Next year is already underway in parts of the world, but the predictions for publishing trends in the coming year are still rolling in. One blog post today still holds on to the belief that the rise in ebook sales will actually mean the death of paper within the next five years, despite popular industry belief that paper and digital will both survive well into the … [Read more...] about Digital Publishing in the Coming Year
Archives for December 2011
Rate your experiences with Kobo Customer Service
Kobo Customer Service is a wicked and harsh mistress! You only have to look as far as a few of our posts HERE and HERE with thousands of comments to see peoples utter disdain on the entire Kobo customer service experience. The company outsources all of its support to India and most of the call center representatives have never had a Kobo in their hands, in their life. This … [Read more...] about Rate your experiences with Kobo Customer Service
Verizon giving $50 discount on LTE Tablets until Dec 31st
If you want to ring in the new year in style and speed, you only have to look as far as a tablet with a LTE connection. This gives you a tremendous boost in connection and data transfer speeds and now is a good time to buy. Verizon is giving a $50 discount on the DROID XYBOARD, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and a few others. You can check out what tablets are discounted in your … [Read more...] about Verizon giving $50 discount on LTE Tablets until Dec 31st
Make sure to Backup your WH Smith eBooks by December 31
WH Smith is a UK based bookstore that sells ebooks and many people have been doing business with the company. We reported a few months ago that the company has entered into an agreement with Kobo and will divert all existing members to shopping with the new website. WH Smith has been sending emails to its customers for around a month prompting them to backup their ebook … [Read more...] about Make sure to Backup your WH Smith eBooks by December 31
New Pantech P4100 8 inch Honeycomb coming to AT&T soon
Early next year there is high probability of Pantech launching its first Honeycomb tablet in the US. They would be doing so in association with AT&T. A Korean publication reports that the tablet would have an 8 inch display and also have LTE connectivity. The first sight of the Pantech had been via a leaked benchmark test result way back in September. It had thereafter … [Read more...] about New Pantech P4100 8 inch Honeycomb coming to AT&T soon
Archos 80 G9 Turbo 250GB Goes on Sale in US for $369.99
If you are in the US and are fond of Android Honey, Archos has some good news. Their 80 G9 Turbo Honeycomb tablet has now gone on sale in the US for $370. What you get for that is an 8 inch tablet that runs on a 1.2 GHz dual core processor, 512 MB of RAM, and a massive 250 GB of internal storage. When the tablet was first announced, it was supposed to have been based on a 1.5 … [Read more...] about Archos 80 G9 Turbo 250GB Goes on Sale in US for $369.99
Publishers Weigh In On The Future of Ebooks
Publisher’s Weekly posted an article on its blog that allowed various publishing industry professionals from a variety of outlets to expand on the generally accepted prediction that ebooks will make up 50% of total trade book sales within five years.Each of the executives spoke to how the shift to digital reading is having an impact not only on the publishing business, but … [Read more...] about Publishers Weigh In On The Future of Ebooks
Acer Iconia Tab A700 Leaked
It has been a month since we have first heard of the Iconia Tab A700 tablet device from Acer, and we have the first real images of the tablet when it recently made an appearance in Russia. Also, the reason why the A700 is significant is that it will mark Acer's entry into the Tegra 3 club that is still exclusive to just a few players as of now. The Tegra 3 chip on the A700 … [Read more...] about Acer Iconia Tab A700 Leaked
Budget e-Readers to Avoid
We receive countless emails from users who are looking to either buy an e-reader for the first time or seeking to upgrade. The main problem is that there are many on the market and to the untrained eye they could leave you facing many problems.There are many e-readers on the market that customers should best avoid if they are looking for the optimal reader. Many on the … [Read more...] about Budget e-Readers to Avoid
HP First Tried to Sell WebOS and Palm Assets for $1.2 billion, Before Making It Open Source
HP's plans of making its WebOS as open source has not been as spontaneous as it might seem, new details on this reveal. This since the real plans of HP appear to be selling off its failed venture without incurring any loss. HP had purchased the WebOS as well as other Palm assets for a quite hefty $1.2 billion. HP had first tried to sell if off to anyone who paid it the exact … [Read more...] about HP First Tried to Sell WebOS and Palm Assets for $1.2 billion, Before Making It Open Source
Rumor: iPad 3 to Be Powered by a 14,000 mAh Battery
Here is one more rumor coming our way, though certainly not the last before we get to see the iPad 3 in flesh and blood. This time it's all about the battery pack, and not the next gen iPad's screen resolution, that is believed to power the new iPad. Digitimes, citing various industry sources, points out the new iPad will be powered by a large 14,000 mAh battery, a steep jump … [Read more...] about Rumor: iPad 3 to Be Powered by a 14,000 mAh Battery
MIUI Beta for the HP TouchPad Now Available for Download
HP TouchPad could well be labeled as dead inventory as of now. Even if there are only a few available, the price is certainly not the sweet $99 that has propelled the tablet to instant stardom some months back. That, however, does not deter the online community of HP TouchPad holders from going ahead with their dream project of having on board the tablet a version of the … [Read more...] about MIUI Beta for the HP TouchPad Now Available for Download
HTC Flyer Discontinued, Is the EVO View Next in Line?
Best Buy not only sold out stock of the HTC Flyer, but stopped further sales of the device thereafter. This had been the only source where one could pick up the HTC Flyer. There is, however, the HTV EVO View that is still available and by the looks of it will be available for some time now. This more so, as the device is about to receive a Honeycomb update, as per the site Good … [Read more...] about HTC Flyer Discontinued, Is the EVO View Next in Line?
Where to buy ebooks for your new e-reader?
Christmas has come and gone and many people were lucky enough to have Santa drop off a new e-reader under your tree. You have accomplished the mighty first step and attained a new device designed to read books. Many brands like Kobo, Barnes and Noble, Sony and others rely on their own store for you to buy your books. We receive a ton of emails from people asking if their new … [Read more...] about Where to buy ebooks for your new e-reader?