Probably a good thing because nobody was going to buy it anyway: Sony (s SNE) is not going to sell its new e-reader, the PRS-T3 released earlier this month, in the United States.
The company cited “the region’s market changes” — i.e., competition from Amazon (s AMZN), Barnes & Noble (s BKS) and Kobo — as the reason it won’t launch here. Sony’s e-reader market share in the U.S. has dwindled to negligible levels in recent years.
Here’s Sony’s rationale, in a statement via The Digital Reader:
“Sony will not be offering the Reader PRS-T3 in the United States. In response to the region’s market changes, Sony will be focusing instead on mobile and tablet devices, including the Xperia Tablet Z and Xperia Z smartphone. Digital reading and ebooks remain an important priority for Sony. Reader Store will still help book lovers find and read their next story, anytime…
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The link below is to an article that reports on a digital public library, BiblioTech library in Bexar County, Texas, USA.
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http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/09/14/222442870/bookless-public-library-opens-in-texas
The link below is to an article that reports on the increase in people reading the Bible in a digital format in the USA.
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http://washingtonexaminer.com/internet-bible-reading-surges-now-4-in-10-read-gods-words-digitally/article/2535148
The link below is to an article that reports on the issue of refunds as part of a deal with book publishers over the ebook pricing lawsuit deal in the USA.
The link below is to an article reporting on the USA DOJ’s proposed settlement for Apple in the ebook price fixing lawsuit. My view? Finally, Apple is having to put things right across the board.
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http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/08/02/doj-calls-for-apple-to-let-rival-apps-link-to-their-ebookstores/
The link below is to an article (with photos) on the Kansas City Library and its giant bookshelf.
For more visit:
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kansas-city-library-s-giant-bookshelf
Obama is giving a jobs speech Tuesday at Amazon’s(s amzn) warehouse in Chattanooga, Tenn. — infuriating booksellers and publishers, who see this as evidence that the Obama administration is in the tank for Amazon (especially following the Department of Justice’s win over Apple in the ebook pricing case).
“No American monopoly has ever been so cozy with the government,” Dennis Johnson, the founder of independent publisher Melville House, wrote on his company’s blog.
Book trade publication Shelf Awareness cites angry letters from the publishing industry. In one, sales rep Bruce Joshua Miller cites Amazon’s alleged mistreatment of workers at a Pennsylvania warehouse with no air conditioning and writes, “This visit comes at a time when Amazon, despite losing money in the most recent quarter, is attempting to further damage brick-and-mortar stores by lowering discounts to unprecedented levels.”
Publishers Lunch sensibly points out (paywall) that “Obama has also visited independent…
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