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more about #reading more comments → scotbrad: This is silly. They're missing the most important lesson from music AND movie/TV piracy, which is if you don't provide a legal, easy means for people... more » Ninety-9: I'd say the price is *somewhat* fair for what you're getting. Digital delivery means, once the text is edited and converted to e-book format, there's... more » sumocat: "So Simon and Schuster's plan is to plug ebooks into their own special place in the publishing cycle: Four months after hardcovers." -- Yes, quite spe... more » iElvis: As someone who works on the periphery of this business, i can tell you this is just a hiccup, a speed bump in the road to digital only. What isn't me... more » Lester-M4ko: In the middle of this debate, take a moment and imagine if you are the CEO of McGraw-Hill and you're trying to come up with a business model that will... more » Kevin Newman: People would absolutely pay full hard cover price to read the e-book edition the day it comes out. Absolutely. Just look at the game industry, where f... more » madara: As an aspiring author I'm glad to read about all the e-reader fans. I believe e-books is the next vital evolution in publishing. It may very well save... more » Flotsom: My question is how can Publishers come to terms with selling an ebook for more than a paperback? When there are no manufacturing and distribution cost... more » uu_ugene: $200+ for reader and $10+ for a book that can be altered or removed from your reader at the seller's whim vs. $8 for an new paper back, $3 for a used ... more » schdav: Yeah, I mean, look at how the invention of the public library totally killed the publishing industry. /sarcasm How different are ebooks from borrowin... more » Akibake-: I think $10 is a much more reasonable price for a book that doesn't require being printed, stored in a warehouse, or shipped on the interstate. If yo... more » Segador: Here's what chaps my ass about e-books: I have to re-buy, at full price, digital versions of books I already own in print form. Music services like iT... more » MIKERIOSISAWHORE.COM: This reminds me of when I went to BEA (BookExpo America) two summers ago, when it was hosted at the LA Convention Center, and I sat in on a panels abo... more » summerwind: There's only one flaw in your supposition above. Currently, publishers are not making less money - both Wal-mart and Amazon are subsidizing the cost o... more » johncon3: Ok, I love the idea of the eReader, not convinced that people will resist because they can't lend or sell a book after they read it.I say that from pe... more » -
#ebooks
Books, and the iTunes Problem
Ransacked by the internet and teetering on the edge of the real ebook revolution, the publishing world is understandably afraid of what's next. But their skittish plans to shoehorn digital books into the old publishing cycle are stupid. And doomed. More » -
#ads
Spectacular Stop Motion Book Ad Make eBooks Seem Downright Soulless
This stop-motion ad by the New Zealand Book Council makes me glad I don't own a Kindle or a Nook, and it makes me want to go grab a book immediately. Preferably a gritty New Zealand western. [Arbora via TDW] -
#rumor
Barnes & Noble's eReader Might Come October 20 and Have Person-to-Person Lending
The NYT piles on the B&N eReader rumors with a proposed launch date of October 20, based on a planned event in NY for that day. What's interesting, besides its rumored Android OS, is the device's lending feature. More » -
#robots
Ninomiya-kun Fights Robot Illiteracy
I've seen plenty of devices that turn pages for you, but Ninomiya-kun takes things a step further by actually reading books aloud. More » -
#ebooks
Google Books On The iPhone and G1 Is Almost Kindle-Like (And Real Mobile Kindle May Be Coming Soon)
Google just optimized their Books site for both the iPhone and G1, and it's great. But more exciting is news that Amazon may be bringing Kindle apps to mobile phones. More » -
#kindle
Read a Free Kindle During Your Stay at The Algonquin Hotel
The Algonquin is not just a historic landmark known to have been the stomping grounds of many famous writers. It's also a hotel looking to appeal to clientele with the latest in creature comforts. -
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#concept
Abracadabra Pneumatic Bookmark Pops To Your Page
I've seen interesting bookmarks before, but none as practical as the pneumatic Abracadabra design concept. It works like this: the two-chambered bookmark—one filled with air—is placed on a page, and when the book is closed the air is pushed to the outside chamber. To open the book, you simply squeeze the exposed chamber, propping it open wide enough to slip a finger in and pick up where you left off. More »
