e-Reader tipping point within the next 10 years? Steve Haber thinks so

Fastcompany featured an interesting quote from Steve Haber, President of Digital Reading at Sony Electronics, from the May Issue of their magazine. We have been watching the developments of digital e-Readers... [read more…]

Barnes & Noble to release their OWN eReader

Looks like it isn’t too late to join the party and that Barnes & Noble may be in the pipeline to join the e-Reader devices. Barnes & Noble has become a worthy competitor in the e-Book industry,... [read more…]

Amazon App for Blackberry

News just in that Amazon has unveiled an application for Blackberry phones. The Amazon app for Blackberry provides users of the mobile device with access to shop the millions of products on Amazon.com... [read more…]

Romance novels are soaring in the ebook industry

Flicking through my copy of Pride and Prejudice it seems that like many others in these tough economic times. After all, in a recession, we all want a happy ending. But not everyone is suffering… Harlequin... [read more…]

Tor to Publish New Halo Trilogy

Tor Books publishes science fiction and fantasy titles and are set to publish a new Halo Trilogy based on the highly successful Xbox Halo videogame franchise created by Bungie. The Halo trilogy has sold... [read more…]

World Digital Library to launch April 21

An interesting step in the direction of using the internet in breaking down borders and increasing the bond between countries. The World Digital Library has an interesting concept: From their website worlddigitallibrary.org: The... [read more…]

E-book sales up 68.4% to $113 million in 2008

According to the Association of American Publishers sales reached $113 million in 2008, up 68.4%. The PDF they posted uses 2002 as a base year and includes additional data for 2003-2008. The report shows... [read more…]

Former Random House exec joins Amazon

News reported by PublishersWeekly today: Former Random House executive David Naggar is joining Amazon where he will be v-p of Kindle Content. In that role, Amazon said, Naggar will “be working with the... [read more…]

Kitchen-safe Demy recipe reader could revolutionise your cooking

The immediate advantage of an e-Reader over a printed book is the ability to compile thousands of pages into one handy small device. The Demy does this with up to 2,500 recipes - all wrapped up in a... [read more…]

Google Book Search completes Bodleian Library book scan

Its been 5 years but Google looks to have completed its scanning of the public domain books from the Bodleian Library in Oxford. In 2004, Google began a partnership with Oxford University Library to scan... [read more…]