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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.   |
InternetNews
March 19, 2009
Michelle Megna |
Google Aids Sony in Fight Against Amazon Kindle Google opens its digital library to Sony's e-reader, but the digital book battle with Amazon is just beginning as both companies chase the sweet spot - the commercial book market. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
Harry Teasley |
eBook Shoot-out: The Amazon Kindle 2 Leapfrogs Sony's Reader Small design changes can take a product from just okay to great |
Information Today
May 3, 2012 |
Ebook Consumers Say Yes to Tablets, Says BISG Study Ebook consumers' preference for tablets is accelerating rapidly as dedicated e-readers drop in popularity, according to the Book Industry Study Group's closely watched "Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading" survey. |
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
March 11, 2014
Brandi Scardilli |
Sony Transitions Out of the North American Ebook Market At 6 p.m. EST on March 20, 2014, the Sony Reader Store will close its virtual doors to customers in the U.S. and Canada. |
Information Today
August 20, 2009
Nancy Herther |
Sony Announces New Ebook Readers and EPUB Standard Support "Sony's adoption of EPUB is a smart strategy for them, because creating another proprietary format is pointless," says Michael Norris, senior analyst for trade books at Simba Information. |
Information Today
October 2000 |
Microsoft Pushes Products and Alliances in E-Book Market Microsoft Corp. has announced that it has made the Windows version of Microsoft Reader for desktop PCs and laptop computers available as a free download. In addition, major publishers are making best-selling titles available in Microsoft Reader format... |
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
December 19, 2013
Brandi Scardilli |
Moving Toward an Ebook Standard There are dozens of ways to make an ebook, but one format is emerging as the international standard: the EPUB. One day soon, the EPUB format may be the first ebook picture that comes to mind. |
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. |
PC Magazine
December 10, 2009
Dan Costa |
Bad JooJoo and Other Threats to Digital Publishing Whether it's on an e-book reader, tablet, or PC, publishers are finally embracing digital media, but they could still screw it up. |
PC Magazine
August 23, 2010
Dan Costa |
Amazon Kindle (3G + Wi-Fi) The latest edition's improvements aren't revolutionary, but the Amazon Kindle remains the best dedicated ebook reader on the market. |
InternetNews
August 28, 2009 |
Google's EPUB Embrace Challenges Kindle As Google's backing of open format for digital books lends merit to EPUB, is Amazon camped on boundary between front-runner and future failure? |
Information Today
November 30, 2009
Paula J. Hane |
Aptara eGen to Launch at Online Information in London Aptara has developed eGen, a web-based technology for converting high volumes of content into the EPUB format for distribution to multiple ebook readers. |
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. |
Information Today
April 28, 2011
Theresa Cramer |
Kindle Library Lending Announcement Raises Questions Kindle-using library patrons will now be able to get ebooks in their preferred format, and that's about the whole of it. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2000 |
Read eBooks Offline netLibrary, Inc., distributor of full-length digital versions of publishers' books, announces their free personal software application, eBook Reader. This reader allows users to read eBooks without being connected to the Internet... |
Information Today
August 31, 2009 |
Sony Announces Wireless Ebook Reader and Library Finder Sony Electronics, Inc. announced the third member of its new ebook Reader family, the Reader Daily Edition, a wireless model with 3G connectivity. |
Information Today
November 2, 2009
Nancy Herther |
Internet Archive Dishes up BookServer as Digital Books Market Heats Up BookServer is intended to be easy-to-use, while respecting authors' and publishers' interests |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2009
Eric Jhonsa |
Amazon Has an Early Lead, but the Game's Not Over Sony's latest electronic reader is real competition for the Kindle. |
Information Today
October 1, 2009 |
Sony Store to Offer Ebook Self-Publishing Tool Sony announced relationships with ebook distributors Author Solutions and Smashwords to offer a self-publishing tool for the Sony online store. |
InternetNews
November 16, 2007
Kenneth Corbin |
Amazon's e-Book Reader Set For Gala Debut Online retailer Amazon.com is expected to reveal Kindle, its new e-book reader device, at a gala event in New York City. |
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. |
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. |
InternetNews
September 30, 2009 |
Sony Moves to Woo E-Book Publishers, Authors In its latest push into the burgeoning e-reader market, Sony today unveiled a new portal for aspiring authors who want to publish titles for the electronics giant's e-book store. |
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. |
Information Today
February 12, 2007 |
Macmillan Launches Ebook Sites Macmillan has launched more than 30 ebook titles from its Macmillan New Writing and Macmillan Science imprints. These are now available to search and purchase online. |
PC Magazine
June 1, 2011
David Pierce |
Barnes & Noble Nook Touch Reader Thanks to plenty of upgrades and a laser-sharp focus on the reading experience, the second-generation Barnes & Noble Nook Touch Reader is the new Editors' Choice for ebook readers. |
Popular Mechanics
November 19, 2007
Anthony Verducci |
Amazon Kindle Unboxed: Photo Slide Show Photos of Amazon's new wireless digital reader. |
Information Today
August 2000 |
Publishers Participate in Launch Program for Microsoft Reader E-Books Microsoft Corp. has announced that more than 30 book publishers have participated in a production launch program for Microsoft Reader with ClearType display technology, ensuring the availability of over 800 of their books for Microsoft Reader when it launches later this summer.... |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon Owns 2009 The Kindle has another record month, even if we don't know what that means. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2010
Tim Beyers |
The iPad: A Huge Winner for Amazon The e-tailer one-ups Apple in its e-reader debut. |
Information Today
January 25, 2010
Nancy Herther |
The DOJ and ADA Mandate Ebook Readers Be Accessible to All Ebook reader makers received a major reality check earlier this month when, after investigating charges of Americans with Disabilities Act violations, the U.S. Department of Justice announced settlements with four major universities that had been part of the Kindle DX project |
InternetNews
August 25, 2009 |
Sony Unveils 3G E-Book Reader, Hooks Up With Libraries Sony today renewed its assault on the Amazon Kindle, unveiling a new version of its Reader Digital Book e-reader, the Daily Edition, which sports a 3G wireless connection and a 7-inch touchscreen. |
Popular Mechanics
February 9, 2009
Seth Porges |
How to Download Free Books onto the Amazon Kindle The Internet is filled with Web sites eager to dispense virtual versions of books that have lapsed into the public domain. |
InternetNews
October 21, 2009 |
Barnes & Noble Debuts Android-Based E-Reader The plot thickens in the e-book reader market as the book retailer unveils a new wireless device aimed squarely at Amazon's Kindle. |
Macworld
July 2000
Frith Breitzer |
Judging E-books by Their Covers Format Still Has Hurdles to Overcome |
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. |
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. |
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. |
| Information Today |
Sony Announces Inaugural Participants in Reader Library Program The program will provide participating libraries with in-house training on digital reading devices, educational materials to help librarians and patrons learn more about ebooks, and digital reading devices for library staff use and patron demonstrations. |
Information Today
December 3, 2012 |
VOOK to Offer Interactive Ebook Publishing With WeJITs WeJITs allow an ebook reader to communicate, from within the ebook, directly with the author, with other existing readers, and with new individuals outside the book who are not yet readers, but who can start participating in book-based discussions. This expands a book's new readership and reach. |
PC Magazine
December 8, 2009
Dan Costa |
Barnes & Noble Nook E-Reader If you can get your hands on one, Barnes & Noble's first e-book reader is a very viable Kindle alternative... Sony Digital Reader Pocket Edition... Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600... |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon Fights Apple in the Wild Amazon may be targeting Target for its Kindle retail debut. |
Information Today
July 2, 2007
Karie Kirkpatrick |
Injecting Life Into the Ebook: Adobe Digital Editions 1.0 Released Adobe announced the release of its new ebook software, Adobe Digital Editions. |
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. |
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
September 27, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Sony's Bookish Turn After a launch delay, Sony's bid for bookworms is back on track. Sony's early start in getting the Reader to market remains commendable, but an even earlier launch would have been better. |
Information Today
June 17, 2013
George H. Pike |
Apple Ebook Price-Fixing Trial Underway The lawsuit, filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, alleges that Apple conspired with several publishers to set ebook pricing as a means to counter Amazon's domination of the ebook market through its online ebook service and Kindle e-reader. |
