Tag Archives: ebook

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Article: Book Discovery

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The link below is to an article about book discovery (how books are discovered) and includes an infographic.

For more visit:
http://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/372-anatomy-of-book-discovery-a-case-study

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Article: Ebook Sales

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The link below is to an article looking at ebook sales, with the consequence being that the earlier article posted concerning ebooks as just for porn, etc, looks increasingly ridiculous. 

For more visit:
http://www.mondaynote.com/2012/06/18/off-the-ebook-shelf/

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Article: E-books are for Porn

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The link below is to an article that… well, the opinion expressed in it is nonsense. It seems to me to be an opinion of someone who likes living in the good old days.

For more visit:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9334525/E-books-are-for-porn-but-real-books-with-survive-says-award-winning-author.html

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Infographic: Do E-Reader Owners Read More Books?

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The link below is to an Infographic – ‘Do E-Reader Owners Read More Books?’

For more visit:
http://mashable.com/2012/06/01/e-reading-trends/

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Not My Review: 5 Non-Fiction Books Every Technology Geek Must Read

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The link below is to an article that briefly reviews five non-fiction books that every geek should read. The five books are:

– Generation Xbox by Jaime Russell
– The Master Switch by Tim Wu
– The Race for a New Game Machine by David Shippy and Mickie Phipps
– Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, and
– You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier.

For more visit:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-non-fiction-books-every-technology-geek-must-read/

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Free Book: Unglue.it Wants to Make a Creative Commons for Ebooks

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The link below is to an article about the website and organisation known as Unglue.it, which wants to make ebooks available for free and able to be shared for free.

For more visit:
http://mashable.com/2012/06/14/unglueit/

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Article: Updates to Kindle Apps To Better Support Books With Pictures

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The link below is to an article that provides more information on the latest updates to the various Kindle Apps.

For more visit:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/amazon-updates-its-kindle-apps-to-better-support-books-with-pictures-updates/

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Article: Latest Kindle App Updates

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The link below is to an article reporting on the latest updates to the Kindle Reading Apps. If you use Kindle, this is an article you may be interested in.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/kindle-app-adds-childrens-books-comics-graphic-novels_b23792

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Article: Fifty Shades of Grey Merchandise

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The link below is to an article reporting on the coming merchandise for the Fifty Shades of Grey book series – there is always someone that will peddle this stuff and others that will buy it.

For more visit:
http://entertainment.time.com/2012/06/13/sex-sells-get-ready-for-fifty-shades-of-grey-merch/

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Article: Ebook Availability Around the World

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The link below is to an article reporting on the availability of ebooks around the world. It looks at what I find particularly frustrating – why an ebook I want isn’t available in Australia but is in the USA. What do you thinking about the availability of ebooks in your country?

For more visit:
http://boingboing.net/2012/06/14/why-the-ebook-you-want-isnt.html