The links below is are to articles reporting on the possibility of DRM free ebooks in the future, especially with reference to Macmillans books.
For more visit:
– http://boingboing.net/2012/04/24/tor-books-goes-completely-drm.html
– http://boingboing.net/2012/04/24/stross-makes-the-case-for-eboo.html
The link below is to an article that lists 6 Kindle Classic Books available for free. The six books listed are:
– The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
– The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson
– King Solomon’s Mines, by Henry Rider Haggard
– Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll
– Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens
– Dorothy & the Wizard in Oz, by Lyman Frank Baum
For more visit:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-kindle-book-classics-download-free/
Does Lower Price Mean Lower Quality?
The link below is to an article that discusses the pricing of Kindle books and the corresponding quality of them.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reno-charlton/kindle-book-prices_b_1415509.html
The link below is to an article reporting on how some ebook publishers are abandoning Amazon because of Amazon’s cheaper pricing model.
For more visit:
http://www.good.is/post/the-e-book-battles-why-some-publishers-are-abandoning-amazon/
The link below is to an article on the latest news concerning the ebook price fixing scandal under investigation in the USA.
For more visit:
http://mashable.com/2012/04/16/apple-amazon-ebooks/
The link below is to an article reporting on the possibility of price drops for ebooks at Amazon.
For more visit:
http://mashable.com/2012/04/12/amazon-lower-ebook-prices/
Investigation Into Alleged Price Fixing in the USA
The links below are to articles into alleged ebook price fixing involving Apple and various book publishers.
– http://boingboing.net/2012/04/12/apple-publishers-accused-of-p.html
– http://boingboing.net/2012/04/12/antitrust-and-ebooks-regulato.html
Here’s a bookshop I came across on the web tonight – thought I would share it. Why? Well, it just looks like a great bookshop, with some grand old charm.
Visit at:
http://www.bookbarn.com/
Ebook Reseller Program Changing
The links below are to articles concerning changes to the Google Books Ebook Reseller program.
For more, visit:
http://booksearch.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/change-to-our-retailer-partner-program.html
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/google-to-end-ebook-reseller-program_b49672
Dating Service for Book Lovers
The following link is to a site begun by AbeBooks, which is for a dating service for book lovers. It is said to start from April 1st – is it an April Fools prank? One can only hope so.
For more, visit:
http://www.abebooks.com/books/dating-service-love-literary-romance/biblio-cupid.shtml
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