Sony has secretly been building their own skunk works department in Japan. 200 researchers are trying to flesh out ideas that have nothing to do with the core markets or products that Sony currently is marketing. One of them, to be released next year is a smartwatch, made entirely of e Ink Mobius.Mobius uses a TFT technology that will enable the watch to be much lighter and … [Read more...] about Sony Developing an e Ink Smartwatch
Moscow Metro Riders Get Free eBooks
The Moscow Metro has unveiled an ambitious new plan to give free eBooks away to riders. This pilot project is only starting at a handful of subway stations and once all of the kinks have been worked out will expand to over 195.Riders will be able to get free access to Nikolai Gogol’s Nose, Alexander Pushkin’s Egyptian Nights, Anton Chekhov’s About Love, and Fyodor … [Read more...] about Moscow Metro Riders Get Free eBooks
Can e-Books Ever Overtake Print?
A number of analysts have been proclaiming that within a few years digital eBooks will overtake print. PricewaterhouseCoopers is one of the most notorious, who recently said this will occur in 2018. Is this possible?In the United States and Britain, sales of eBooks represent between a quarter and a third of the consumer book market. According to a recent survey by Nielsen … [Read more...] about Can e-Books Ever Overtake Print?
The Best e-Readers and Tablets for the 2014 Holidays
Welcome to another Video Installment of the Good e-Reader Gift Giving Guide! Last month we did one on the best e-readers of 2014 and today we are basically looking back on 2014 and giving our advice for the best devices to buy yourself or a loved one. Peter and myself have very different views on technology, so you can get a sense on what we loved the most. … [Read more...] about The Best e-Readers and Tablets for the 2014 Holidays
JetBlue to Provide eBooks as in-flight Entertainment
If you are a seasoned airline traveler, likely you will be familiar with the quintessential in-flight entertainment system. It provides an animated map with the location of your flight and also a host of movies, television shows, music and children's content. You can now add eBooks to the list to keep the literary minded entertained.Starting November 26, HarperCollins will … [Read more...] about JetBlue to Provide eBooks as in-flight Entertainment
Gates Foundation Mandates Research it Funds Must Provide Free Digital Access
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funds thousands of health and research scientists to solve many of the worlds most dire issues. Until this point, the reports and data the foundation funded were sometimes published in magazines, sold online and generally out of reach for the general public. This is set to change.The Gates Foundation has announced that starting in 2017 … [Read more...] about Gates Foundation Mandates Research it Funds Must Provide Free Digital Access
Readers who Borrow e-Books from the Library Don’t Buy More Books
Sometimes we get spoiled in North America with the sheer of amount of options available to borrow eBooks from the library. Statistically over 90% of all libraries in North America have a digital collection and patrons can access all of the content remotely. Things are different in the United Kingdom where only a few major libraries have bothered with a modern eBook … [Read more...] about Readers who Borrow e-Books from the Library Don’t Buy More Books
Never got an Autograph from your Favorite Author? B&N Has you Covered
Serious readers have their favorite fiction or non-fiction authors and getting their autograph can be tremendously fulfilling. If you don't live in a major urban center the prospects of getting something signed is challenging to say the least. Barnes and Noble, the largest bookseller in the US is undertaking a massive new initiative this upcoming Black Friday, by offering over … [Read more...] about Never got an Autograph from your Favorite Author? B&N Has you Covered
Digimarc Explains the Evolution of Social DRM in eBooks
The European publishing industry has firmly embraced social DRM or digital watermark technology to protect and secure their eBook content. Many of the leading online bookstores in the Netherlands and Poland have been distributing books in this fashion for over five years.Social DRM or Digital Watermarks basically are basically alternatives to Adobe Digital Editions. Unlike … [Read more...] about Digimarc Explains the Evolution of Social DRM in eBooks
The Philippines Starts to Combat Book Piracy
The Philippines has become rather serious at combating book piracy in schools and on the consumer level. They are doing this to attract major publishers from Europe and the United States.US based publishers have been unable to market their textbooks and print books to the Philippines because of sanctions imposed by the United States Trade Representatives 301 Report. This … [Read more...] about The Philippines Starts to Combat Book Piracy
Digital Magazine Consumption Rises 50% in Canada
Digital magazine consumption has risen 50% in the last twelve months in Canada according to new figures from The Print Measurement Bureau’s Fall report.The Print Measurement Bureau is not exactly a household name, but they have been chronicling the rise of digital reading habits since 2013. One of the most interesting figures is the fact that only 2.9 million Canadians are … [Read more...] about Digital Magazine Consumption Rises 50% in Canada
Will Apple Start Paying out $400 Million in eBook Credits Soon?
Apple has just received the green light from a court in New York that will finally begin offering iBooks customers refunds from a pool of prospective pool of $400 million dollars. This specific amount is dependent on the court upholding a 2013 verdict where an appeal brought the figure down to a paltry $50 million.The final number that Apple will have to pay consumers will … [Read more...] about Will Apple Start Paying out $400 Million in eBook Credits Soon?
Artificial Scarcity vs Organic Abundance – Why I am Abandoning eBooks
In 2013 the traditional book selling industry in the US produced 304,912 print titles that were distributed to bookstores such as Barnes and Noble or Books-a-Million. Fiction and Juvenile genres continued to dominate the market, accounting for over 27% of new titles.Self-publishing on the other hand saw 458,564 titles that were produced that actually had ISBN numbers. … [Read more...] about Artificial Scarcity vs Organic Abundance – Why I am Abandoning eBooks
Onyx BOOX Classic e-Reader Now Available
Onyx Boox is not content to just sit idly in the marketplace while the competition rushes out new e-readers for the holiday season. On the heels of the Afterglow 2, Onyx has just released a bare bones Basic reader to do battle against the Kindle.The new Onyx Boox Classic features a six inch e-Ink Pearl HD display screen with a resolution of 1024 X 758. This device does not … [Read more...] about Onyx BOOX Classic e-Reader Now Available