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Digital Book World Announces the Publishing Innovation Awards

December 14th, 2010 · No Comments · press release

From the press release: Digital Book World, the publishing community for the 21st century, has announced a new awards program focused exclusively on ebooks and book apps – the Publishing Innovation Awards.

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Infibeam announces the Phi – 7″ tablet running Android, WinCE

June 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware news

You might recall that I’ve covered Infibeam’s e-reader, the Pi, and that Infibeam also has a line of cellphones. Well, Infibeam has just posted the product page for the Phi, their new 7″ tablet. It won’t ship until 30 July, but they are taking pre-orders for 14,999Rs. The specs are run of the mill, but [...]

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Infibeam announce cell phone brand

June 18th, 2010 · No Comments · press release

You might recall that I’ve covered Infibeam before. They’re a web retailer based in India who launched an e-reader back in January and a digital publishing platform in May. Infibeam announced 3 branded cell phones yesterday. From the press release: The company has already launched its initial three models I666, I5000 and I500 at attractive [...]

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IEEE announces DRM Working Group

June 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

From the press release: The Working Group developing IEEE P1817TM, a new Standard for Consumer-Ownable Digital Personal Property, is currently being formed. It will hold its first meeting next month in Santa Clara, California. Any interested parties are invited to join and participate.The IEEE P1817TM is a standard for the creation, distribution, and perpetual consumer-ownership [...]

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MediaNet announces ebookstore platform for the UK, Canada

June 16th, 2010 · No Comments · press release

From the press release: MediaNet, the leading provider of digital entertainment content, opens today in the United Kingdom the advanced MN Open platform which provides an API and a suite of easy to install Web Components for the digital delivery of music and eBook premium content. Customers can learn more about these products and sign [...]

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The Nervous Breakdown announces new imprint

June 4th, 2010 · No Comments · press release

From the press release: Readers addicted to nonfiction, fiction and poetry have long been getting their fix at the online culture magazine The Nervous Breakdown (TNB), a site founded by bestselling author Brad Listi (Attention. Deficit. Disorder.). Now, in partnership with Hukilau, TNB will be launching its own publishing imprint, producing print, e-book, transmedia, and [...]

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Interead announce Cool-ER Connect – Wifi, touchscreen

June 3rd, 2010 · 4 Comments · hardware news

You might recall that I posted yesterday about a new Wifi equipped e-reader thatis going to be sold as the Cool-ER (and might be coming from Kobo). The good folks at Interead sent me some info on their new e-reader which they’re calling the Cool-ER Connect. While I don’t have any info yet on the [...]

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Interpark adds newspapers, magazines to the Biscuit ebookstore

June 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news

You might recall that I reported on the launch of the  Interpark Biscuit, a Korean e-reader, several months ago. The Biscuit (pictured) is a Kindle clone with 3G and an E-ink screen. When it was launched, Interpark had said that they wouldn’t have newspapers or magazines in the Biscuit ebookstore. Yesterday I came across this [...]

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Viewsonic announces partnership with Yuan-Liou Publishing

June 1st, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news, hardware news

From the press release: To tap the huge market for Chinese e-books, ViewSonic Corp. has launched several 6-inch e-book readers, including VEB632, VEB630, VEB625 and VEB620, in cooperation with Taiwan-based Yuan-Liou Publishing Co., Ltd. Taking advantage of Youn-Liou Publishing`s abundant e-book contents and its solid brand recognition among consumers in greater China, ViewSonic, one of [...]

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Asus announces eeePad, eeeTablet at Computex

May 31st, 2010 · No Comments · acer, hardware news

Asus held a press conference today at the Computex trade show in Taipei, Taiwan. Among the many products mentioned were the eeePad and the eeeTablet. One is a LCD tablet, sand the other is an e-reader with an 8″ screen. The eeePads are a pair of Windows 7 tablets with 10″ and 12″ screens. I’m [...]

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