Rakuten Kobo discovered that its biggest hurdle was that most of its manufacturing was in China and Taiwan. And e-readers suddenly were selling fast.
Rakuten Kobo Becoming Tolino’s Tech Partner in Germany
Taking over from Deutsche Telekom as the Tolino alliance’s e-reading tech partner in Germany, Canada’s Rakuten Kobo enlarges its European footprint.
I Love My Kindle. Am I a Dinosaur?
It only took a few years for the Kindle to go from cutting-edge to old-fashioned. At the risk of looking like a tech dinosaur, Hannah Johnson still prefers the Kindle.
Agent Ted Weinstein asks “Are You Ready for the Future of Publishing?”
Literary agent Ted Weinstein has posted a survey asking “Are you ready for the future of publishing?” It takes a mere three minutes to complete and you might just be surprised how many e-reading devices you own and use on a daily basis…I was. Here’s Ted “I put together a very short questionnaire about the different digital tools shaping the …
How Can E-Books Revolutionize Literacy and Publishing in Africa?
E-books can reach people in Africa who might otherwise never get books. Some even say the Internet represents “Africa’s Gutenberg Moment.” By Edward Nawotka Today’s editorial by Tolu Ogunlesi looks at a recent literacy campaign in Nigeria to inspire more people to read. The government led campaign is the latest in a long line of similar campaigns, many of which …
Digital to Represent 20 to 28% of Publishing’s Profits, says Forum d’Avignon/Bain & Co. Report
By Edward Nawotka A new study, “Publishing in the Digital Era,” commissioned by the Forum d’Avignon and compiled by Bain & Co. states that e-readers, tablets other digital reading devices “could be in the hands of 15 to 20% of the developed world’s population by 2015,” and offers an unprecedented opportunity for publishers and authors. The “redistribution of value among …
E-Italia: Three New E-book Platforms to Compete for Italian Readers
By Edward Nawotka Italians may have gone crazy for the iPad, with more than 300,000 units sold so far, but if Italian readers launch the iBookstore app on their machines they still find little or nothing to buy. While the situation may be frustrating to Italian early adopters, by the end of the month the Italian e-book scene is going …
Brazil's First E-bookstore Opens for Business
By Ricardo Costa RIO DE JANIERO: On December 15, Brazil’s first e-bookstore — Gato Sabido (Smart Cat) — opened for business, offering approximately 400 titles in Portuguese. “The Gato Sabido is going to work on every step of the e-book process, from conversion to sales,” says Carlos Eduardo Ernanny, company founder and CEO. The new company plans to offer 30,000 …
German Buch News: Vodafone Plans Open E-book Platform; Suhrkamp Sells Archive
By Siobhan O’Leary Mobile service provider Vodafone is planning to launch an open content platform for e-readers next year. Werben & Verkaufen magazine reports that the new platform will be introduced at the CeBit convention in March 2010. Several publishers, including Axel Springer, have already signed a letter of intent to make their content available on the platform and the …
What’s the Buzz: E-Reader Matrix, Digital Rights Seminar, Libri’s Unfortunate Error
By Hannah Johnson and Siobhan O’Leary Looking for a good e-reader but don’t have time to research each device? Let me introduce you to the E-book Reader Matrix, a wiki created by the people behind MobileRead. For each device listed in the matrix, you can find out how much it costs, what file formats it supports, its size, weight, battery …
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