eReader happenings – particularly around the globe

Well, the iPad is out in various countries across the world today. In the UK it’s running into a few initial problems (courtesy The Bookseller) – The only UK Publishers selling books in iBooks are Hachette UK, Harper Collins, and Pan Macmillan. They account for 36% of the UK market so it’s a decent number but not [...]

Is Amazon thinking about removing the $2 add-on outside the US?

Disclaimer: This is an ASSUMPTION post wondering about A FEW changes that have taken place. Please don’t get your hopes up. There are two sets of minor changes that have to make you wonder – There are more Kindle Store books that are now available in Canada at $0. Without the add-on $2 fee that every book [...]

You can now self-publish for iBooks – just need a Mac

The good news is that Apple now lets you sell your own books via the iBookstore. It’s great news for indie publishers and independent authors as they get another channel to add on to the Kindle Store and B&N’s eBook store.  The bad news is that you have to own a Mac. Want to self-publish for iBooks? [...]

While Amazon, Sony, Acer expand analysts claim eReaders dead by 2013

First, let’s take a quick look at the cold hard facts – Reality is that eReaders are a hot market In the midst of the Press’ proclamations of the death of dedicated eReaders it is worth taking a quick look at what’s really happening. Companies keep making eReaders and stay bullish about them Acer, after [...]

Kindle vs Acer – Acer Lumiread eReader

Kindle has a brand new competitor and it’s a good old eInk based 6″ eReader from Acer. Kindle vs Acer is rather unexpected as Acer had gone around saying they’d cancelled their eReader plans. Now Electric Pig in the UK has revealed that Acer do plan on entering the eReader market - in July 2010 with a 6″ [...]

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