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...]

Apple dominates the larger tablet market but its current strategy of offering a single-size iPad prevents it from competing for customers looking for smaller and cheaper devices. Yet the iGadget craze started off with the iPod - a brand which covers products of varying sizes and features to suit different customers … [Read more...]

It’s a year ago this week that I first questioned the appeal of ad-supported eBooks and readers. Twelve months on Yahoo have filed for eBook ad patents and I’m still puzzling over the ‘why’. The appeal of Amazon’s Kindle with special offers is a complete mystery to me - how can paying a few less … [Read more...]

Will the DRM-free Harry Potter eBooks - launched last week - spur a push against eBook restrictions or are they destined to become a curious anomaly? While many books are sold without DRM, these tend to be cheaper (in price) self-published titles or those from smaller publishers. If you’re buying an eBook from … [Read more...]