The latest wave of e-book discussion
One of the best technology websites around, Ars Technica, takes a look at e-books. What’s most interesting to me about this particular article is that it was written by someone, John Siracusa, who was there at the very beginning of e-books. I honestly can’t remember the first e-book I read on its ...
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The Economist on E-books and POD
There’s not a lot new here, but some of the numbers are interesting. The e-book market tripled from 2005…to $30M? Although e-books may one day transform the industry, another new technology that is less visible to readers is already making itself felt. Print on Demand (POD), which allows books to be printed ...
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Zinio, oh Zinio
PW Daily today pointed us to Zinio, who are giving away more than 100 classics on their site and who “wanted to showcase the most impressive on-screen reading experience while maintaining the integrity and feel of the old classics.” What this means: You can go to their site, and browse their “virtual ...
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Random House, they're maybe starting to get it
According to Mark, Random House is letting you download—free of charge, those generous scamps—Charles Bock’s Beautiful Children, although only for a limited time. I guess once the time expires everyone’s PDFs…just disappear, or something. Its a nice gesture, anyway, and we’d like to see ...
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Jon Evans on E-books
It seems like the e-book discussion is becoming something of a cause celebre here. Apologies if you find it boring, but here’s another take from Jon Evans at The Walrus. There isn’t much new here (except for the fantastic word ‘onpaper’, which I love), but it’s worth a read anyway. A few ...
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The New Sony Reader
Mssv points out a leaked image of the next Sony E-reader: It’ll still cost
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