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Information Today
March 4, 2014
Brandi Scardilli |
Who's Who in Ebook Subscription Services Here's the scoop on five popular ebook subscription services, including a comparison chart for quick reference.   |
Information Today
June 2, 2011
Paula J. Hane |
Sources for Free Ebooks and Ereader Software The majority of the free ebooks available are older, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books. Some sites, such as Amazon, offer newer free ebooks on limited time promotional offers. Barnes & Noble offers a limited number of Free Nook Books. The Sony Reader Store also offers some free ebooks. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2010
Tim Beyers |
The iPad: A Huge Winner for Amazon The e-tailer one-ups Apple in its e-reader debut. |
Information Today
December 16, 2010
Nancy Herther |
Google's eBookstore Takes Ebooks to the Next Level On Monday, Dec. 6, 2010, after months of anticipation, Google officially launched Google eBookstore (previously called Google Editions), marking an important milestone for the ebook industry. |
Information Today
February 14, 2011
Cindy Shamel |
eBookFling Enters Scene as Ebook Lending Option Using the lending features offered through Amazon for the Kindle and Barnes & Noble for the nook, eBookFling facilitates book sharing between consumers. |
Information Today
September 29, 2011
Dan Tonkery |
Amazon Launches Library Ebook Lending Support for Kindle and an All-New Kindle Family Support for ebook lending is a major departure for Amazon and is an important milestone for libraries. Previously, Amazon only sold ebooks and did not support ebook lending for libraries even though there has been significant demand from libraries. |
Information Today
June 19, 2014 |
Oyster Launches Android App The Oyster ebook subscription service now offers its free app to Android device and NOOK HD users via the Google Play store. |
Information Today
February 17, 2011 |
Springer eBooks Now Available in the Google eBookstore Google currently holds the biggest collection of Springer ebooks with more than 52,000, which is a combination of physically scanned books published prior to 2006 and PDF file submissions since 2006. |
Information Today
August 5, 2014
George H. Pike |
Latest Salvo Fired in Amazon and Hachette's Dispute Last week, Amazon launched the latest salvo in its ongoing spat with Hachette Book Group over sales of Hachette books on Amazon.com, arguing that ebooks "should be less expensive" than print books. |
PC Magazine
August 23, 2010
Dan Costa |
Amazon Kindle (3G + Wi-Fi) The latest edition's improvements aren't revolutionary, but the Amazon Kindle remains the best dedicated ebook reader on the market. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2010
Manikandan Raman |
Amazon Vs. Google: Who Will Win the E-Book War? How long will the one-ups last? |
Information Today
July 18, 2011
Nancy Herther |
Amazon and Google Take Ebook Rivalry Up a Few Notches On Monday, July 11, Google announced the first ereader integrated with the open Google eBooks platform, making it easier for users to load and read Google ebooks in a Wi-Fi environment. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2009
Eric Jhonsa |
Barnes & Noble Puts the Kindle on Notice Strong initial sales for the Nook suggest the Kindle has a worthy competitor. |
Information Today
March 11, 2014
Brandi Scardilli |
Sony Transitions Out of the North American Ebook Market At 6 p.m. EST on March 20, 2014, the Sony Reader Store will close its virtual doors to customers in the U.S. and Canada. |
Information Today
July 23, 2009 |
Barnes & Noble Launches eBookstore The eBookstore will enable customers to buy ebooks and read them on a wide range of platforms. |
Information Today
March 8, 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Amazon's Squeeze on Booksellers Leads to Boycotts and Protests In January, Barnes & Noble made the decision to no longer carry Amazon-published titles in their brick-and-mortar stores "based on Amazon's continued push for exclusivity with publishers, agents and the authors they represent." |
Information Today
May 10, 2012 |
EBSCO Releases Ebook Subscription Collection for Business Professionals BusinessCore is designed to support the learning and research needs of business professionals. The collection is available as an annual subscription with unlimited access to the content. |
Information Today
January 17, 2013
Nancy K. Herther |
Ebook Trends 2013 -- The New World of Ebook Publishing Changes are coming much faster in the publishing world today -- prices for titles are dropping and we are seeing the development of new models and channels for publishing, distribution, and sales. |
Information Today
September 24, 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Three Publishers Settle in Apple Pricing Collusion Case "In a move that could reshape the publishing industry," The Wall Street Journal declares, "a federal judge has approved a settlement with three of the nation's largest book publishers over alleged collusion in the pricing of e-books." |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Price War for Apple and Amazon? Barnes & Noble slashes the price of its e-book reader. |
PC Magazine
June 1, 2011
David Pierce |
Barnes & Noble Nook Touch Reader Thanks to plenty of upgrades and a laser-sharp focus on the reading experience, the second-generation Barnes & Noble Nook Touch Reader is the new Editors' Choice for ebook readers. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2010 |
Amazon Announce New Kindle Features to Challenge Google Shifts in the e-book and e-reader market. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
How Low Can Barnes & Noble Go? The new Amazon tablet -- and its $199 price point -- presents a pressing life-or-death scenario for Barnes & Noble's Nook Color. |
Information Today
August 2, 2012 |
Vook Launches New Features on Ebook Publishing Platform Vook, a cloud-based ebook publishing platform, announced new features: a new Vook Store, personalized eBook Webpages, and the ability for authors to sell ebooks via a browser reader and keep 85% of their royalties. |
Information Today
October 26, 2009 |
Barnes & Noble Introduces Ebook Reader; Collaborates on Standards The new device is an Android-based wireless touchscreen ebook reader with an E Ink display and a secondary color touchscreen for navigation. |
Information Today
April 28, 2011
Theresa Cramer |
Kindle Library Lending Announcement Raises Questions Kindle-using library patrons will now be able to get ebooks in their preferred format, and that's about the whole of it. |
BusinessWeek
December 9, 2009
Rich Jaroslovsky |
Double Vision Barnes & Noble's Nook does most things the Amazon's Kindle does -- only more slowly. |
Information Today
August 27, 2012 |
LexisNexis eBooks Available on Amazon Kindle Store Additionally, LexisNexis eBooks on Kindle or through Kindle reading apps are also accessible through the recently launched LexisNexis Digital Library solution. |
InternetNews
June 16, 2010 |
Amazon Syncs Kindle to Facebook, Twitter Amazon adds software update to popular Kindle e-reader that will enable users to share content from digital books to friends on Facebook, Twitter. |
Information Today
May 10, 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Barnes & Noble and Microsoft Form `Newco' -- A New Chapter for Ebooks On April 30, 2012, Microsoft and Barnes & Noble announced the end of their ongoing litigation and a joint partnership to further develop the NOOK and ebooks lines. |
Information Today
February 28, 2011
Jill O'Neill |
Amazon Raises the Stakes in Your Reading Experience: The Platform War Continues In the first half of February 2011, Amazon announced an upgrade to the Kindle software, consisting of four elements. |
Searcher
May 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Feature: The Ebook Wars - Amazon Versus the Rest The move to electronic publication of books is creating some of the same issues and problems for publishers and distributors that the music industry -- not to mention, the information industry -- has been dealing with for years now: disintermediation. |
Information Today
June 3, 2010 |
Barnes & Noble Announces PubIt! Digital Publishing Platform The easy-to-use digital publishing and distribution platform is designed to offer qualified independent publishers and authors of self-published works expanded distribution, visibility, and protection. |
Information Today
March 2009
Marji McClure |
Turning a New Page in Ebooks Amazon brought renewed attention to ebooks, especially in the consumer market, with its 2007 launch of the Amazon Kindle and, most recently, the February release of the Amazon Kindle 2. |
Searcher
April 2012
Steve Coffman |
Feature: The Decline and Fall of the Library Empire The past 30 years of library history is littered with projects and plans and sometimes just dreams of ways the library might play a more pivotal role in the digital revolution that continues to transform the information landscape around us. |
The Motley Fool
May 9, 2011
Katie Spence |
In the Battle of E-Readers, Will Barnes & Noble Surrender? Is the bookselling superstore headed for the paper shredder? |
CIO
January 10, 2012
Kim S. Nash |
To Push Nook Past Kindle, Barnes & Noble Bets on BI Book retailer Barnes & Noble adds a massive database and improved business intelligence in hopes that a smarter sales team will drive its e-reader past Amazon's Kindle. |
InternetNews
November 30, 2009 |
Kindle Outselling All Other Amazon Wares Amazon reports that e-reader device is most popular item on the site. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2010
Wade Roush |
The iPad May Kill the Kindle, But Amazon Could Still Come Out Ahead: The Only Comparison You Need to Read The tablet wars have heated up. |
Information Today
April 12, 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Ebook Tsunami -- From Antitrust to Burgeoning Sales The ebook tsunami is still in play; new issues, problems, and possibilities occur almost daily. We can do little more than watch, wonder, and improvise as the forces of innovation and commercialism work through this time of change in publishing. |
Information Today
February 7, 2013 |
EBSCO Adds New Ebook Subscription Collections EBSCO Publishing released EngineeringCore and ITCore, two ebook subscription collections designed to support the learning and reference needs of engineering and technology professionals. |
Information Today
July 30, 2012
George H. Pike |
Justice Department Responds to Ebook Lawsuit Objections The U.S. Department of Justice responded to public comments made objecting to the department's proposed settlement of price fixing charges levied against Apple, Inc., HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and four other publishers. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2012
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Barnes & Noble Beats Amazon Down to Zero The bookstore chain finally offers a publisher-subsidized e-reader for free. |
Information Today
July 16, 2013
George H. Pike |
Apple Ebook Dealings Violated Antitrust Law A federal court in New York has found Apple guilty of violating federal antitrust laws, stating that the company "played a central role in facilitating and executing a conspiracy" to raise ebook prices. |
Information Today
July 8, 2013 |
Going Social: Top Apps for Best Recommended Reads The apps listed here are all free, whether you opt to find a title to enjoy on your own or want to join a reading community to share your thoughts about your favorite bestseller with a virtual book club. |
Popular Mechanics
February 9, 2009
Seth Porges |
How to Download Free Books onto the Amazon Kindle The Internet is filled with Web sites eager to dispense virtual versions of books that have lapsed into the public domain. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Are Amazon and Barnes & Noble the New Netflix and Blockbuster? Amazon dives into Barnes & Noble's price war. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Your Move, Amazon B&N hits the market with the Nook that everyone was expecting. |
Information Today
November 26, 2012 |
Market Analyst Announces Launch of eBook Reports Market Analyst, a value-added distributor of market research reports and business information, announced that it now offers market research reports in ebook formats from its web store. |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon Fights Apple in the Wild Amazon may be targeting Target for its Kindle retail debut. |
