NEWS, TIPS & ADVICE FOR EBOOK LOVERS
Launching back in October 2010 Bluefire was the second - and arguably best - iPad app to allow users to read their Adobe DRM encrypted ebooks on Apple’s tablet. Since the app launched Bluefire CEO Micah Bowers has been a familiar presence on ebook forums and social media sites listening to what end users want and … [Read more...]
The Kobo Touch is a touch screen ebook reader which, in common with all dedicated readers, features a grey-scale screen designed to mimic the look of printed text. The device uses e-ink’s latest Pearl technology which provides crisp, easy to read text on a non-reflective screen which can be read in bright light … [Read more...]
On both sides of the Atlantic Macmillan's Tor imprint has announced it will drop DRM from its ebooks. As predicted by author Charles Stross, Tor’s announcement has generated huge publicity for the company and an equal measure of goodwill among ebook readers. It is both an astute business move and a great PR … [Read more...]
Things move fast in the technology world. Just a 2 weeks ago I suggested that J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter ebooks might have slain DRM. Fast forward a few days and it seems almost certain that the US’s Department of Justice will be able to share the credit. As previously reported, the DoJ is suing Apple … [Read more...]
At the London Book Fair today I spoke to Michael Tamblyn, Executive Vice President of Content, Sales and Merchandising at Kobo. Our chat covered a number of issues, including the current retailing of the company's ereaders here in the UK, Agency Pricing and a potential return to price competition. Asked whether … [Read more...]
