In an unapologetically wistful article for the Baltimore Sun, Garrison Keillor envisioned a future where books spring up like wildflowers, unattended by the meticulous gardening skills of editors, and the democratization of publishing will lead to a vast wasteland of uninspired, pedestrian ebooks to be read only by friends and family. As much as I [...]
Entries Tagged as 'ebook news'
Is book publishing about to slide into the sea?
July 4th, 2010 · Comments Off · ebook news, electronic publishing
Tags: books·ebooks·electronic publishing
Kurzweil introduces format-friendly ebook software
June 21st, 2010 · Comments Off · ebook news, electronic publishing, technology
Blio, Ray Kurzweil’s free software designed to overcome page display shortcomings of other ebook formats, is a dark horse running in a race that’s been going on for some time. Nonetheless, the package shows some competitive promise in the heated market in which Kindle and iPad are setting the pace. Projected to be available to [...]
Tags: book publishing·ebooks·electronic publishing·iPad·Kindle
A giant leap for textbook publishing
June 15th, 2010 · Comments Off · ebook news, electronic publishing
Early efforts to open the market for ebooks suffered from a variety of missteps: clumsy, poorly designed readers, multiple ebook formats, no markup or note-taking capabilities, proprietary limitations, and on and on. The Kno, however, looks to have learned from the technological deficits of its predecessors, with a dual-screen tablet specifically targeted toward replacing large, [...]
Changing the game for authors
June 14th, 2010 · Comments Off · ebook news, electronic publishing
Traditional book publishers are very nervous—at least as nervous as recording industry executives were nearly a decade ago as Apple’s iTunes burst upon the scene and overturned conventional wisdom about who really controlled sales and distribution of songs. Amazon’s success with the Kindle was a friendly tap on the shoulder for publishing executives. Apple’s iPad [...]
Tags: Amazon·Apple·author royalties·book publishing·ebooks·electronic publishing·iPad·Kindle
