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Information Today
April 12, 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Ebook Tsunami -- From Antitrust to Burgeoning Sales The ebook tsunami is still in play; new issues, problems, and possibilities occur almost daily. We can do little more than watch, wonder, and improvise as the forces of innovation and commercialism work through this time of change in publishing.   |
Information Today
July 11, 2011 |
New Report on Book Consumer Demographics and Buying Behaviors A weakened economy, declining numbers of book buyers and the acceleration of ebooks seemingly combined to make 2010 one of the most challenging ever for the U.S. book industry. |
Information Today
November 26, 2012 |
Market Analyst Announces Launch of eBook Reports Market Analyst, a value-added distributor of market research reports and business information, announced that it now offers market research reports in ebook formats from its web store. |
Information Today
March 21, 2013 |
New Bowker Study on Ebook Markets The rise in ebook reading in the U.S. and U.K. over the last 3 years has been a key driver in the market share gains of e-retailers, according to research being released this month by Bowker Market Research. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2010
Rex Moore |
E-Reader Prices Continue to Fall The Kindle and Nook slash prices once again. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Barnes & Noble Becomes One for the E-Book The company buys a store and a device for the medium. |
Information Today
June 3, 2010 |
Barnes & Noble Announces PubIt! Digital Publishing Platform The easy-to-use digital publishing and distribution platform is designed to offer qualified independent publishers and authors of self-published works expanded distribution, visibility, and protection. |
Information Today
June 2, 2011
Paula J. Hane |
Sources for Free Ebooks and Ereader Software The majority of the free ebooks available are older, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books. Some sites, such as Amazon, offer newer free ebooks on limited time promotional offers. Barnes & Noble offers a limited number of Free Nook Books. The Sony Reader Store also offers some free ebooks. |
Information Today
September 29, 2011
Dan Tonkery |
Amazon Launches Library Ebook Lending Support for Kindle and an All-New Kindle Family Support for ebook lending is a major departure for Amazon and is an important milestone for libraries. Previously, Amazon only sold ebooks and did not support ebook lending for libraries even though there has been significant demand from libraries. |
The Motley Fool
July 7, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
B&N, Amazon, and Sony Race to Zero Sony fires the latest shot in the e-reader price war. |
Information Today
December 19, 2011 |
Ebook Download Survey From ebrary Now Freely Available Anyone may register to receive the full results along with a paper authored by Allen McKiel, Ph.D. and dean of Library Services at Western Oregon University. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
No Happy Ending for This Ugly Stock Story Borders' fiscal second-quarter results show the ravages of competition. |
Information Today
April 2, 2012 |
Bowker's Global eBook Monitor Generates Usage Statistics Bowker Market Research's Global eBook Monitor studies the rate of adoption and buyer demographics of ebooks in 10 major markets. |
The Motley Fool
March 31, 2010
Eric Bleeker |
The iPad: Does Apple Have a Bookworm? If you're buying under rumors, keep perspective in mind. The iPad's a great product, but it's probably not a game-changer. |
Information Today
December 16, 2010
Nancy Herther |
Google's eBookstore Takes Ebooks to the Next Level On Monday, Dec. 6, 2010, after months of anticipation, Google officially launched Google eBookstore (previously called Google Editions), marking an important milestone for the ebook industry. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Kindle Becomes Amazon's Best-Selling Product of All Time The leading online retailer has another round of hollow accolades for its Kindle. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2010
Manikandan Raman |
Amazon Vs. Google: Who Will Win the E-Book War? How long will the one-ups last? |
Information Today
October 26, 2009 |
Barnes & Noble Introduces Ebook Reader; Collaborates on Standards The new device is an Android-based wireless touchscreen ebook reader with an E Ink display and a secondary color touchscreen for navigation. |
Information Today
March 8, 2010 |
Two New Ebook Surveys Highlight Interesting Trends HighWire Press, a division of the Stanford University Libraries, has released the full results of a fall 2009 survey of librarians on their attitudes and practices related to ebooks |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2010
Carl Bagh |
Barnes & Noble Attempts to Stay Afloat The bookseller looks for strategic partners in the e-book game. |
InternetNews
July 21, 2009 |
Barnes & Noble's Reply to Kindle to Debut in 2010 Will Barnes & Noble's partnership with Plastic Logic provide a viable Kindle contender? |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Borders Joins the E-Book Battle Despite a late start, the big-box bookseller is diving into the digital realm. |
Information Today
August 5, 2014
Brandi Scardilli |
Five Ways to Get Discounted and Free Ebooks The summer reading season is in full swing, and there are lots of options for downloading discounted ebooks. |
InternetNews
August 13, 2009 |
Sony Plans New Kindle Rival, Adopts Open Format Sony may unveil plans for a wireless e-reader while ditching proprietary digital book formats in a new assault on front-runner Amazon. |
InternetNews
November 10, 2009 |
Will 2010 Be an Explosive Chapter for E-Readers? Interest in e-readers started to ramp up this year, but stayed tuned for what Gartner said will be e-reader mania. |
Information Today
February 14, 2013 |
DCL Teams With Bowker to Support Self-Publishers Digital publishing services provider Data Conversion Laboratory announced a partnership with bibliographic information provider Bowker to better serve the self-publishing market. |
Information Today
February 17, 2011 |
Springer eBooks Now Available in the Google eBookstore Google currently holds the biggest collection of Springer ebooks with more than 52,000, which is a combination of physically scanned books published prior to 2006 and PDF file submissions since 2006. |
Information Today
April 29, 2013 |
collectionHQ Expands Collection Development Tools to Ebook Titles The addition of these tools, called the ebook module, means that for the first time, librarians can easily access data that compare ebook and print holdings. |
Information Today
January 13, 2015
Nancy K. Herther |
Ebooks in 2015: Trends and Forecasts Part 1 Clearly, e-reading is becoming a staple in libraries across North America. |
Information Today
September 24, 2012 |
Aptara Ebook Survey of Publishers Now Available Issued in April 2012 and sponsored by Publishers Weekly magazine and Aptara, the survey tracks the ebook publishing trends, challenges, and strategies that have emerged since 2009 when the ebook market began taking shape. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Are Amazon and Barnes & Noble the New Netflix and Blockbuster? Amazon dives into Barnes & Noble's price war. |
Information Today
July 18, 2011
Nancy Herther |
Amazon and Google Take Ebook Rivalry Up a Few Notches On Monday, July 11, Google announced the first ereader integrated with the open Google eBooks platform, making it easier for users to load and read Google ebooks in a Wi-Fi environment. |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2011
Arunava De |
Can Barnes & Noble Get its Footing in the Battle of the Books? The story of the Barnes & Noble e-book reader has reached a gloomy chapter. |
Information Today
March 5, 2009
Rita Y. Toews |
Read an E-Book Week March 8--14 Individuals interested in the environmental impact of electronic reading will find details of a life-cycle assessment of paper books versus ebooks. |
Information Today
January 17, 2013
Nancy K. Herther |
Ebook Trends 2013 -- The New World of Ebook Publishing Changes are coming much faster in the publishing world today -- prices for titles are dropping and we are seeing the development of new models and channels for publishing, distribution, and sales. |
Information Today
November 19, 2012 |
New Findings Reaffirm Library Borrowers Are Also Buyers An extensive online poll of library ebook readers finds that these patrons purchase an average of 3.2 books (both print and ebooks) each month, and a majority would consider purchasing books discovered on a library website. |
InternetNews
August 5, 2009 |
Sony Chases Amazon, Debuts Two New E-Readers Sony today unveiled two new e-readers and is cutting prices of its e-books in a bid to maintain a competitive edge in the burgeoning digital book market. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2012
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Barnes & Noble Beats Amazon Down to Zero The bookstore chain finally offers a publisher-subsidized e-reader for free. |
Information Today
September 17, 2013
Barbara Brynko |
What's Trending in Ebooks The good news is that ebooks are holding their own and still commanding a sizable portion of the publishing pie. Consumer demand for ebooks is being heard in all market segments, including the library space. |
InternetNews
April 28, 2009
Michelle Megna |
Amazon Buys iPhone E-Reader App Maker In a bid to extend e-reader reach beyond Kindle, Amazon scoops up firm behind the most popular eBook reader application for Apple's iPhone. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Price War for Apple and Amazon? Barnes & Noble slashes the price of its e-book reader. |
Information Today
November 5, 2012 |
iPublishCentral Powers New Bowker 'Book as an Android App' "Book as an Android App" allows authors and small publishers to use Bowker's www.myidentifiers.com to create Android-compatible ebook apps from any PDF or EPUB document, opening new sales channels. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2011
Amanda Buchanan |
Who's Profiting from the News? Mobile devices have increased news consumption, but who is benefiting the most? |
PC Magazine
August 26, 2011
Eric Griffith |
Readers' Choice Awards 2011: Tablets and Ebook Readers The Tablet and e-reader market is still pretty new, but our readers have used them long enough to find out which models stand out when it comes to reliability and quality. |
Information Today
November 1, 2010
Paula J. Hane |
HTML5-Powered E-Readers for the Browser A new HTML5 reader, powered by SkyShelf from LibreDigital, allows customers to read books in the browser on their laptops, tablets and many smartphones. |
Information Today
March 8, 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Amazon's Squeeze on Booksellers Leads to Boycotts and Protests In January, Barnes & Noble made the decision to no longer carry Amazon-published titles in their brick-and-mortar stores "based on Amazon's continued push for exclusivity with publishers, agents and the authors they represent." |
CIO
January 10, 2012
Kim S. Nash |
To Push Nook Past Kindle, Barnes & Noble Bets on BI Book retailer Barnes & Noble adds a massive database and improved business intelligence in hopes that a smarter sales team will drive its e-reader past Amazon's Kindle. |
Information Today
September 24, 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Three Publishers Settle in Apple Pricing Collusion Case "In a move that could reshape the publishing industry," The Wall Street Journal declares, "a federal judge has approved a settlement with three of the nation's largest book publishers over alleged collusion in the pricing of e-books." |
Information Today
July 23, 2009 |
Barnes & Noble Launches eBookstore The eBookstore will enable customers to buy ebooks and read them on a wide range of platforms. |
Information Today
March 26, 2012 |
ebrary Announces New Strategic Approach to Ebook Acquisition To help libraries meet the research needs of their entire institutions and maximize their budgets, ebrary, a ProQuest business, announced a new approach to ebook acquisition |
