A plan to create a vast digital library by scanning millions of books without explicit copyright permission has been thrown out in a long-awaited ruling issued today by New York… Read more >
March 23, 2011 analysis, copyright, Google, libraries 1 Read more >
HarperCollins’ US unit has just changed its long-standing ebook policy for library sales. Instead of selling ebooks for a one-time cost and allowing libraries to lend these ebooks in perpetuity,… Read more >
March 4, 2011 analysis, ebook lending, libraries 25 Read more >
Apple has announced the first update to its hugely successful iPad. Billed by most commentators as an incremental rather than major upgrade, it sports dual cameras (front and rear) to… Read more >
I just spotted this NZ$398 ‘iPad killer’ on the d-Shop.co.nz site. There are an increasing number of these low cost Android tablets coming onto the market. What caught my eye… Read more >
February 16, 2011 android, ebook readers, hardware 1 Read more >
This week saw the launch of an ebookstore from respected Aussie indie bookseller Readings in Melbourne. What is especially interesting about the Readings launch is that it’s a pure cloud-based… Read more >
Google launched its much-anticipated—and much-delayed—ebook service this week, serving up several hundred thousand commercial ebooks for sale in addition three million free, out-of-copyright books. Formerly known as Google Editions, the… Read more >
December 12, 2010 Amazon, bookselling, Google, Google eBooks, Google Editions 4 Read more >
The following article was published in the October 2010 issue of News on Bookselling, the official journal of the Australian Bookselling Association. By Martin Taylor When we look at the… Read more >
The UK Publishers Association last week announced a set of “minimum terms” for ebook lending by libraries, a move that could finally see this complex and important issue getting some… Read more >
The latest US book industry sales figures from the Association of American Publishers show ebooks are now tracking at 9% of domestic trade book revenue for the 8-month period January… Read more >
A big hole in the eReading landscape has just been filled with the launch of independent ebook reading app Bluefire. The free iPad and iPhone app will read ePub formatted… Read more >
October 11, 2010 Adobe, ebook formats, ebook readers, ebook stores, ePub 6 Read more >