Despite the furor over state-by-state sales tax only a few years ago, not much has been resolved in terms of deciding whether or not online retailers had to collect sales tax in each individual state. The major target of a lot of the activity concerning rewriting states' tax laws was Amazon, whom many felt was shirking its responsibility by not collecting and turning over tax … [Read more...] about Amazon Not Collecting Georgia Sales Tax, Despite Jan 1st Deadline
Archives for January 2013
How to Take Screenshots on the Nook HD
The Barnes and Noble Nook HD has the ability to take screenshots directly on your e-reader. We have seen countless people try to take pictures of content right on the device, and often they do not look good. If you find yourself wanting to take a screenshot of anything happening on your device, our video tutorial will walk you through the entire setup.Taking a screenshot on … [Read more...] about How to Take Screenshots on the Nook HD
Zinio Talks Z-Pass Magazine Subscriptions and Recorded Books
Zinio is one of the largest digital magazine companies in the world. They have built their business by offering magazines on mobile devices, like the iPad. Since they were an early launch partner, they remain a fixture in the most popular app categories. They expanded to Android, Windows 8 and have developed a new HTML5 based website to read magazines. Today we caught up with … [Read more...] about Zinio Talks Z-Pass Magazine Subscriptions and Recorded Books
3M Discusses the Growth of Their Cloud Library
The 3M Cloud Library system is one of the newest entries to the market that focuses on getting libraries hooked up with the ability to loan out ebooks. The company has grown over the last year and now sees almost 1,000 different libraries offering its ebooks and other multimedia content to their patrons. We caught up with Tom Mercer, the Digital Library Business Development … [Read more...] about 3M Discusses the Growth of Their Cloud Library
Plastic Logic Shows Off Concept e-Reader Screen
Plastic Logic Research and Development labs have just released a new video that shows off their new flexible display screen for e-readers. It features dual nine inch screens with 150 dpi. This is a new breed of e-paper that is quite the stark contrast from most other displays on the market. Although Plastic Logic consistently pumps out proof of concepts, none of their products … [Read more...] about Plastic Logic Shows Off Concept e-Reader Screen
How to take Screenshots on the Amazon Kindle 4
Amazon Kindle e-readers are one of the most popular brands in the world and many people use these to read eBooks, newspapers, magazines and even blogs. One of the features we discovered was the ability to take screenshots of anything that is displayed on your screen. Today, we will show you via video, the entire step by step process on how to take a screenshot.The Amazon … [Read more...] about How to take Screenshots on the Amazon Kindle 4
How to take Screenshots on the Amazon Kindle Fire HD
Many people often find themselves wanting to take screenshots on their Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 or 8.9 e-readers. This device is a fully featured Android tablet and presents pictures, video and eBooks in vibrant colors. Today, we wills how you step by step how to take screenshots on the Kindle Fire HD.Taking screenshots is fairly easy on both models of the Kindle Fire HD. … [Read more...] about How to take Screenshots on the Amazon Kindle Fire HD
Britannica Digital Learning Developing New eBooks for Schools
Britannica Digital Learning is developing over 300 new eBooks aimed at young children this June. The majority of new titles will be solely aimed at K6 and below and will encompass science, social studies, language arts and math will be available by June, each of them curriculum-aligned, covering topics such as animals, colors, holidays, elementary math concepts, astronomy, … [Read more...] about Britannica Digital Learning Developing New eBooks for Schools
Google eBooks No Longer Available via IndieCommerce
USA Bookstores who use the IndieCommerce digital system to facilitate the sales of Google eBooks will no longer be able to sell them anymore. Starting January 31st the entire Google eBooks catalog, will be removed from all reseller sites, but existing customers can access their past purchases from their Google account or the IndieBound Reader software.The American … [Read more...] about Google eBooks No Longer Available via IndieCommerce
Worldreader Receives Donation from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos
Worldreader has one goal: to bring literacy to outlying, under-served areas by supplying towns and villages with e-readers and ebooks. The portability and storage capacity of e-readers makes them ideal for locations that are able to access 3G or wi-fi, but whose physical location makes routine shipments of print books less feasible. As of the end of last year, Worldreader and … [Read more...] about Worldreader Receives Donation from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos
ALA Releases New Data to Assist Libraries with eBook Distribution
The American Library Association knows that adopting a sound digital strategy for ebooks can be a daunting endeavor. Many publishers and content distribution companies have extensive terms and licensing agreements that are fairly complex. ALA has released a new checklist today that seeks to make the digital shift a little bit easier and encourages libraries to weigh a number of … [Read more...] about ALA Releases New Data to Assist Libraries with eBook Distribution
Stephen King Essay Means Digital Allows Time-Sensitive Publication
Author Stephen King has experimented with ebook-only and digital-first publication in the recent past, but now the prolific author is using digital publishing in a new way. His latest digital release, "Guns," is an essay which explores the author's stance on the gun-control debate that is currently raging in the U.S.King is certainly not the first write to take advantage of … [Read more...] about Stephen King Essay Means Digital Allows Time-Sensitive Publication
Baen Books Coming to the iBookstore
In December we reported that Baen would start selling its books through Amazon. On January 24th, publisher Toni Weisskopf said in her section of Baen's forums, "I am able to announce informally that we'll be selling books at the Apple iBookstore pretty soon. Target is early February, but we'll post a formal release with the date as soon as we know it. No DRM, same prices as … [Read more...] about Baen Books Coming to the iBookstore
A Zone Legally Free of US Copyright in the Caribbean?
The little guy may get his licks in! The US blocked access to Antigua's internet sports booking business, which, at one point, accounted for 5% of the islands employment. In 2003 the island took the US to the World Trade Organization and it won! The WTO ruled that the "… US had adopted measures that interfered with its obligation to provide free trade in betting and gambling … [Read more...] about A Zone Legally Free of US Copyright in the Caribbean?