPad users can customize the way they read with professionally designed or completely personalized themes, shop more [...]
SID Display Week 2010: Day 1
May 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · conferences & trade shows
by Charlie Dulin of Dulin’s Books This post is from Wednesday. It was posted late due to problems with email. First Day at SID Display week was different than I might have expected. I only had CES to compare it to, and I was expecting something a little different. However, this is not a consumer [...]
Sony to sell e-readers in Australia, Japan, China, Italy, & Spain
May 27th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news, sony
From the press release: Sony today announced it is preparing to make its Reader digital book available in several new markets. Plans include availability in new Asia/Pacific markets this year, including Japan, China and Australia, as well as further European expansion to encompass countries such as Italy and Spain. In each country Sony intends to [...]
Kindle DX got a failing grade at Reed College
May 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Reed College was one of the colleges and universities selected by Amazon to run a Kindle DX pilot program last fall. They released a report on the program back in February, but I didn’t come across it until just this week. I don’t think anyone else has written about it either. The Reed College Kindle [...]
Star Trek Magazine finally in digital form
May 27th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
I just read on TrekMovie.com that the Star Trek Magazine is now available from Zinio. As a die hard Trekkie, I’ve been waiting for this for years. I wish I were still waiting. As much as I like the magazine, this edition of Star Trek Magazine isn’t worth the money. It doesn’t use any of [...]
Michigan State conducting an ebook viability study
May 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The State News is reporting that Michigan State University is currently looking into the possibility of using digital textbooks on campus. From the article: The campuswide student survey, which is part of MSU’s Environmental Stewardship Initiative and is expected to be completed in September, will gather information about how prepared students are for a potential [...]
Zinio announce new dist. channels: Branded Apps and Print/Digital Bundling
May 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · publishing news, zinio
From the press release: Zinio, the leader in digital-publishing technology and services, today announced two opportunities to increase distribution for publishers: branded applications and print/digital subscription bundling. These services enable Zinio’s offering of over 2,500 consumer magazine titles and thousands of books, including 829 new consumer titles that joined in the first quarter alone, to [...]
Tags:announces·apps·branded·bundling·channels·dist·printdigital·zinio
BEA 2010: Onyx
May 26th, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news, Uncategorized
Did you know that Onyx has a distributor in Finland? They’re called Elisa, and they’re selling the 3G model. Sorry, but I don’t have more detail (Google Translate is broken). In other news, the large screen model has been delayed due to development problems, so they’ve redoubled their focus on improving the Boox 60, their [...]
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