The link below is to an article that reports on a survey concerning the pre-ordering of ebooks.
For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/readers-tend-to-not-pre-order-ebooks
The link below is to an article that looks at Amazon Matchbook, which is yet another reason why Amazon continues to dominate the book/ebook market. The Amazon emphasis is on putting the ‘reader’ first and it is a strategy that works well for them.
For more visit:
http://www.futurebook.net/content/two-and-half-thoughts-amazons-matchbook
The link below is to an article that looks at the launch of ‘Oyster,’ which is being called the ‘Spotify’ of ebooks.
For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/oyster-launches-spotify-for-e-books/
The link below is to an article that takes a look at Kindle Matchbook, the new service provided by Amazon.
For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/kindle/kindle-matchbook-service-a-match-made-in-ebook-heaven/
The link below is to an article that looks at ebook prices and what they may indicate to you.
For more visit:
http://dearauthor.com/ebooks/whats-the-right-price-of-a-book-for-you/
All five publishers who were accused of conspiring with Apple(s aapl) to set ebook prices at the launch of the iBookstore have settled with the federal government and with the states, and until now it has been unclear how much money customers would get from those settlements. On Friday, though, the states released new documentation laying out how much people who made qualifying purchases are likely to receive.
Short answer: If the states’ settlement with the publishers is finalized, customers who bought an ebook from any one of the five settling publishers between April 1, 2010 and May 1, 2012 will be eligible for a refund of up to $3.06 per book. If you’re one of those people, you’ll get that money as a credit to the digital bookstore where you purchased the book.
It’s taken awhile to even get to this “final” — but still preliminary — dollar amount…
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In court filings posted Monday morning, Apple (s AAPL) attorney Orin Snyder responded to the Department of Justice’s revised proposed punishment for the tech company in the ebooks case. Snyder criticized the government for filing “a 12-page broadside masquerading as a brief,” and accused them of “seeking a remedy that would give Amazon a significant competitive advantage over Apple.” (The filings are embedded below.)
U.S. district judge Dense Cote found Apple guilty of conspiring with publishers to set ebook prices last month, and Apple is appealing that verdict. Nonetheless, it responded directly to various parts of the DOJ’s proposed injunction. The DOJ is arguing for a number of things: Changes in the way that Apple sells content in the App Store, including allowing ebook retailers to sell ebooks directly through their apps without Apple taking a cut; staggered negotiations with book publishers; and the creation of a third party monitor to…
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The link below is to an article that takes a look at the Samsung Readers Hub.
For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/08/25/samsung-readers-hub-next-ibooks/
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