There are a number of debates currently ongoing in the book industry – the ebook pricing war, blogging and book reviews, digitalisation of books, etc. A reasonably new area of debate has been that of ebook lending. The link below is to an article that looks at the ebook lending debate.
For more visit:
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2012/09/why-is-ebook-lending-under-siege/
Any reader of this Blog will probably know by now that I’m a fan of the Kindle, but that isn’t to say that I force my preference onto others – at least I don’t think I do. The link below is to an article that looks at the various devices on offer in the way of ebook readers – which one is right for you?
For more visit:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/ereader-comparison/
The link below is to an article that looks at ebook publishing.
For more visit:
http://www.futurebook.net/content/ebook-publishing-platforms-are-joke
The link below is to an article that looks at the serialized ebook. Are serialized ebooks the next big step forward for ebooks?
For more visit:
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/30/e-books-expand-their-potential-with-serialized-fiction/
The link below is to an article that looks into ebooks and piracy matters.
For more visit:
http://www.cpaglobal.com/newlegalreview/5321/how_safe_are_ebooks_from_illeg
The link below is to an article that looks at banning books and concludes that it is censorship – really?
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-friedman/banned-books-week_b_1929888.html
In one of my other Blogs I have an occasional post that I call ‘Tips for Life,’ which means the post is basically a daily life hack type of post which covers something for making life easier. So in this Blog I’m starting an occasional post called ‘Tips for Tech,’ which will basically be a post aimed at making daily practical life a little easier in the area of technology – specifically in the area of books and reading.
Today’s ‘Tips for Tech’ post, the link below is to an article which provides a fairly simple way to save a few dollars here and there to buy what you need – Ebook Reader, a few ebooks, etc.
For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/joanna/budgeting-for-tech-a-painless-approach/
The link below is to an article which contains an interactive infographic. The infographic looks at the top 10 banned or challenged books in the USA for 2012 and the reasons why.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/30/banned-books-week-top-10-_n_1926829.html
The following link is to a review of the Sony Xperia Tablet S. There is a section of the article that looks at its performance for ebook reading.
For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/tablet-slates/review-sony-xperia-tablet-s/
The link below is to an article that looks at ebook cover art.
For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/the-importance-of-ebook-cover-art-publishers-and-authors-weigh-in/
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