A new digital only publisher came across my radar this week. Nomad Editions announced yesterday that their first 3 weekly magazines are now available for download. You can subscribe for 12 issues for $6, and right now they’re offering a trial subscription (no credit card info required). I’m playing around with one of the magazines [...]
Entries Tagged as 'editions'
Apple to nix free iPad editions for print subscribers?
January 14th, 2011 · 4 Comments · ebookstore news
Do you know how some newspapers and magazines offer a free iPad app to their print subscribers? According to NRC.nl, Apple have decided to put a stop to that. Apple is going to publish the rules for stricter compliance iPad tablet computer. Publishers, including NRC Media, may no longer offer a subscription model in which [...]
Google Editions to launch this month?
November 30th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
That’s what I’ve been hearing on Twitter today. FutureBook 2010 is going on right now, and today Scott Dougall of Google was the centerpiece. I know a couple people who attended the conference, and they reported basically the same thing that the WSJ just published: The long-delayed venture—Google executives had said they hoped to launch [...]
Wikipedia hard cover editions now available
November 11th, 2010 · 4 Comments · digitization projects
Do you recall my post from some time back about how you can select and print a collection of Wikipedia articles?Well, Pediapress have announced: The most demanded features for our Wikipedia books were color inside and hardcover outside. It’s now a reality. As of a few days ago, you can now order books in hardcover [...]
Txtr, Pocketbook to develop “Txtr Editions” of Pocketbook’s e-readers
October 5th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news, hardware news
Pocketbook and Txtr have announced that they will collaborate on the development of new firmware for the 603, 602, 902, and 903 e-readers. The new firmwares will be tied into the Txtr ebookstore platform. The first e-reader will be the Pocketbook 603, with the other 3 following shortly afterward.
Google eBookstore opened weeks ago
September 15th, 2010 · 4 Comments · ebookstore news
As far as I can tell Google Editions has already been launched. All we’re waiting for right now is for Google to open the ebookstore and start selling. If you’ve been following Google Editions in the news, then you know that it will be Google’s ebookstore. It’s an expansion on Google’s digitization efforts (the much [...]
Google to launch Google Editions in Japan in 2011
September 13th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
So I guess this means Japan will get the service before the USA? From the AFP: US Internet giant Google said Monday it would launch an electronic books service in Japan next year despite a chilly reception from major Japanese publishers.The Japanese version of Google Editions may have to start with a limited number of [...]
Interview: Chris Wilkes, VP of digital editions at Hearst
August 30th, 2010 · No Comments · interview
This clip is only about 4 minutes long, and it’s worth your time. The subject is Chris Wilkes, and he only lightly touches on digital magazines but his remarks are interesting. via MobileContentToday
iPad, Kindle, Nook war WON’T kill Google Editions
August 15th, 2010 · No Comments · opinion
There was a rather uninformed article posted yesterday on eWeek.com. The author argues that the iPad is competing with the Kindle, Nook for the reading market: With April’s release of the Apple iPad, and recent software and hardware upgrades for both Amazon.com’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook, the battle for the e-reader market is [...]
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