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Why Kobo Should Implement QR Codes and WIFI to Build Digital Synergy with Indie Bookstores

Many bookstore chains in Canada and the US do not actively promote…

Why the Penguin Merger with Random House Will Kill Overdrive

Most libraries in North American tend to do business with Overdrive to…

Hey, I’m Back, Please Take My Money

This morning, I ran across a mention of an e-book about comics…

Why Was Agency Pricing Established? To Save Our Bookstores

Over the course of the last five years, e-commerce giant Amazon has definitively…

Could Bookstores Start Charging People to Read?

If you walk into any major Barnes and Noble or Chapters bookstores,…

Why eBook Companies in Canada Are Nonexistent

Electronic Books have been around for well over a decade, with PDF…

Is Amazon AutoRip a Precursor for Free Digital Books?

Amazon unveiled a new music service last week that will give you…

Inserting Ads in eBooks: New Concept or an Existing Idea Being Adopted by the Market?

The recent ruling in the United States, where a jury awarded Apple…

Editorial: Last Wheel of Time eBook Will Have a Delayed Release; Will Probably Increase Piracy

In an incredibly stupid decision, the late Robert Jordan’s wife has caused…

LG Flexible e-Paper Fails to Change the e-Reader World

In early 2012, LG debuted a new kind of flexible e-Paper technology…

The Death of iOS Magazine Apps

When the Apple iPad burst onto the scene, everyone wanted to get…

Has Amazon Prime Killed eBook Lending Clubs?

Barnes and Noble and Amazon during the last few years developed eBook…

Why e-Readers are Here to Stay in 2013

iSupply and IHS recently released new statistics that paint a very doom…

Feature: Why e-Reader and Tablet Companies Fail

During the last five years since I started covering the e-reader and…

Gift Giving Guide – The Best e-Readers of of 2012

Digital Books and e-Readers have gained a massive amount of traction in…

e-Reading After a Hurricane

The United States is still reeling from Hurricane Sandy, and I was…