The current ebook market climate is riddled with uncertainty as corporate giants do battle with each other for your digital content. Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, and other major publishers are fighting it out online and in the courts for your business. Amazon launched the Kindle Reader in 2007 and Sony in 2006. At first, both devices lived on the fringe with early … [Read more...] about The Corporate Battleground for Your Digital Book Business
Archives for May 2012
Microsoft Partners with Dolby for Windows 8 Tablets
Remember the days when Dolby Surround Sound was the apex of audio? It seems in the last four years, with the onslaught of docking stations and receivers, it has lost much of its market traction. It might be time for a resurgence with its technology being used with Windows 8 tablet devices . No doubt the presence of Dolby Digital Plus' audio technology will only go on to … [Read more...] about Microsoft Partners with Dolby for Windows 8 Tablets
Disgo Tablet 8104 Runs Android 4.0 and Costs £150
The iPad 3 may be rewriting sales records worldwide, but it can't be denied that it's beyond the budget minded consumer's price range. This is where many a lesser known tablet PCs with acceptable levels of specs and an affordable price tag come in. Take for instance the Disgo Tablet 8104 that comes with a price tag of £150 or $242 in spite of running the latest Android 4.0 … [Read more...] about Disgo Tablet 8104 Runs Android 4.0 and Costs £150
Amazon Kindle Fire Shipments Plummet in Q1 2012
The Amazon Kindle Fire enjoyed copiously robust sales in the last quarter of 2012 that propelled it into one of the most sought after Android devices. Around 4.8 million Fire tablets were sold in the last few months of 2011 and things have not been the same since. In the first quarter of 2012 shipments have dramatically decreased to only 728k tablets shipped. Research firm … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Fire Shipments Plummet in Q1 2012
Amazon Kindle Fire Receives 6.31 Firmware Update
The Kindle Fire has just received a new firmware update that brings it to version 6.31. This update brings additional parental controls to Kindle Fire, including the ability to password-protect purchases, disable access to specific content libraries, and block access to the Silk web browser. There is a loophole, however. It seems that the device does not prompt you for a … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Fire Receives 6.31 Firmware Update
Marvel Infinity Format for Digital Comics – Review
Marvel released their first comic a few weeks ago that used their new Infinity Digital format. This is a very unique experience that gives you full HD comics on the new Apple iPad. It provides innovative features not found on any other platform and gives you a robust format to read your comic books. The first comic we reviewed for this new format was Avengers VS. X-Men and … [Read more...] about Marvel Infinity Format for Digital Comics – Review
Barnes & Noble and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Bring e-Readers to School
Barnes and Noble is teaming up with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to bring e-readers into the K12 school system. B&N will be providing the Nook Simple Touch Reader and the Nook Color loaded with custom ebooks. These books will include Island of the Blue Dolphins, Gathering Blue, and The Willoughbys. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is one of the leading K12 publishers in the … [Read more...] about Barnes & Noble and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Bring e-Readers to School
Booktango DIY Offers 100% Royalties on eBooks until July 4th
Today Booktango announced that authors who publish by July 4, 2012 using Booktango’s DIY Free eBook Publishing Platform will keep the entirety of the sales on ebooks sold on Booktango.com for the life of the ebook. Anyone who has or will publish by July 4, 2012 will receive 100% of the sales price on their book through Booktango.com. With Booktango, DIY ebook authors now … [Read more...] about Booktango DIY Offers 100% Royalties on eBooks until July 4th
HyperInk and the Blog-to-Book Phenomenon
There’s no shortage of companies that will help would-be authors produce, publish, and sell their ebooks, so in an indie industry that is quickly becoming flooded with startups that aim to entice indie authors of every ilk, there has to be something different brought to publishing table in order to stand out. HyperInk, an ebook production company that actually has staffers … [Read more...] about HyperInk and the Blog-to-Book Phenomenon
There May Be No Class Action Suit Against Publishers in eBook Price Fixing Case
What began life as a class action lawsuit filed by Seattle-based law firm Hagen Bermans on behalf of consumers quickly became a Department of Justice investigation against Apple and five of the Big Six publishers. The investigation was to determine whether or not those involved had acted illegally when they instituted an “agency pricing” model for ebook sales to … [Read more...] about There May Be No Class Action Suit Against Publishers in eBook Price Fixing Case