by Mark Coker Have you ever wondered where the most voracious ebook readers live? Probably not. It’s a fun question, though, and for the the first time ever I present the data to you. I set out to determine which states ebook buyers live in, and then I wanted to know how the states stack [...]
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Google ebookstore now live in the Android Market
February 24th, 2011 · 3 Comments · ebookstore news
A new section of the Android Market is now up and running at: market.android.com/books. I’m not completely sure that’s the Google Ebookstore, but I don’t see what else it could be. Some titles have previews available, and all the ones I checked require Android v2.1. They don’t appear to be apps; there’s even a link [...]
Tags:Android·ebookstore·google·live·market
Apple Mac Store is now live
January 6th, 2011 · 3 Comments · app store news
The Mac Store is now live. You can now download and buy apps for your Mac from your Mac. If you’re interested, it’s included in the latest OSX update. I’ll give you 10 to 1 odds that OS 11 will be set to only let you install apps from the Mac Store. But what about [...]
Amazon to demo new version of Kindle for the Web tomorrow
December 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · software news
I came across an article in ComputerWorld earlier today, and I just got confirmation of the story from a Kindle PR rep. Amazon will be showing off the full blown K4Web tomorrow. It’s only a demo, though. You can read the ComputerWorld article if you want, but they don’t have any more information than I [...]
Google Ebookstore now live
December 6th, 2010 · 7 Comments · ebookstore news
It’s up. Go check it out. I’m just now looking at it myself. The ebookstore is live, and it boasts more than 3 million titles. It looks like those rumors about indie booksellers were true. Google are reporting that you can buy GE from any number of partner bookstores. Unfortunately, there aren’t any ebookstores listed [...]
Tags:ebookstore·google·live
Asus DR-900 product page now live
November 30th, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news, Sipix
Asus have updated the product page for their 9″ Sipix screen e-reader. At this point I’d say that it doesn’t really matter; we already knew most everything on the page. The DR-900 is based on a 9″ Sipix screen (1024 x 768 resolution) with a capacitive touchscreen. It has 2GB Flash, a microSD card slot, [...]
EA Texas Hold’em Poker app now live in the Kindle Store
November 11th, 2010 · No Comments · kindle app
You might recall that I found this app 3 days ago. I thought it would go live sooner than this. Here’s what the Kindle blog had to say: EA Texas Hold’em is easy to play, whether you’re a poker pro or brand-new to Texas Hold’em. Choose between three difficulty levels and challenge six unique in-game [...]
Nearly 10,000 Smashwords Ebooks Go Live at Australian iBookstore
November 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
Australian newspapers are reporting today the long-awaited launch of the Apple iBookstore in Australia. Nearly 10,000 Smashwords ebooks are included in the launch.
B&N PubIt now live
October 4th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
Given that I told you last week that PubIt was coming, I’m not sure this really qualifies as news. But for the sake of thoroughness, here’s the press release. Right now I’m looking at the terms and conditions. I’ll write a post if I find anything interesting. From the press release:
B&N PubIt! now live?
September 29th, 2010 · 4 Comments · bn, ebookstore news
I just read a post over at MobileRead that B&N are sending out new emails asking people to sign up for PubIt!, B&N’s in house ebook publishing program.Here’s what Steve Jordan had to say:
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