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/
Tag Archives: ebook
Article: The Winners and Losers of the Ebook Price Fixing Scandal
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/
Article: More on Alleged Ebook Price Fixing
The links below are to articles reporting on the alleged price fixing scandal in the book industry. The articles incude Apple’s and book publishers responses to the legal action being taken against them.
For more visit:
– http://www.mediabistro.com/ebooknewser/apple-responds-to-ebook-price-fixing-claims_b21915
– http://www.mediabistro.com/ebooknewser/publishers-respond-to-doj-lawsuit_b21859
Article: Amazon Poised to Drop Ebook Prices
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/
Article: Ebook Price Fixing with Apple and Publishers
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
Article: Book Reading Increasing Thanks to Ebooks
The link below is to an article reporting on the increase in reading thanks to Ebooks. That’s right, ebooks!
Article: Google Books
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
Article: Frankenstein App
Article: Traditional Books Better for Memory Retention
The following link is to an article suggesting that reading a physical book (traditional book) will aid the memory more than an ebook. I think memorising something is a little more sophisticated than that, but then again I am an ebook fan.
For more, visit:
http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/14/do-e-books-impair-memory/
Article: 1DollarScan
The link below is to an article on the scanning service 1DollarScan. The service will scan your old books and make them into an ebook.
For more, visit:
http://mashable.com/2012/03/29/1dollarscan/
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