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• Harlequin Launch Digital Publisher Carina Press

  
  POD, Self Publishing and Independent Publishing — Authority: 470
  Harlequin , one of the world’s leading romance and women’s fiction publishers has just launched Carina Press , a digital-only imprint that will trade independently of its parent publisher. First e-book titles are expected from Carina Press in Spring 2010. Initially, carina Press will focus the romance and erotica ...
  4 hours ago

• More ebook preconference presentations - eBook readers in libraries

  
  No Shelf Required — Authority: 513
  Charleston Conference - eBooks, Not just another binding preconference Session 3  - eBook Readers in Libraries A plethora of ebook readers are coming to the market along with a wide variety of solutions for libraries to serve them. Marcus Woodburn will give an overview of the digital solutions currently available ...
  5 hours ago

• Harlequin launches digital-only publishing house: E-books, short stories, other content—and not just romance

  
  TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — Authority: 662
  Best of luck to the new Carina Press. But why does the home page show a typewriter-looking gizmo to direct people to the site’s information for writers ? Of special interest: The well-regarded Angela James as exec editor. She earlier was with the Quartet Press startup. I’m curious if the Quartet shut down ...
  9 hours ago

• GetJar: Almost 57,000 cellphone apps, including the e-book variety

  
  TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — Authority: 662
  Getjar has nearly 57,000 apps for cellphones—more than any rival other than the iPhone app store. eReader and Wattpad were among those I found when I searched under ebooks , as well as the Libris app with access to the Feedbooks collection. Alas, not all the apps are up to date. Getjar lists a 2008 ...
  10 hours ago

• E-books and P: How will publishers adjust to smaller markets for print books?

  
  TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — Authority: 662
  Doubt that e-books are a disruptive technology? How about this warning from Mike Shatzkin at the Idea Logical Company ? This might not be exactly a “tipping point”, since that implies a point at which growth accelerates from some people to most people, or nearly all people. But print publishing will be ...
  12 hours ago

• Libraries check out the eBook

  
  Project Gutenberg News — Authority: 406
  Across the U.S., thousands of libraries are embracing eBooks. No longer the familiar home of tomes and periodicals only, these foundations are now using new technology for more than just computerizing their catalogues. Libraries, like so many other businesses of the book, are eager to attract the digitally savvy new ...
  1 day ago

• Who is Alex and Why is He Suing the Nook People?

  
  E-Reads — Authority: 546
  Spring Designs lawsuit against Barnes & Noble for misappropriating its Alex e-book reader caught us doubly flatfooted. On the one foot, we were shocked to learn that colossus B&N might have released its Nook without clearing its business relationship with a firm it had allegedly been consulting. On the other ...
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• Which is Better, Kindle2 or the Nook?

  
  Freshtech — Authority: 106
  Let’s see…Both screens are just about the same except for that color portion on the nook for navigation.The nook is a little heavier,  and holds up to 1500 ebooks in internal memory just like Kindle 2…nothing original there.Kindle 2 has ‘experimental’ internet access, Nook does not.Nook offers access to ...
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• Amazon Kindle Faces Tough Competition

  
  VST Platinum Blog — Authority: 153
  At the moment there are an incredible number of manufacturers fighting it out in the emerging, but rapidly growing, e-book reader market. The competition level is a clear signal that high growth is predicted in this sector. And this strong competition is going to be good for consumers as manufacturers fall over ...
  1 day ago

• Can Amazon Hold Onto Top slot In The Face Of Fierce Competition?

  
  blabstr.com — Authority: 162
  There are an incredible number of manufacturers currently fighting it out in the new, but ever expanding, e-book reader market. The high level of competition is a strong indication that rapid growth is anticipated in this sector. And this will be good news for consumers as manufacturers strive to enhance ...
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• So Many eBooks, So Little Time

  
  Arnold Digital — Authority: 410
  I remembered this statement way back in library school  - “so many books, so little time…” Could be modified into something like – “so many ebooks, so little time..” But what if you have an ebook reader? With an ebook reader, you can now bring your books with you anywhere, anytime. If you want to join ...
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• 2nd gen e-book machine dropped by OLPC—but group will do a paperlike 3rd gen device

  
  TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — Authority: 662
  One Laptop Per Chlld has “ scrapped plans unveiled in May 2008 for an e-book-like second-generation XO laptop , instead focusing on an upgraded version of the current XO and designs for a ‘3.0’ version of the device that will be ‘more like a sheet of paper.’ So reports Xconomy . Photo shows the dropped ...
  2 days ago

• Freda program reads ePub, TXT and HTML on Windows Mobile 5 and 6 machines

  
  TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — Authority: 662
  The new Freda program reads nonDRMed ePub, TXT and HTML and lets you customize fonts and colors. Check out the details and get the free download here .A special version exists for Windows Mobile 6 users who encounter stability problems.  (Via MobileRead ). Digg us. Slashdot us. Facebook us. Twitter us. ...
  2 days ago

• E-book hardware bargains for the holidays: Share your finds, whenever you spot ‘em

  
  TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — Authority: 662
  Tell other TeleRead community members when you spot e-book-related products steeply discounted. Some holiday bargains—although I didn’t spot an e-book one—are already online . Black Friday is officially the Friday after Thanksgiving, and Cyber Monday is the first Monday after BF. Related: Internetnews ...
  2 days ago

• eSlick Foxit reader gets new firmware with ePub and eReader

  
  TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — Authority: 662
  eSlick’s Foxit reader will now be able to read at least nonDRMed ePub and eReader (PDB), not just PDF and TXT. I’m not sure about the ability in regard to DRMed books: perhaps someone can enlighten us. I’m skeptical. Beyond more formats, Foxit now includes the ability to organize your book into folders—and ...
  2 days ago

• Droid smartphone launch: Better for e-booking than the iPhone, especially as more apps show up?

  
  TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — Authority: 662
  The Motorola Droid smartphone is out now, complete with a keyboard and a 3.7-inch touch screen, which is slightly bigger than the iPhone’s 3.5 incher and has much better resolution. Remember, Roger Sperberg is pretty excited about resolution in the new Android devices . But how about e-book software for ...
  2 days ago

• Amazon Kindle Wireless Reading Device (U.S. & International Wireless, Latest Generation)

  
  Recent White Papers, Webcasts and Case Studies - ZDNet — Authority: 453
  While the new internationalized Kindle looks exactly like the earlier U.S.-only model, this e-reader, which uses AT&T;s data network for wireless access, represents an incremental improvement to the Kindle line--just as serious competition is ramping up in the e-book market.
  3 days ago

• More Courier details leaked

  
  e-Tech Gadget — Authority: 139
  More details have emerged about the operating systems and applications that power Microsoft’s new Courier Tablet PC. Details about Microsoft’s alleged bookish tablet PC are beginning to surface, and with every bit leaked, the anticipation rises. Courier, the dual screen tablet which we reported about here a ...
  3 days ago

• More Courier details leaked

  
  Coolest Gadgets — Authority: 705
  More details have emerged about the operating systems and applications that power Microsofts new Courier Tablet PC. Details about Microsoft’s alleged bookish tablet PC are beginning to surface, and with every bit leaked, the anticipation rises. Courier, the dual screen tablet which we reported about here a few ...
  3 days ago

• Everyone wants on the eReader bandwagon – Cyberus Smart Info Engine

  
  The Gadgeteer — Authority: 655
  The Sungale Cyberus ID700WTA “Smart Info Engine” claims to be the 1st and only universal portable media player device that offers a large 7″ (800 x 480) LCD color screen and a user friendly touch-screen interface that allows instant one-touch access to read eBooks, watch movies and streaming video, upload, ...
  3 days ago

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