Apple: Pay Full Price For an Ebook You Already Bought Yesterday, I updated to iOS 4 on my iPhone (like everyone else), and downloaded iBooks. The iOS 4 is nice, pretty fast, and a welcome upgrade. But iBook was a disaster. … I got this message “You’ve already purchased this (ebook) but it isn’t available [...]
Entries from June 26th, 2010
calibre 0.7.5 now available – now supports Dell Streak, Eken M001
June 25th, 2010 · No Comments · software news
Calibre is an open source ebook management program that supports most common ebook formats and many e-readers. The latest version has just been uploaded. New Features New driver for the Kobo featuring closer integration with the device. Support for the Dell Streak, Eken Android tablet and the Astak Mentor EB600 New series type custom column [...]
Bookeen Orizon to ship in September
June 25th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Bookeen have posted a new April May August September ship date for the Orizon on their blog: Fresh news, as promised! Save the date: Bookeen announces the Cybook Orizon, launching in early September 2010. Want to find out more? Keep your eyes open, because you’ll be hearing lots more about the Orizon, starting with more news [...]
The Que didn’t ship yesterday (my source was right)
June 25th, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware news, Uncategorized
So if you’ve been following the story on Engadget, you know that the PlasticLogic Que didn’t ship yesterday and that they’ve canceled all orders. I am both surprised and not surprised. I wasn’t surprised because I had a source who didn’t think they would ship the Que. He was why I posted the reminder on [...]
DC and Marvel Are Killing Digital Comics
June 25th, 2010 · 2 Comments · opinion
by Aaron Tring reposted with permission from Words Finest The iPad was seen as a potential savior for the publishing industry. I was personally excited about the possibilities for digital comic books. Sixty years ago, comic books were a mainstream addiction; today, they’re an expensive novelty.
China Telecom’s ebookstore to launch in July
June 25th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
The mainland China market is so huge I thought this was worth it’s own post. China Tech News is reporting: The once-postponed mobile phone reading service of China Telecom will now reportedly be formally launched in late July 2010. An insider revealed to the local media that the related departments of China Telecom have started [...]
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Morning Links 25 June 2010
June 25th, 2010 · No Comments · links post
I’m going to be at the ALA conference in DC today, so posts might be few and far between.
Digital Comics 25 June 2010
June 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · links post
About a week ago I noticed that just about every blog that covers digital publishing has the same blindspot. No one is adequately covering comics and graphic novels. It seems like comics have their own little ghetto, and there’s really no reason for it. I, for one, am going to change that. Heck, at the [...]
4 Free Vook iPad apps – get’em while they’re hot
June 24th, 2010 · No Comments · ipad app
Vook posted this offer on their blog yesterday, ands since it’s a 1 day deal you’d better move fast. They’re giving away 4 apps: The Autobiography of Ben Franklin Franklin wrote the most popular autobiography in history, and it’s even more awesome with expert commentary in videos. Dracula’s Guest Dracula’s Guest is the short story [...]
Digital Libraries 24 June 2010
June 24th, 2010 · No Comments · digital library
Here are 3 more recent stories on digital libraries.
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